AAP protests against MCD plan’ for 16 more landfills, calls them threat to people

Aam Aadmi Party functionaries hit the streets on Friday against Municipal Corporation of Delhi for allegedly planning to build 16 new landfill sites in the city. The claim was, however, rejected by MCD officials, who termed it a false campaign.

Sharjeel urges HC to defer bail hearing in riots case

Arrested JNU student Sharjeel Imam on Friday urged Delhi High Court to defer by six weeks his bail hearing in a case related to the 2020 riots saying he was seeking \"further legal advice\" following the court's observations about him while denying bail to co-accused Umar Khalid.

Before Chhath, LG urges CM to clean up Yamuna

Expressing concern over pollution and the presence of toxic froth in Yamuna, where a large number of devotees are expected to offer prayers to the Sun during Chhath Puja, lieutenant governor VK Saxena has urged chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to address the issue urgently.

Taxi fares set to rise by 35%, auto rides 22% costlier

Auto and taxi fares are set to rise in the capital, with the Delhi government approving the recommendations of the fare revision committee. A 10km auto ride will be dearer by 22% while a similar taxi ride will cost 34-37% more. The base fare in autos has been raised to Rs 30. The proposal will be sent to the LG for approval.

Use of chemical boosted dissolved oxygen, reduced pollution: Official

Politics over Chhath Puja and the polluted Yamuna apart, officials carrying out the spraying of an anti-surfactant on the foam in the Yamuna- which has been the picture postcard of Chhath that the Capital sends out annually have vouched for the chemical's safety and efficacy.

Imran begins long march, calls ISI chief Dirty Harry’

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan Friday started his long march’ from Lahore to Islamabad in a purported quest for real freedom”. He branded the ISI chief Dirty Harry”, a day after the latter held an unprecedented press meet to accuse Khan of trying to lure army chief Gen Bajwa into backing his erstwhile government.

Where In The World Is Rishi Sunak From?

The following question is often-part of introductory conversations: ‘… and where are you from?’ The answer, in pre-globalisation times could be: ‘I am from India/ Iceland/Japan …’ and so on. Cultural, religious, ethnic and geographic categorisations were in neat boxes; there was no room for confusion.

Robots Are Crawling Through Indias Pipelines

They are helping save lives, and mitigating rampant pollution of water bodies

Wannabe fighter pilot Raza flies high for Zim

Perth: Sikandar Raza failed a test for Pakistan's air force but was flying high on Thursday after playing a central role in Zimbabwe's shock Twenty20 World Cup win over the country of his birth.

Will India’s batting template change in Oz?

Sydney: Is caution the new watchword in the World Cup for India’s top order batters in the Powerplay?

Srikanth suffers defeat in pre-quarterfinals

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Boxer Sachin Siwach undergoes surgery, to miss Asian C’ships

New Delhi: On the eve of the team’s departure for the Asian Championships in Amman, Indian boxing has suffered an injury blow. AIBA Youth World boxing champion, Sachin Siwach, has been forced to pull out of the Asian meet after undergoing surgery for appendicitis on Tuesday at the Manipal Hospital in Patiala, rendering the Bhiwani pugilist out of action for at least two weeks.

India look forward to winning start

India are all set to open their FIH Pro League campaign against New Zealand at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday.

Disruptors Ireland dare to dream

Melbourne: Ireland’s long journey to credibility in global cricket took a quantum leap forward with their stunning upset over England at the T20 World Cup and left Andy Balbirnie’s men dreaming of bigger things on the world stage.

Consumers’ resilience helps in US eco rebound

The US economy grew at a solid pace in the third quarter, marking the first advance this year as consumers proved resilient in the face of widespread inflation and the Federal Reserve’s rapid interest-rate hikes.

KKR acquires Ness Digital for over $500m

Bengaluru: Global investment firm KKR is acquiring Ness Digital Engineering, a US head-quartered firm with over half of its employees in India.

HK plans to legalise retail crypto trading

Hong Kong is pivoting toward a friendlier regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies with a plan to legalise retail trading, contrasting with the city’s skeptical stance of recent years and the ban in place in mainland China.

Capgemini Q3 revenue grows 16%

Bengaluru: Capgemini reported a revenue of 5.6 billion euros in its third quarter, up 15.7% year-on-year in constant exchange rates.

IndiGo seeks govt nod to wet lease planes for 2 yrs

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed IndiGo to wet lease (take on lease aircraft with operating crew) six wide body Boeing 777s from Turkish Airlines for six months.

Sensex climbs 213 pts amid mixed global cues

Mumbai: Sensex and Nifty darted up on Thursday, propped up by robust buying in metal, realty and energy stocks amid a mixed trend in global equities.

Irdai panel to advise on universal health plan

Mumbai: The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority Of India (Irdai) has constituted a high-level committee to draw a road map for universal health insurance coverage.

DoT to Trai: Address quality of services

Advice Comes Amid Concerns Over Plaints Of High Call Drops, Poor Network Speeds

Gang-rape case: Face SIT, HC tells Andamans ex-chief secy

Kolkata: The Calcutta high court directed the former Andaman and Nicobar Islands chief secretary, facing gangrape charges, to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case.

Jail for rapist even as girl dies before deposition

Mumbai: In a rare conviction that took place even as the 8-year-old victim died of cancer before she could depose against the accused, a special Pocso court recently convicted and sentenced the 35-year-old man who sexually assaulted her to 10 years rigorous imprisonment.

Movie director Esmayeel Shroff of 'Thodisi Bewafaii’ fame passes away

Film director Esmayeel Shroff, who delivered a clutch of box-office winners-such as ‘Thodisi Bewafaii’ and ‘Bulundi’ in the 1980s and who gave opportunities to a bunch of newcomers, notably Govinda (Love 86) and Kunal Kapoor (Ahista Ahista), passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, reports Avijit Ghosh.

Pakistan torturing people of POK, sowing seeds of hatred: Rajnath

Srinagar: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said India’s goal is to reclaim areas such as Gilgit and Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) in accordance with the 1994 Parliament resolution.

Caught with lover’, film producer tries to run over wife, booked by cops

Mumbai: A film producer was booked recently for trying to run over his wife in the parking lot of the building where stays in Andheri (west).

Nipon Goswami, evergreen Assam actor, dies at 80

Guwahati: Nipon Goswami, the evergreen hero of Assamese movies who was a batchmate of Subhash Ghai and Shatrughan Sinha at Pune’s FTII and shared the screen with Amitabh Bachchan in Do Anjaane (1976) , passed away here on Thursday. Goswami was 80.

After K’taka HC hints at heavy penalty, Aakar Patel withdraws application in Twitter case

Bengaluru: Journalist, author and human rights activist Aakar Patel withdrew Thursday his interlocutory application (IA) from the Karnataka high court in a petition filed by multi-blogging platform Twitter Inc that challenged blocking orders issued by the central government.

Diabetes drug for weight loss only In spl cases: Doc

New Delhi: Multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s recent tweet on how a drug named Wegovy had helped him lose weight, has had doctors in India warning about unsupervised use of similar medicines in the country by people keen on losing the extra pounds.