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Cong levels 'conflict of interest' charge against Buch, seeks investigation

1 THE Congress on Monday accused SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Buch of holding an office of profit at the ICICI Bank and receiving 16.8 crore from the bank and its subsidiaries.

Netflix lands in 'IC-814' crosshairs, faces scrutiny

AMID a wave of social media outrage over the alleged distortion of the facts and contentious depiction of characters in the web series 'IC-814-The Kandahar Hijack', the Government has summoned the content head of OTT platform Netflix, which is streaming the series based on the infamous of hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 in 1999.

1.94 lakh apply for 310 forest watcher posts

THE Karnataka Forest Department has received 1,94,007 applications for 310 vacant posts of forest watchers.

Guv seeks info on allotment of land to Kharge family

GOVERNOR Thaawarchand Gehlot has sought an explanation from the state government on allotment of a five-acre plot at the aerospace park on the outskirts of Bengaluru to a trust run by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge's family.

AP: Flood water recedes, stranded wait for food

A day after flash floods affected more than two lakh people in 16 divisions of Vijayawada city, people in several other colonies, abutting the Krishna River, feared inundation as Prakasam Barrage received record inflows.

'Hema report ripples reach other shores, Mollywood showing the way'

THE ripples created by the Hema Committee report on the issues faced by women and junior artists in Malayalam film industry are being felt nationwide.

Rescue, relief ops in flood-hit areas

URGING the Union government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the floods as a national calamity that has resulted in loss of life and crops in lakhs of acres, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday asked the Centre to release ₹2,000 crore as immediate assistance.

Kerala orders probe against top cop after MLA flags gold smuggling racket

CHIEF Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has ordered the constitution of a high-level team led by the state police chief to look into allegations against ADGP MR Ajith Kumar after hours long deliberations.

Rise in dengue cases with 4 deaths this yr: TN minister

TAMIL Nadu has recorded a total of 11,743 dengue cases so far in 2024.

Ruckus in House as BJD & Cong MLAs spar over 'Subhadra Yojana'

THE Opposition uproar over Subhadra Yojana continued in the Assembly on Monday with the BJD and Congress members stalling the House demanding coverage of all women by the scheme.

HC asks Rapido to submit report on PwD users

THE Delhi High Court has directed Rapido, the bike-taxi aggregator, to submit an audit report on the accessibility of its services for differently-abled persons.

DTC officials may soon issue challans for bus lane violations

TO enforce the lane driving by public buses on city roads, the transport department has planned to empower Assistant Traffic Inspectors (ATIs) of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) with the authority of issuing traffic challans.

Man kills live-in partner over 'illicit affair', nabbed from Madhya Pradesh

A 30-year-old woman was murdered allegedly by her 48-yearold live-in partner by slitting her throat as he suspected her of having an \"illicit affair\" with some other person.

32-year-old goes to return borrowed phone, stabbed to death by group in Burari

A 32-year-old man was brutally stabbed to death by a group of men and a minor when he went to return the mobile phone of one of the accused.

Pvt schools asked to ensure education of Covid orphans

THE Delhi education department has issued a circular instructing all private schools to ensure the continuation of schooling for children who have become orphans or lost a parent after March 2020, whether due to COVID-19 pandemic or other reasons.

Man stabs wife to death, leaves body in car, flees crime scene half naked

Ronrosentative image A 21-year-old man stabbed his wife to death in a car, parked the vehicle at some secluded place with her body in it, and later left the scene of crime half naked.

Radha Swami Satsang Beas anoints ex-Cipla top official as new head

HARPREET BAJWA @Chandigarh SPIRITUAL organisation Radha Swami Satsang Beas on Sunday anointed Jasdeep Singh Gill, a doctorate in chemical engineering and former Chief Strategy Officer of Cipla Limited, as its next spiritual head.

Haryana polls: Congress expected to release candidate list on Wednesday

THE Congress party is likely to announce the list of candidates for the 90 assembly seats on Wednesday, said Deepak Babaria, AICC in-charge for Haryana.

Monday blues! Waterlogging, traffic jams after heavy rain lashes capital

Public Works Dept received over 40 complaints regarding submerged roads, uprooted trees

SC grants bail to ex-AAP functionary Vijay Nair

Court expresses concern over 23-month imprisonment without trial

Court orders ED to release key documents to accused in excise policy 'scam'

A Delhi court on Monday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to release certain additional documents related to the alleged excise policy scam-linked money laundering case.

'St. Stephen's took more Christians than granted seats'

DELHI University on Monday accused St.Stephen's College of exceeding the sanctioned quota for Christian candidates in its revised seat allocation list, leaving some seats in a few BA courses vacant despite candidates meeting required criteria based on CUET scores.

AAP slams 'BJP conspiracy to jail opposition leaders

AAP on Monday said the BJP's \"conspiracy\" to target its leaders is \"getting exposed\" and asserted \"truth can be troubled but not defeated\" after the Supreme Court granted bail to the its former communication in-charge Vijay Nair.

HC upholds defamation case against Kejriwal, AAP leaders over voter deletion remarks

IN a significant legal setback for the AAP, the Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, minister Atishi, and other party leaders seeking withdrawal of a criminal defamation case against them.

Court flays ED over 'arbitrary arrests'

A Delhi court has sharply criticised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) while granting bail to Mangelal Sunil Agarwal, an accused in a money laundering case.

Two city school principals figure in list of 50 national teacher awardees

TWO Delhi school principals Dr Charu Sharma and Pallavi Sharma have been selected for the prestigious National Teachers' Award 2024.

ED gets 4-day remand of AAP's Amanatullah

THE Rouse Avenue Court late Monday night remanded AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to four-day Enforcement Directorate custody in a money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board and illegally leasing its properties.

SC panel to break Shambhu border blockade as farmers hold march in Chandigarh

THE Supreme Court on Monday constituted a five-member high-powered committee, headed by former Punjab & Haryana HC judge, Justice Nawab Singh, to formulate issues and negotiate with farmers to resolve the MSP and other issues, including the Shambhu border blockade.

RSS backs caste census, but with a rider

IN a clear message to the BJP which is yet to declare its stance on the contentious caste census issue, the RSS said on Monday that it has no objection to collecting data on specific communities or castes to ensure effective delivery of social welfare schemes.

WHEN KARGIL SOLDIERS HELP NITESH PLAY

0 N that fateful Sunday in 2009, Vijender Singh's world came crashing down when he received a call from 108 (emergency number).