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Metro projects slowed down after TN cut short CMRL budget by ₹ lk cr

THE tug-of-war between the centre and Tamil Nadu on the status of Phase-II of Chennai Metro Rail project seems to have cast a shadow on the project, with just 8,000 crore of the planned ₹12,000 crore likely to be spent on the project during the current financial year.

Cong sidelining Dalit leaders, says CM Saini

MOUNTING a fresh attack on the Congress, CM Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said it was an \"anti-Dalit\" party and there was no need to remind the Dalits of Haryana how \"dangerous\" and \"violent\" was Bhupinder Singh Hooda's rule for them.

Several people hired by student organisations for canvassing

THE students' organizations are leaving no stone unturned as only one day is left for campaigning for the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections slated for September 27.

Posters, banners continue to scar university walls

Poll officer has warned of strict action if all such publicity material not removed from premises

19-yr-old tries to sexually assault minor, arrested

A 14-year-old girl was rescued by her family members from a vacant shanty in southwest Delhi's Kusumpur Pahari area when a 19-year-old man was allegedly trying to sexually assault her, an official said on Tuesday.

RAISING THE BAR

In Finding the Raga, Amit Chaudhuri traces how his teenage obsession with rock and pop evolved into an attachment with Indian ragas, and process of declassicising that is crucial for him, both as a musician and a novelist. A conversation in time with the recent rejacketing of the book after the James Tait prize.

Explain lapses in collection of garbage: Mayor to commissioner

MAYOR Shelly Oberoi on Tuesday instructed Municipal Commissioner Ashwani Kumar to provide a detailed explanation within two days regarding the failure of waste collection agencies under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to conduct door-to-door garbage collection in several city areas.

Basement deaths: Plea in HC to replace probe officer

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a reply to a petition by Dalvin Suresh, father of Nevin Dalvin, a UPSC aspirant who drowned in the basement of RAU's IAS Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar on July 27.

Heart attacks among young adults doubled post Covid: Study

IN a five-year-long study analysis over its cardiac patients, Aakash Healthcare has found that the cases of heart attacks jumped more than double after the pandemic, especially in adults under 40.

HC says even able-bodied divorced woman entitled to maintenance

THE Delhi High Court, in a ruling, observed that a wife forced to leave her matrimonial home because of husband's extra marital affair makes her a victim of domestic violence under the Domestic Violence Act.

Teen stabbed to death by friends for not giving party

A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death by his three friends of the same age group during an argument over the former not giving a party after buying a new mobile phone, an official said on Tuesday.

HC raps DU for inaction on property defacement

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued strong directives against the Delhi University (DU) and civic authorities for their failure to prevent the defacement of public property in the run-up to the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections.

NIA searches houses of 11 suspects in TN

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched multiple locations across Tamil Nadu as part of its probe into an \"anti-election campaign promoted by the Hizb-ut-Tahrir, a pan-Islamist organisation seeking to establish Islamic rule in India\".

Spy cams in bathroom of tenant, landlord's son held

A 30-year-old physically challenged man was arrested for allegedly installing spy cameras inside the room of his woman tenant, a senior Delhi Police officer said on Tuesday.

Actor-MLA Mukesh held, freed in rape case; Siddique on the run

KERALA police on Tuesday swung into action on complaints against film personalities in the wake of revelations in the Hema Committee report as it arrested actor and CPI(M) MLA M Mukesh in a rape case and issued a lookout notice against another actor, Siddique, after the Kerala High Court denied the latter anticipatory bail in a similar case.

Kerala man tests +ve for fast-spreading Clade lb strain

INDIA on Monday reported its first case of Mpox Clade 1b variant in Malappuram district of Kerala, officials sources confirmed. Clade 1b is the fastspreading and severe viral strain that has been declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization.

Modi's message of humanity in Summit of Future

AMID raging global conflicts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stressed the need for collective efforts to bring peace and stability.

Atishi invokes Ram to join work for four months

EMPTY CHAIR ATISHI assumed office as chief minister on Monday, symbolically taking her seat alongside an empty chair \"reserved\" for Arvind Kejriwal.

Storing, watching child porn a crime: SC

THE Supreme Court on Monday held that storage or watching of child pornographic material constituted an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act).

SUSPENSE OVER, SELJA TO HIT CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN HARYANA

DUST seems to have settled over the sulking Kumari Selja after she kept off the Congress campaign in Haryana for some days.

And now, we choose Laapataa Ladies for the Oscars

HAT constitutes the perfect submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film? It's a question that haunts not only the Film Federation of India jury, responsible for announcing our official submission, but also our filmmakers and cinephiles alike.

Empty chair an insult to office of CM, says Cong

OPPOSITION parties on Monday lashed out at Delhi's new chief minister, Atishi, after she decided not to sit on the chair used by her predecessor, Arvind Kejriwal.

RAU's coaching centre's CEO gets bail

A Delhi court on Monday granted interim bail to Abhishek Gupta, the CEO of RAU's IAS Study Circle, in connection with the tragic drowning of three UPSC aspirants in the basement of the institute in Old Rajinder Nagar on July 27.

Ministers promise to keep their word

Team Atishi takes charge, new ministers say priority is to continue with Kejriwal's schemes

Civil services aspirant's decomposed body found near Mukherjee Nagar

A decomposed body of a civil service aspirant was found hanging from a tree in a jungle in North-West Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area, an officer said on Monday.

Mpox patient discharged from LNJP hosp

A 26-year-old Mpox patient admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital here earlier this month has been discharged, the hospital officials confirmed.

L-G asks civic agencies, depts to initiate dust-free city drive

DELHI L-G VK Saxena has asked the MCD, PWD, NDMC and other agencies concerned to take up a dust-free Delhi drive over the next one week or 10 days.

Court extends Amanatullah's judicial custody

A Delhi court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan until October 7 in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation.

HC sets aside ban order on Haj travel agencies

THE High Court has set aside orders by the Ministry of Minority Affairs that blacklisted several travel agencies from applying as Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) for periods ranging from five to 15 years.

NGT bins plea challenging judge's son as amicus curiae in water pollution case

THE National Green Tribunal (NGT) has dismissed a plea seeking the transfer of a water pollution case from a bench headed by Justice Sudhir Agarwal.