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MCD captures stray cattle in Keshavpuram

IN an effort to tackle the issue of stray cattle and illegal dairies across the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a special drive in the Keshavpuram zone, leading to the impounding of 18 stray cattle on Wednesday.

Restore jobs: Former bus marshals

SEVERAL former bus marshals staged a protest near Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena's office here demanding reinstatement of their jobs, with AAP MLAs Sanjeev Jha and Kuldeep Kumar supporting their demand.

City's pride: Two conferred with highest award in nursing by President Murmu

TWO nurses from the city shined at the national podium for their service as President Droupadi Murmu conferred them with the highest award for nursing profession, Florence Nightingale award 2024, on Friday.

HC notice to NADA over grappler Punia's plea

DELHI High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) following a petition filed wrestler Bajrang Punia.

Drug ring busted, 2 held with heroin worth ₹2.5 crore

THE anti-narcotics squad of the Delhi Police's southeast district has busted a drug syndicate and arrested two people from whom contraband valuing over 2.5 crore in the international market was recovered, an official said Wednesday.

Er Rashid's regular bail plea order likely on Oct 5

A Delhi court is expected to deliver its verdict on October 5 regarding the regular bail application of Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, who is facing charges in a terror funding case.

BJP's Sikh cell protests Rahul's remark in US, seeks apology

THE Delhi BJP's Sikh cell Sikh Prakosth on Wednesday staged a protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his alleged controversial remarks in the United States concerning Sikhs in India.

Millennium City battles civic woes as municipal polls pending for 2 yrs

As a way of protesting, some RWAs have even boycotted recently-held Lok Sabha elections

Bio-decomposer will be sprayed free of cost to stop stubble burning: Gopal Rai

AIMING to curb pollution during the upcoming winter months, the Delhi government has decided to spray bio-decomposer free of cost to decompose stubble in farmlands.

Man steals 3-yr-old from home, sexually assaults her; arrested

A three-year-old girl child sleeping outside her house on a cot was stolen and sexually assaulted by a man in the Begampur area of Delhi's Rohini, police said on Wednesday.

FORDA warns of stir if punitive action taken on WB jr docs

EXPRESSING solidarity with the junior doctors in West Bengal, who have defied a Supreme Court directive to return to work amid the state government's claims of a healthcare crisis, resident doctors in the national capital are contemplating a renewed strike.

Durgesh Pathak gets bail, Kejriwal's custody extended

IN a reprieve to AAP leader Durgesh Pathak, a Delhi court on Wednesday granted him bail in a corruption case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.

40-year-old killed with a broken bottle, kitchen knife by 3 in Vasant Kunj

A 40-year-old casual labourer was stabbed to death with a broken bottle and a vegetable knife by three men under a flyover in Vasant Kunj area, an official said on Wednesday.

Cong, AAP name more candidates

HARYANA POLLS: Grand old party lists 40 candidates, while AAP announces 41 nominees

In barely 2 months, Shruthi loses her family, fiance

LIFE has not been fair to Shruthi S. The resident of Chooralmala had not even got over the pain of losing nine members of her family, including her parents and younger sister, to the devastating July 30 Wayanad landslides that life dealt her another blow.

India to drive global semicon industry: PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is poised to play a significant role in driving the global semiconductor industry forward.

Nod for free health cover for all over 70

AHEAD of the Assembly elections in Haryana and J&K, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 5 lakh free health coverage for all senior citizens aged 70 years and above under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), irrespective of their income.

'Address women quota in DUSU polls'

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi University Vice-Chancellor to swiftly address a representation seeking the introduction of women's reservation in the upcoming Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) poll.

It's Rahul's turn to get into the quota firing line

Shah, Mayawati, Shinde criticise statement on abolishing it 'when India is a fair place'

Bengal govt rejects terms set by junior docs for talks

THE standoff between the protesting junior doctors and the West Bengal government continued on Wednesday with the latter rejecting the demands for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee' presence and a live broadcast as pre-conditions for talks to resolve their monthlong agitation.

Taapsee Pannu and Kanika Dhillon team up for Gandhari

AFTER Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba, Taapsee Pannu is \set to team up again with writer Kanika Dhillon for an action-thriller, titled Gandhari.

South Asian Jr athletics: India set to dominate

INDIA'S Sharuk Khan will spearhead India's challenge at the three-day fourth South Asian Junior Athletics Championships starting Wednesday here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

More Indians breaking into top: Anand

Five-time world champ, who will be in action for Ganges Grandmasters in Global Chess League, opens up about Gukesh vs Liren final, India's Olympiad chances & what he misses most. Swaroop Swaminathan took notes...

'Scrapping old cars help grow vehicle sales'

ROAD transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that an increase in scrapping of old vehicles can help the automobile industry to grow its sales of new vehicles by 18-20%.

Carlyle to write off $40 million of lease arrears, says SpiceJet

CARLYLE Group's commercial aviation investment and servicing unit will write off $40.2 million of SpiceJet's lease arrears and convert $30 million of its arrears into equity, the Gurugram-based airline said on Tuesday.

Revenue up 412% from higher tax on online gaming

DESPITE the initial backlash from the industry, there has been a remarkable 412% increase in revenue from the higher tax on online gaming.

Equity fund inflows up 3% to ₹38K cr in Aug

THE heavy demand for smallcap and mid-cap funds buoyed the open-ended equity mutual fund inflows by 3.03% to ₹38,239 crore in August, pushing the industry-wide assets under management well past the ₹66.7 lakh crore mark in the reporting month, up from 64.96 trillion in the previous month.

Card transactions may see stricter disclosures

WITH the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) pushing for more disclosures for cross-border wire transfers, the Indian government says it won't adopt stricter norms at the cost of ease of doing business.

'See JFSL's loan biz entry as opportunity for partnership'

THE entry of Jio Financial Services (JFSL), a Reliance Industries group company, would only help boost credit growth in the country, says YS Chakravarti, CEO of Shriram Finance, the country's second largest Non-banking Financial Company (NBFC).

India has capability to become trusted partner in semicon supply chain: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India has the capability to become a trusted partner in a diversified semiconductor supply chain.