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Man beaten to death over money dispute in northeast Delhi: Cops

A 32-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by six people, including a transgender, following a monetary dispute in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar area, officials said on Wednesday.

DSEU shuts 5 B.Tech branches

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University has shut down B.Tech branches in its three campuses here due to low enrolment of students, according to an official order.

Dilli Gramoday Abhiyan: L-G Saxena inaugurates 22 developmental projs in 18 villages of southwest Delhi

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday inaugurated 22 developmental projects, including the installation of street lights, improvement of roads and the renovation of a community hall, in 18 villages of southwest Delhi under the Dilli Gramoday Abhiyan (DGA), a statement said.

BJP dominates MCD ward committee polls

The BJP secured a decisive victory in the MCD zonal ward polls on Wednesday, reinforcing its control over the standing committee of Delhi's civic body.

Kangana Ranaut's ₹Emergency release delayed as Bombay HC denies urgent certification

Kangana Ranaut's much-anticipated film \"Emergency\" will miss its scheduled release date of September 6, following a Bombay High Court ruling on Wednesday.

HP Assembly passes Bill to deny pensions to MLAs disqualified for defection

The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Amendment Bill, 2024, which bars disqualified members under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution (anti-defection law) from drawing a pension.

SC questions U'khand CM's authority in controversial appointment of IFS officer

In a strongly worded judgement on Wednesday, the Supreme Court rebuked Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for appointing an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, Rahul, as the director of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve.

BJP names 67 candidates for Haryana polls; CM Saini to contest from Ladwa

With BJP's first list for the Haryana Assembly elections out, the saffron party seems to rely more on newly joined leaders from other parties.

Harvinder strikes gold, Sachin adds Silver as India's Paralympic medal count reaches 22

The Indian contingent at the Paris Paralympic Games continued their impressive medalwinning run, with two standout performances on Wednesday.

Phogat, Punia meet Rahul, may contest Haryana polls

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi here on Wednesday fuelling talks about their likelihood of contesting the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls on the party's ticket.

Brunei: PM Modi advocates for 'policy of development over expansionism'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his bilateral visit to Brunei on Wednesday, marking a significant step in enhancing relations between the two countries.

Jenna Ortega has her own ideas for 'Wednesday' Season 2

Jenna Ortega, who is awaiting the release of the second season of her hit streaming show 'Wednesday, shared that she presented the ideas for the upcoming season of the show to the executive producer and director of the show, Tim Burton.

Anya wants to play Elsa from 'Frozen' in live-action movie

The actress said that Elsa has been her favourite since childhood

'It's always been dark times for women'

Ananya Panday said that they have become more vocal about the issues today

Indian archer Pooja misses semis berth

PARIS: Indian archer Pooja Jatyan slipped from a two-set lead to go down to heavyweight Wu Chunyan of China 4-6 in the women's recurve open quarterfinals of the Paris Paralympics here on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo resumes Portugal career in Nations League

Cristiano Ronaldo has extended his record-setting Portugal career so long he's seeing a new generation of Spain players grow up to rule international soccer.

Paralympics: Avani Lekhara finishes fifth in women's 50m rifle 3 positions final

Ace Indian shooter Avani Lekhara missed out on a second medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games and finished fifth after putting up a strong fight in the final of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition here on Tuesday.

Former India wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra appointed BCCI selector

The BCCI on Tuesday appointed former India wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra as a selector of the men's cricket team, replacing Salil Ankola in the five-man panel.

Deepthi Jeevanji wins bronze in women's 400m T20 category

India's world champion Deepthi Jeevanji came up short of her best timing as she won a bronze medal in the women's 400m T20 category final race at the Paralympics here on Tuesday.

US Open: Sinner beats Paul to set up QF against Medvedev

Open quarterfinals by shaking off a slow start and coming through in the clutch at the end of tiebreakers that decided the first two sets, then pulling away to get past No. 14 Tommy Paul 7-6(3) 7-6(5) 6-1.

Rupee falls 7 paise to 83.98 against dollar

The rupee declined 7 paise to 83.98 against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking a strong greenback against major currencies overseas and a sluggish trend in domestic equities.

EET Fuels enters front-end engineering design stage, appoints Toyo-India for ICC project

EET Fuels (the “company”, trading name of Essar Oil (UK) Ltd), which plans to create the world’s leading low carbon process refinery, has progressed to the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage of its industrial carbon capture (ICC) project.

THDC inks pact with Maha for harnessing of 6,790 MW of PSPs

THDC India Limited a pioneering entity in the Power Sector, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Water Resources, Govt of Maharashtra (GoMWRD) for harnessing of Pumped Storage Energy through six number of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) in Maharashtra, totalling a remarkable 6,790 MW capacity and involving a proposed investment of more than Rs 33,600 crore in the presence of Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Minister of Home, Law and Judiciary, Water Resources and Command Area Development, Energy, Protocol, Govt.of Maharashtra.

Sitharaman underlines importance of setting quarterly capex targets

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday underlined the importance of setting quarterly targets for capex by various ministries and expedite spending in the remaining months of the year.

Adani Green Energy, TotalEnergies announce strategic joint venture

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) and TotalEnergies, have announced a strategic joint venture (JV), equally owned by both entities, aimed at managing a portfolio of solar projects totaling 1,150 MW.

Sensex snaps record-breaking run, closes marginally down

Snapping its record-breaking rally, benchmark BSE Sensex closed marginally down on Tuesday due to profit-taking in metal, oil and IT shares amid weak global trends.

'Over $4 bn imports so far this fiscal under management system for laptops & tablets'

With the deadline for review of import management system for laptops and other IT products nearing, the companies which have received authorisations have imported these products worth over $4 billion so far this fiscal, an official said.

World Bank hikes India's growth forecast to 7% for current fiscal

This is in line with projections by the IMF & ADB. Both multilateral funding agencies have raised their forecast to 7% for financial year 2025

FDI investment jumps 47.8% to $16.17 bn in April-June FY25

Foreign direct investment in India jumped 47.8 per cent to $16.17 billion in April-June this fiscal on healthy inflows in services, computer, telecom and pharma sectors, according to government data.

'Indore-Manmad line will link Mumbai with Nepal border areas'

‘It shouldn’t be sold below circle rate, if it is to be sold below circle rate, then prior court permission is to be sought’