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Dollar-starved Maldives notifies new forex rules

DOLLAR-STARVED Maldives has floated a new foreign currency regulation, limiting types of transactions allowed in foreign currency and imposing mandatory foreign currency exchange controls on tourism establishments and banks.

SC revives judicial council, rules B'desh Parliament power to sack judges illegal

BANGLADESH'S Supreme Court on Sunday reinstated the Supreme Judicial Council with authority to investigate allegations of judicial misconduct, while upholding its previous ruling that declared the 16th constitutional amendment, which transferred the power of removing judges to parliament, as \"illegal\".

Laundering case: IAS officer to be questioned

IAS officer Sanjeev Hans is likely to be taken on remand for further questioning in connection with a money laundering case lodged against him.

Kanchi seer hails PM, says he is key factor in progress

KANCHI Kamakoti Peetham pontiff Jagadguru Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal on Sunday hailed the strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is the \"key factor behind the nation's progress\".

After Omar cabinet call for statehood, all eyes on Assembly's first session

AFTER the passage of a resolution on statehood restoration in the first cabinet meeting of the Omar Abdullah-led government in J&K, it remains to be seen if the ruling National Conference would move a similar resolution in the first session of the Assembly.

Junior doctors firm on health secy's exit, threaten to resume cease-work

A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke to the junior doctors and called a meeting on Monday to resolve the impasse over RG Kar hospital rape-murder, agitation junior doctors on Sunday said they would launch a cease-work along with senior doctors from Tuesday if their demands are not met in the meeting.

Tigress' 400-km journey from MP to C'garh reveals two safe corridors

A tigress' 400-km-journey from Pench Tiger Research to neighbouring Chhattisgarh's Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, has made wildlife establishment upbeat about the safety of two key tiger corridors connecting three tiger reserves in the adjoining states.

No bias in govt works, says Modi

WHILE visiting his parliamentary constituency Varanasi for the second time after Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that since his government was working with good intention to bring about a positive change in the life of each countrymen for the last one decade, the country was also blessing the BJP-led NDA repeatedly and the outcome of Haryana polls was the testimony to it.

BJP retains 71 MLAs in first Maha list of 99

THE BJP on Sunday announced its first list of 99 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls on November 20, retaining 71 MLAs.

Amid seat deadlock, Cong defers CEC meet

AS the stalemate over seat-sharing of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies for the Maharashtra polls continues, the Congress postponed its crucial Central Election Committee (CEC) for Monday.

Prasar Bharati plans live telecast of TV channels on mobile phones, trial on

PUBLIC broadcaster Prasar Bharati has moved a step ahead to facilitate telecast of live TV channels on smartphones without an internet connection as the trials to check feasibility of the direct-to-mobile (D2M) technology took off.

Statistics ministry asks CPWD to undertake upkeep of ISI campuses

THE Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoS&PI) has approached the Central Public Work Department (CPWD) to take up upkeep work of premises of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) — an institution of national importance — in states, including its historic campus spreading over 32 acres in Kolkata.

RSS starts outreach for BJP to propel Maha Yuti victory

WITH the Maha Yuti and Opposition MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) set for a keen contest in the elections to the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has launched an extensive outreach programme to shape public opinion in favour of the BJP-led ruling alliance in the state, sources said.

J'khand: INDIA rift out, RJD threatens to go solo

RIFT in the INDIA bloc widened over seat sharing, with the RJD threatening on Sunday to go it alone in the Jharkhand Assembly polls if not given a reasonable number of seats.

BEING NICER TO WOMEN AS A SOCIETY

WITH Sharad Navratri concluded, a number of thoughts about the condition of women in Hindu culture invariably spring to mind.

NAWAZ'S LAST SHY AT PEACE WITH INDIA

The growing Chinese presence in Pakistan is poised to take on an even larger footprint. This in itself must spur India into taking a fresh look at ties with its western neighbour

BJP implements economic policy for capitalists: Prakash Karat

THE central BJP government implements economic policy for capitalists, said Prakash Karat, Coordinator of the Polit Bureau and the Central Committee of CPM, said on Sunday.

Kadapa girl set ablaze by paramour dies

The teenage girl, who was set ablaze by a youngster in Gopavaram mandal of YSR district on Saturday, succumbed to her injuries early on Sunday while undergoing treatment at RIMS Hospital, Kadapa.

Sonia to campaign for Priyanka in Wayanad

SONIA GANDHI will campaign for her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is making her electoral debut in the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election.

Sabotage suspected in derailment

Cops say investigation to explore all aspects, including technical failure, in Bagmati Express

4L ryots' loans up to ₹2L to be waived after Diwali, says Telangana minister

EXCISE and Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Sunday announced that crop loans up to ₹2 lakh of four lakh more farmers will be waived after Deepavali.

MUDA scam: Enforcement Directorate seizes 800-page document, hard disk

ENFORCEMENT Directorate officials, probing the MUDA site allotment scam, involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi BM, concluded their two-day raid and took away 800 pages of documents and a hard disk from the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA).

AAP SHOULD LEARN TO GOVERN CITY BEFORE ADVISING J&K CM

HE great thing about the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership is that in the worst of the situations, they find reasons to celebrate. Like in the just concluded assembly polls in the states of Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir. Through the campaign party's founder Arvind Kejriwal projected himself as 'Haryana ka beta' (son of Haryana). This did not cut much ice with the voters. The party got thrashed miserably in the polls with nothing much to write home about. But Kejriwal found a window to escape embarrassment, the victory of a lone AAP candidate Mehraj Malik from Doda seat.

Kerala by-elections: UDF urges Anvar to withdraw candidates

THE UDF has approached estranged LDF MLA P V Anvar, urging him to withdraw his candidates to the Palakkad and Chelakkara assembly by-elections.

At 277 AQI, air quality continues to be 'poor' in city

AS cold weather settles in, pollution in all its forms is tightening its grip on Delhi, with the air quality in the city remaining in the \"poor\" category, though stubble burning has declined this year compared to previous years, according to a recent research.

Day 15: Wangchuk continues fast, supporters detained

CLIMATE activist Sonam Wangchuk along with his supporters continued their fast for the 15th day on Sunday. Several others who wanted to join the group for a 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) were not allowed to assemble and were detained by the Delhi Police.

"'Woke up by a deafening sound': Panic grips Rohini

High alert sounded in city as the blast occurred just days before Diwali

‘₹15 crore sanitary fittings’: PWD finds luxurious items in CM’s house, says BJP

TRAINING guns on former chief minister and AAP's national convener Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi BJP on Sunday alleged that the inventory list prepared by the PWD of the Chief Minister's residence at 6 Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines reveals expensive fittings and renovations.

Woman slits wrist & shares video, her friend faints, dies

A 30-year-old man collapsed and died after his girlfriend sent him a video of her severed wrist in Anand Parbat area of Delhi's Shahdara, an official said on Sunday.

Farm fires, brick kilns and diesel buses in Haryana, UP worsen pollution: CM

ATTACKING the BJP, Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday alleged that stubble burning, brick kilns and diesel buses in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were \"responsible\" for aggravating the city's pollution.