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CRACK DOWN ON TOBACCO, DRUG USE IN COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, SAYS LG

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has directed the education department to curb the sale and use of tobacco products around schools and colleges.

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December 12, 2024
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Take action against illegal constructions in Meena Bazaar: HC

There is a need to promptly address encroachments of public land and unlawful constructions by land grabbers DELHI HIGH COURT

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December 12, 2024
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Demand no more voter deletions: AAP chief writes to CEC

WHILE BJP SAID ALLEGATIONS BY AAP ARE A SIGN OF DESPERATION, IT SAID BJP WORKERS ARE RAISING OBJECTIONS AND AWARENESS ABOUT FAKE VOTERS

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December 12, 2024
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Delhi Police suffers sixth 'hacking' attack in 15 months, X handle taken over for an hour

POLICE SAY ALL CASES ARE BEING LOOKED INTO BY THE SPECIAL CELL, DRDO AND CERT-IN, ATTACK WAS CARRIED OUT BY 'PROFESSIONALS' BASED ABROAD

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December 12, 2024
LG tells officials to give better security, infra
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LG tells officials to give better security, infra

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Wednesday reviewed security and civic infrastructure in Narela sub-city, issuing directives to officials to curb crime, prevent illegal encroachments, and enhance amenities to create a safer environment for both residents and industries in the area.

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December 12, 2024
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AIIMS doctors remove 10kg tumour in rare op

NEW DELHI: Doctors at AIIMS, Delhi successfully removed a 9.8kg tumour from the colon of a 49-year-old woman in a challenging 10-hour surgery, hospital officials said.

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December 12, 2024
SUPREME COURT RELAXES SISODIA'S BAIL CONDITIONS IN EXCISE CASE
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SUPREME COURT RELAXES SISODIA'S BAIL CONDITIONS IN EXCISE CASE

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed bail conditions laid down for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia which required him to report to the investigating officer twice a week in connection to the two excise policy cases lodged against him by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation.

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December 12, 2024
No possibility of alliance with Cong for Delhi polls: Kejriwal
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No possibility of alliance with Cong for Delhi polls: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday categorically ruled out any possibility of a pre-poll alliance with Congress for the 2025 Delhi assembly elections.

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December 12, 2024
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POLICE CHECK IDENTITY DOCS TO IDENTIFY ILLEGAL SETTLERS

NEW DELHI: Teams of the Delhi Police on Wednesday checked identity documents of residents of slum clusters in Kalindi Kunj and Madanpur Khadar, a day after Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena directed police to take action against Bangladeshi immigrants residing illegally in the Capital.

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December 12, 2024
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DELHI HC TO HEAR ED'S PLEA AGAINST BAIL TO KEJRIWAL ON JANUARY 17

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday posted for January 17 next year the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s plea against the bail granted to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-2022.

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December 12, 2024
Willow: What Google's landmark error-correcting chip means for the world of quantum computing
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Willow: What Google's landmark error-correcting chip means for the world of quantum computing

NEW DELHI: Google has just announced a new quantum chip, Willow, and the breakthrough needs to be read right in order to understand its implications.

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December 12, 2024
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Warming, wildfires: Arctic now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, says NOAA

After locking carbon dioxide in its frozen soil for millennia, the Arctic tundra is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by frequent wildfires that are turning it into a net source of carbon dioxide emissions, a US agency said Tuesday.

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December 12, 2024
Trump mocks Trudeau, calls him ‘governor’ of the ‘state of Canada’ after threat of tariffs
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Trump mocks Trudeau, calls him ‘governor’ of the ‘state of Canada’ after threat of tariffs

US President-elect Donald Trump has taken a jibe at Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him the \"governor\" of the \"great state of Canada\".

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December 12, 2024
Anti-Muslim remark: Oppn MPs seek HC judge's impeachment
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Anti-Muslim remark: Oppn MPs seek HC judge's impeachment

NEW DELHI: Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday started the process to bring a motion for the impeachment of a sitting Allahabad high court judge whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism during a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) event three days ago triggered a storm of condemnation.

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December 12, 2024
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FOREIGN SECY SAYS B'DESH PROMISED ACTION AGAINST MINORITY ATTACKS

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri informed the standing committee on external affairs on Wednesday that Bangladesh authorities have assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities in the neighbouring country, according to functionaries aware of the developments.

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December 12, 2024
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LG TAKES STOCK OF SECURITY IN NARELA, ISSUES DIRECTIVES

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Wednesday reviewed security and civic infrastructure in Narela sub-city, issuing directives to officials to curb crime, prevent illegal encroachments, and enhance amenities to create a safer environment for both residents and industries in the area.

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December 12, 2024
Demarcate and protect wetlands, SC tells states
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Demarcate and protect wetlands, SC tells states

The court's directions

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December 12, 2024
Weak La Nina likely in 3 months: WMO
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Weak La Nina likely in 3 months: WMO

NEW DELHI: Cold winds and clear skies brought the minimum temperature at Delhi's Safdarjung observatory to 4.9°C early in the morning on Wednesday, 4.7°C below normal, the earliest the weather station (the oldest in the city) has recorded a minimum below 5°C since 1987.

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December 12, 2024
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Oppn-Dhankhar tussle heats up

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar of behaving like a \"spokesperson of the government for his next promotion\", with the Rajya Sabha chairman separately saying there was an ongoing effort to divide the country and insult its institutions which must be defeated.

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December 12, 2024
What The Biden Years Meant For New Delhi
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What The Biden Years Meant For New Delhi

Joe Biden gave India one of its biggest recent diplomatic wins. By being flexible in the formulation around the Ukraine war, he paved the way for the New Delhi Declaration and made the Indian G20 presidency a grand success.

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December 11, 2024
Trump picks Indian-American Harmeet Dhillon as assistant AG
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Trump picks Indian-American Harmeet Dhillon as assistant AG

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican leader and lawyer from California who backed the farmers' protests in 2020 and slammed India for allegedly plotting assassinations of Sikhs in North America more recently, as the assistant attorney general in charge of civil rights in the Department of Justice.

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December 11, 2024
Strained Iran-Israel Relations A Matter Of Concern: Jaishankar
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Strained Iran-Israel Relations A Matter Of Concern: Jaishankar

The tensions between Israel and Iran are a "source of concern" and India's diplomatic efforts are focused on addressing this issue, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday.

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December 09, 2024
Moscow grants asylum to Assad: Russian media
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Moscow grants asylum to Assad: Russian media

Syria's Bashar Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a Kremlin source.

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December 09, 2024
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How minilateralism is reshaping global order

Notwithstanding United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump's warning to the BRICS nations of 100% tariffs if the grouping created a new currency to challenge the US dollar, the future of the international order remains decisively minilateral.

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December 09, 2024
Deluge of deals to lift i-bank bonuses to record in 2024
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Deluge of deals to lift i-bank bonuses to record in 2024

India's dealmakers may win record bonuses for 2024, after fetching the decade's highest fee income driven by share sales, mergers and debt funding rounds.

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December 11, 2024
A stall is born
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A stall is born

\"Chai/Coffee. Garma-garam poori. Aloo ki subzi. Garam-garam parathe.\" It is all handwritten in black.

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December 11, 2024
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SCHOOL DEATH: AUTOPSY REPORT RELEASED, CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN

A week after a 12-year-old boy died after a scuffle with his classmate inside their class in Chinmaya Vidyalaya in Vasant Vihar, police said the preliminary autopsy report has been released but it did not specify the cause of death.

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December 11, 2024
Man killed in E Delhi over suspected affair, accused absconding
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Man killed in E Delhi over suspected affair, accused absconding

A man allegedly stabbed to death a former neighbour in New Ashok Nagar, east Delhi, on Monday night over suspicions of the victim having an extramarital affair with his wife, police said.

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December 11, 2024
‘India can play a key role in rebuilding America... Delhi must take Trump’s win as an opportunity’
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‘India can play a key role in rebuilding America... Delhi must take Trump’s win as an opportunity’

Mukesh Aghi is the president and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).

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December 11, 2024
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Result could hinge on which Ding turns up

When Ding Liren blundered, resigned and walked away from the board after Game II, he seemed a broken man.

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December 11, 2024