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NDA vs INDIA bloc: 2 states to elect new governments today

Millions of votes cast across Maharashtra, Jharkhand and 48 assembly bypolls and two parliamentary bypolls in 15 states will be counted beginning 8am on Saturday, bringing the curtain down on the second round of assembly polls since the Lok Sabha contest as well as the final elections this year.

Tawde issues notices to Kharge, Rahul amid row

BJP leader Vinod Tawde on Friday served a legal notice to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, party MP Rahul Gandhi and spokesperson Supriya Shrinate for making \"false and baseless\" accusations against him in a cash-for-votes incident that rocked Maharashtra on the eve of the assembly elections.

CBI can't probe sans Centre nod

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has, in the past, followed up on corruption cases and financial crimes in overseas geographies involving Indians, but only at the instance of the Union government.

Cong appoints states' observers; parties book hotels ahead of verdict

IN ANTICIPATION OF CHALLENGES, LEADERS HAVE BEEN TASKED WITH SECURING THE SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENTS, REBEL CANDIDATES

Allegations of Adani group bribing Patnaik-govt officials 'baseless': BJD

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday denied that officials in Odisha took bribes from Adani Group officials when it was in power, insisting all renewable energy deals were between government entities with \"no engagement with any private party whatsoever\".

Cong looks to corner NDA on Adani, but allies flag poll worry

The Congress is in touch with allies to launch a united attack on the Narendra Modi government over the Adani bribery allegations, but some of its partners believe that an adverse showing in the Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls might give the Bharatiya Janata Party an edge to counter the Opposition.

Missing woman found on Rishikesh sojourn

A 26-year-old woman who was reported missing by her parents in Ghazipur, east Delhi on Wednesday was found safe in Rishikesh after 60 police officers searched for her while investigating the incident as a case of abduction or elopement.

SC seeks ED, CBI responses on Sisodia plea to tweak bail terms

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea filed by former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia seeking a modification in his bail conditions so that he does not have to appear before the investigating officer twice a week.

ENGINEER DIES IN 60-FOOT FALL AT SHALIMAR BAGH METRO WORKSITE

A 31-year-old senior mechanical engineer died and a worksite foreman was injured in a 60-foot fall while working on a Delhi Metro project in Shalimar Bagh on Wednesday, police said on Friday, adding they were on a man-lift crane, when a rope of the machine broke, causing the fall.

How a ₹30K loan to a cop led to a man facing 55 fake criminal cases

IRFAN ALI, A PART-TIME LOAN SHARK AND FULL-TIME GARMENTS MERCHANT SPENT 11 MONTHS BEHIND BARS OVER 15 YRS

SC slams Delhi govt, police on Grap execution

The Supreme Court on Friday directed stricter implementation of anti-pollution measures while questioning various authorities about gaps in enforcement and data discrepancies regarding stubble burning.

After brief respite, AQI back in 'severe'

The brief respite, and that too only in relative terms, that Delhi experienced from \"severe\" air quality faded away by Friday evening as the Capital's air deteriorated again, returning to the worst classification of pollution.

KEJRIWAL KICKS OFF AAP'S 'REVDI PAR CHARCHA' CAMPAIGN

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that an election campaign called \"Revdi Par Charcha\" will be held from November 25 to December 10 to highlight the free schemes of the Delhi government, and added that the BJP will end these schemes if it comes to power in the city.

Shah reviews law and order, crimes in Delhi

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday held a meeting with the top brass of the Delhi Police to review the law and order situation in Delhi, officials from the ministry and police said, asking not to be named.

SC irked by lack of tree census in Delhi

COURT QUESTIONS HOW PERMISSION FOR FELLING CAN BE GIVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF A COUNT OR RECORD OF THE NUMBER

BJP asks LG to probe 'misuse' of funds for schools, AAP hits back

Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta on Friday wrote to lieutenant governor VK Saxena, seeking a probe into \"glaring misuse\" of public money by the Delhi government in constructing three schools on a single premises in Dariyapur, north Delhi, within three years — all of them are currently abandoned.

'Atishi better...': LG amid tense ties

Delhi lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Friday said chief minister Atishi was \"a thousand times better than her predecessor\", without naming former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, offering the incumbent CM rare praise on one hand and underscoring his strained relations with the party that helms the elected state government on the other.

Plunging margins, climate crisis: Why farm stirs are echoing across the globe

They come in long convoys of tractors, sometimes with months of food supplies with them, to stage protests. Their demands may differ, but concerns about rising costs and falling incomes are common. Farmer angst around the world has been intensifying since 2021, from Paris and London to Delhi. And increasingly, their protests have started looking similar.

Spotlight on Delhi as '82 Asiad opens with big ceremony

HT's report on the extravagant opening ceremony of Asian Games hosted in Delhi

Bumrah adds new chapter to his legend after India collapse

No one quite knows what to do when Jasprit Bumrah stands at the top of his mark and starts that stuttering run of his. There should be no rhythm, no pace, and with that action, his body shouldn't hold up.

2 missing after fishing boat, navy sub collide

A fishing boat collided with an Indian Navy submarine off the Goa coast on Thursday night, with the freak accident sinking the boat and leaving two fishermen missing.

No end to travails as Delhi's AQI slips into 'severe' again

THE AQI WORSENED FROM 374 ('VERY POOR') AT 9AM, TO 376 AT 11AM, THEN 397 AT 5PM, 401 (SEVERE) AT 6PM, AND TO 416 AT 11PM

TRUMP PICKS PAM BONDI FOR A-G AFTER MATT GAETZ PULLS OUT

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Florida attorney general Pam Bondi as his nominee for US attorney general, hours after his initial pick Matt Gaetz withdrew his name amid controversy over alleged sexual misconduct.

SC PANEL SUGGESTS DEMAND FOR MSP LAW BE LOOKED AT

India's agrarian economy stands at a crossroads, battling rising indebtedness, shrinking incomes and an intensifying climate crisis.

COP29 talks extended after fury over finance

The COP29 climate summit was extended by a day after developing nations reacted with fury and anger to developed countries' proposal of $250 billion annual climate finance by 2035, calling it \"a slap in the face\" and far below their demand of $1.3 trillion, raising fears of a Copenhagen-like deadlock.

GYANVAPI MATTER TO BE EXAMINED IN LIGHT OF 1991 WORSHIP ACT: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday highlighted the necessity of determining the legal maintainability of a suit—in light of the Places of Worship Act, 1991—filed by a group of Hindu women seeking the right to worship Hindu deities within the Gyanvapi mosque complex, even as it expressed reservations about transferring the trial of all related suits from civil courts in Varanasi to the Allahabad high court.

Nothing to link PM, EAM, NSA to Nijjar plot: Canada

Canada's National Security and Intelligence Advisor (NSIA) has said that Ottawa is not aware of any link between India's Prime Minister and criminal activity in the country, denying a story in Canadian media, and also, for the first time in months, dialling down the intensity of accusations aimed at India and arising from the killing of a Canada-based pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023.

Forces gun down 10 Maoists in fresh Chhattisgarh ops

SECURITY FORCES HAVE SHOT DEAD 207 MAOISTS IN THE STATE THIS YEAR, UP FROM 22 IN 2023, 30 THE YEAR BEFORE THAT

Adani case fallout: CM Naidu promises action

Andhra Pradesh promised on Friday to look into and \"act\" on charges that the Adani Group and its top executives paid massive bribes in the state for solar power contracts, while the Congress vowed to press for action in Parliament and global banks began reviewing fresh credit to the conglomerate, as fallout intensified from the US indictment of Gautam Adani that has wiped nearly $28 billion off his empire's value in two days.

55 false cases: Man alleges dispute with cop led to yrs of harassment

Thirty-four years ago, Irfan Ali struck a deal that would change his life.