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UNNAO CUSTODIAL DEATH CASE: DELHI HC GRANTS 10-DAY BAIL TO SENGAR

The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted interim bail on medical grounds till December 20 to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is serving a 10-year jail term in the custodial death case of Unnao rape survivor's father.

Blood-stage vaccine for malaria shows promise in trials: Report

A novel malaria vaccine candidate that works at the blood stage appears safe and highly immunogenic in African children and shows promising efficacy against malaria when given in a delayed third dose regimen, according to the findings of a phase 2b clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Tuesday.

EU provides information on Indian entities breaching sanctions in dealing with Russia

THE INFORMATION WAS SHARED AS PART OF EFFORTS TO FINALISE EU'S 15TH PACKAGE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

AGUSTAWESTLAND CASE: ED OPPOSES BAIL PETITION FILED BY MICHEL

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday opposed before the Delhi high court the bail plea by alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the money laundering case connected to the Agusta-Westland chopper scam, claiming the British national was a flight risk and the gravity of the offence did not merit him a relief.

Row erupts after RJD chief's sexist remark on Bihar CM's poll exercise

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday triggered a controversy after he made a sexist remark to describe chief minister Nitish Kumar's upcoming Mahila Samvad Yatra.

'Dhankhar acted in partisan manner': 60 MPs sign notice

Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar's term is rife with instances where he \"acted in a manner that is explicitly partisan and unfair towards members belonging to the Opposition\", around 60 Opposition MPs alleged in a notice they submitted seeking his removal.

Mamata finds support amid rift in Oppn bloc

Two key constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) backed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday to head the Opposition coalition, adding to the growing call for a shake-up within the bloc that did well in the Lok Sabha polls but has flagged since.

Merchant Shipping Bill tabled amid protests

OPPN SAID THE BILL COULD REDUCE STATES' ROLE IN MANAGING COASTAL PORTS AND SHIPPING

DEMAND UPTICK IN MGNREGA ONLY SEEN IN MAHA, ARUNACHAL: GOVT

There has been an increase in demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in just two states since FY21—Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh—bucking a national trend of a downturn in demand for such jobs, showed data from the Union ministry of rural development presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

'ONE NATION ONE SUBSCRIPTION' TO ROLL OUT ON JAN 1

At least 18 million students from all government-funded institutions of higher education, including IITs, across the country, will have free access to at least 30 high-end academic journals published globally from January 1.

Cong attacks BJP 'double-standards' for letting Soros conduct business

In a bid to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress on Tuesday accused the ruling party of alleged links with George Soros, questioning that if the US billionaire is involved in \"anti-national activities\", why is his business running in India and why has the government not sought his extradition.

At Delhi sit-in, Kuki-Zo MLAs question govt's silence over Manipur

THE 10 REBEL MLAs HAVE SIGNED A MEMORANDUM, ADDRESSED TO PM MODI, LISTING THEIR DEMANDS FOR THE STATE

Ensure new criminal laws fully implemented by March: Shah in Hry

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asked the Haryana government to ensure 100 per cent implementation of the three new criminal laws by March 31.

TRANSPORT DEPT SENDS DIRECTIVE FOR CONTACTLESS ISSUANCE OF RCS

The Delhi transport department will start a drive to ensure dealers comply with faceless service orders when issuing registration certificates (RCs).

A death every 2 days: City's tryst with HTVs

Heavy transport vehicles (HTVs) such as trucks, trailers and containers have been involved in almost one fatal road accident every other day till November this year, according to Delhi Traffic Police data.

58KG MARIJUANA SENT VIA COURIER SEIZED, 2 ARRESTED

Delhi Police's crime branch busted an interstate drug peddling syndicate on Tuesday, arresting two members and seizing 58kg of marijuana.

Proposal for Metro to link Central Vista, North Block

PREVIOUSLY, A PLAN WAS FLOATED TO LINK THE BUILDINGS WITH MOVING WALKWAYS, BUT THAT PLAN HAS BEEN SCRAPPED, OFFICIALS SAID

Act on encroachment of forest in Saidulajab: CPCB

After a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)-led joint committee, on a complaint of encroachment, found only 6.2 bigha of land available against 19 bigha of a forest in Saidulajab, south Delhi, CPCB said it has written to Delhi's principal chief conservator of forest and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take action against encroachment and remove waste dumped there.

SC to examine felling of trees in southern ridge

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the reasons why Delhi Development Authority (DDA) decided to cut 1,670 trees in the Delhi ridge area for a road construction project after the petitioner who challenged the illegal action alleged that it was done to benefit some private farmhouses in Satbari near Chhattarpur.

SAFETY CHECK FOR NEW ASHOK NAGAR-GZB RRTS STRETCH SOUGHT

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) -- the agency executing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor between Delhi and Meerut -- has sought a final safety check for a 12km corridor between the Sahibabad station in Ghaziabad and New Ashok Nagar in Delhi, officials aware of the development said on Tuesday.

Air quality back to ‘poor', temp still below normal

Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the \"poor\" category on Tuesday, despite cold northwesterly winds persisting that kept the temperatures below normal levels for this time of the year.

HEAVY POLLUTION CONTINUES IN YAMUNA IN DELHI: DPCC REPORT

Pollution in the Yamuna in Delhi continues to remain high, with faecal coliform reading hitting an MPN (most probable number) high of 7.9 million units per 100ml at Asgarpur, where the river exits the Capital, according to a report by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to NGT on November 28.

Baku's biggest legacy will be a reform of COP

As cities across the world face the growing impacts of climate crises, with each season proving to be more erratic than the last, the latest edition of the United Nations' annual Conference of the Parties (COP) in Baku, Azerbaijan fell woefully short of meeting much-needed requirements for climate finance, and transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Cocaine bust: ₹4.5cr cash recovered in hawala raids, 1 held

NCB OFFICIALS SAID THE CASH SEIZED HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY THE INCOME-TAX DEPARTMENT

AAP, BJP row over voter 'deletions' in RK Puram

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday alleged that large-scale voter deletion is being carried out in the RK Puram assembly constituency and that applications to remove over 3,800 voters' names -- 1,800 of these purportedly bonafide -- were filed there \"targeting booths where the AAP had previously won.\"

Impasse over employment of CDVs as bus marshals still on

IN NOVEMBER, BOTH LG AND CM ANNOUNCED TEMPORARY POLLUTION-BASED ROLES FOR CDVS, WHICH IS VALID FOR FOUR MONTHS

INSURANCE AND MONETARY AID: AAP, BJP SEEK AUTO DRIVERS' SUPPORT FOR 2025 POLLS

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal, eyeing support ahead of the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, announced new poll promises for auto rickshaw drivers on Tuesday.

Fresh front in BJP, AAP spat over 'Sheesh Mahal'

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday intensified its attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), targeting its national convener Arvind Kejriwal with a four-minute video and a parody song on fittings and furnishings installed at the 6, Flag Staff Road bungalow during his stay there during his tenure as the chief minister.

KEJRIWAL WILL GET TYPE 7 BUNGALOW WHEN AVAILABLE, SAYS ML KHATTAR

Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that a government accommodation will soon be allotted to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal—which he is entitled to as the chief of a national party—as soon as the bungalow in the applicable category is available.

1 held as crude bombs hurled at Ggm nightclub; none hurt

A 29-year-old man on Tuesday morning hurled crude bombs outside a nightclub in Gurugram's Sector 29 market, police officers said, adding that the accused has been arrested.