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Ajit can use 'clock' symbol in polls with disclaimer

THE Supreme Court on Thursday directed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar to use the 'clock' symbol in its publicity material for the upcoming assembly polls with a disclaimer that the matter was sub-judice.

Justice Khanna to take oath as CJI on Nov 11

THE Centre on Thursday notified the appointment of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India.

Of over 80 flights alerted, one was flying over Pak

EVEN as the bomb scare saga continued for flights on Thursday, one among those over 80 aircraft, an Air India flight (AI-147) traveling from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick airport on Thursday, received the \"hoax\" threat at a time when it was flying over the Pakistan airspace.

Canada backstabbed India, its behaviour 'the pits': Envoy

CALLING Canada's behaviour \"the pits\", India's recalled high commissioner Sanjay Verma says that New Delhi was backstabbed and treated in a most unprofessional manner by a country that is supposed to be a friendly democracy.

Licence of Raj pharma firm cancelled for selling homoeopathic drug 'insulin'

THE licence of a pharma manufacturer, who was selling a homoeopathic medicine, named 'insulin', has been cancelled, said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in an RTI reply.

Buch ducks PAC meet, says 'personal exigency'; Rahul questions absence

THE meeting of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was postponed on Thursday after Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch ducked it citing \"personal exigency\".

EAM bats for durable W Asia solution

Jaishankar says disputes and differences should be resolved through diplomacy

K'taka Cong MLA Sail convicted in mining case

Seven other mining firms

Nara Lokesh meets NVIDIA CEO in Mumbai

ON the sidelines of the first-ever NVIDIA AI Summit held in Mumbai on Thursday, IT and Electronics Minister Nara Lokesh held discussions with company CEO Jensen Huang on strengthening the State's technological sector.

Kerala GST officials raid 73 jewellers' premises, seize 108 kg unaccounted gold

WHEN they left their homes for Ernakulam on Wednesday morning, the officers of the intelligence wing of the State GST (SGST) department thought they were going for a two-day training at the private college where they were told to gather.

Odisha speeds up relief measures

Govt distributes 862 quintal flattened rice and 97 quintal jaggery to affected households

Falling fertility rate a catastrophe for South India

RESEARCHERS have sounded alarm bells at the falling fertility rate in peninsular India, which will have a long-lasting impact on their demography, economy, social fabric and political representation at the Centre.

Siddu in HC against Guv's nod for probe in MUDA case

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday filed an appeal before the high court questioning the single judge's order upholding the governor's sanction to investigate him in the alleged irregularities in allotment of 14 sites to his wife BM Parvathy in Mysuru by MUDA.

Jagan's claims wrong, ED did not attach Saraswati shares, claims Sharmila

ANDHRA Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila on Thursday scoffed at the reaction of her brother and YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on the ongoing dispute between the two siblings over transfer of shares in the family-owned Saraswati Power and Industries to her and her mother Vijayamma.

HC stalls shifting of elephant to city's temple

THE Delhi High Court on Thursday stalled the relocation of a 48-year-old female elephant from Assam to a temple in Delhi, observing there was no clarity on the need and purpose of moving the animal from its current location.

Why should only men chant all the prayers?

Priestess who married off 25 couples in last 2 years

HC seeks Centre's action plan to combat deepfake tech menace

THE Delhi High Court has asked the Central government to file a status report detailing its efforts to tackle the growing issue of deepfake technology.

Fake visa syndicate busted, 6 arrested

THE Delhi Police on Thursday said it has busted a syndicate that ran a fake visa factory in Gujarat's Surat and arrested six people linked to the case.

Mazhar Asif appointed Jamia Millia varsity V-C

53-yr-old JNU professor to take charge for a period of five years

Delhi State School Games 2024-'25 inaugurated at Chhatrasal Stadium

DELHI Chief Minister Atishi inaugurated the 'Delhi State School Games 2024-25' at the Chhatrasal Stadium on Thursday.

AAP claims credit for bus marshals’ re-employment

THE AAP government has claimed that it has secured four months of employment for bus marshals, announcing their deployment in its battle against pollution.

’84 riots: Hearings conclude against Sajjan Kumar

A Delhi court on Thursday concluded the final arguments in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.

City BJP chief takes dip in Yamuna in protest, falls sick

HIGHLIGHTING the alleged corruption of the AAP-ruled government in Delhi, city BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday took a dip in the \"foul-smelling\" Yamuna river which passes through the national capital. However, hours later he fell sick.

Govt office timings may be changed to control pollution, says Gopal Rai

BESIDES imposing GRAP II, the AAP-led government is looking at other avenues as well to control the deteriorating air quality. One of them is changing the timings of central and state government offices to reduce vehicular traffic on road.

Rithala makeover: Works worth ₹32 cr on in areas, says Rai

THE Delhi government organised a \"Vikas Sabha\" in the Rithala constituency to boost village development, with Development Minister Gopal Rai saying that ₹32 crore are being invested in development work in the region.

HC seeks Centre's response on black marketing of online concert tickets

In a move aimed at curbing the rampant black-marketing of event tickets, the Delhi High Court on Thursday sought a detailed response from the Centre on a petition demanding a regulatory framework for the resale of concert tickets.

New lease of life for terminated bus marshals

The volunteers will now render services as pollution warriors; their employment will be valid for four months

Citing delay, HC rejects plea against acquittal in Sikh riots

THE Delhi High Court has denied permission to the state to appeal the acquittal of three accused in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, citing an \"inordinate\" delay of over 27 years.

SAD story: Takht 'bans' Badal from political activity

IN a setback to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Akal Takht (top temporal body of Sikhs) has barred him from participating in any political activity, including campaigning for the party in the assembly byelections on four seats.

₹7K cr rly projects for NDA's Bihar, AP

Deployment period of venture capital fund