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Anmol Bishnoi lodged at US county prison: Officials

NEW DELHI: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi°s brother Anmol Bishnoi was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is currently lodged at Pottawattamie County Jail in Iowa, according to the information gathered by HT. It isn't clear if he has applied for asylum, but Indian agencies have sought to have him deported.

SHAH, CM DISCUSS ANTI-MAOIST OPS IN CHHATTISGARH

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday discussed the progress in anti-Maoist operations and development works with Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai, people familiar with the matter said.

BOY KILLED WITH LOG IN EAST DELHI, POLICE SUSPECT 'REVENGE' KILLING

A 15-year-old boy was found dead on a street in Shreshtha Vihar, east Delhi, with his head smashed in with a log—a brazen daylight attack that police suspect may be linked to the teenager's elder sister, who is currently lodged in an Uttar Pradesh prison on charges of murder.

Culling poetry out of commutes

A citizen writes a poem

Delhi man dies after car falls into ditch in Sohna

A 40-year-old man died after being ejected from his car as it plunged 50 feet into a ditch while driving down a hilly road in Sohna early Tuesday, police said.

'AAP ignored principles, led to disillusionment'

Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot recently resigned from his post and from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the grounds that political ambitions have supplanted the AAP's commitment to the people. He subsequently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Nod for new parking lots in Lutyens Delhi

THE NEW SITES WILL BE BUILT AT AREAS SUCH AS TOLSTOY MARG, ATUL GROVE ROAD, TILAK LANE, SAROJINI NAGAR, KHAN MARKET, AND CP ETC.

Atishi launches Delhi solar portal to help rooftop solar installations

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Atishi on Wednesday launched the \"Delhi Solar Portal\", a one-stop window for consumers to access empanelled vendors for installation of rooftop solar panels, register for subsidies and incentives, as well as estimate the solar power generation potential and earnings from their rooftops.

HC tells police: Add 6cause for arrest, column in memo

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has directed Delhi Police to update the arrest memo used by its officers while arresting people, adding a column to record the grounds of arrest, underscoring the significance behind this information.

This is among Delhi's worst air streaks: Data

Other limitations include data only being available on the website for a period of four days, without having any access to an archive. This means one cannot study the source break-up on previous days.

EX-CM'S HOUSE HAD EXTRAVAGANT FURNISHINGS, SAYS BJP; AAP HITS BACK

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that former chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal used extravagant furnishings and luxurious items at his former official residence at 6, Flag Staff Road.

Forest dept asks to cut trees, faces HC ire again

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday delivered a second sharp rebuke in as many days to the city's forest department for seeking permission to transplant trees for infrastructure projects, at a time when the national capital struggles with hazardous air pollution levels.

The problem of finding source of pollution persists

Other limitations include data only being available on the website for a period of four days, without having any access to an archive. This means one cannot study the source break-up on previous days.

Behind air crisis: High baseline pollution, multiplicity of factors

NEW DELHI: Both pollution and the political blame game around it have become toxic clichés in Delhi. What would it take to actually bring down pollution in Delhi to permissible levels?

AVIATION MIN ASSESSES FOG PREPAREDNESS AT IGI AIRPORT

NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday conducted a high-level meeting to assess the preparedness of airlines, the Delhi airport and the Airports Authority of India in view of fog conditions and smog that hamper visibility and disrupt flight operations in the Capital, officials aware of the matter said.

50% staff in offices asked to work from home: Minister

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to implement a 50% work-fromhome policy for all government departments, and urged private companies that only half the workforce should go to office to reduce congestion on roads and combat worsening air quality in the Capital.

POLITICAL FURORE, COPS' SUSPENSION MARK KEY BYPOLLS TO 9 SEATS IN U.P.

LUCKNOW: Voting for the highstakes bypolls to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh closed on Wednesday amid a volley of allegations lobbed between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP), the suspension of five police officials and multiple complaints to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Behind air crisis: High baseline pollution, multiplicity of factors

NEW DELHI: Both pollution and the political blame game around it have become toxic cliches in Delhi. What would it take to actually bring down pollution in Delhi to permissible levels?

SC: Cannot turn a break-up into a criminal case

THE SC'S DECISION CAME WHILE QUASHING A RAPE CASE AGAINST A MAN, STRESSING BOUNDARIES OF LAW IN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

BIZARRE BITCOIN BRIBE ROW A DAY AFTER CASH FOR VOTE DRAMA

PUNE/MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the Raipur (Chhattisgarh)-based premises of an audit firm employee, Gaurav Mehta, as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation into an alleged scam involving a ₹6,606 crore bitcoin-based Ponzi scheme operated by Singaporebased company Variable Tech Pte Ltd.

Kids' population to drop by 106mn in 25 yrs in India

NEW DELHI: The global population of children is projected to stabilise around 2.3 billion in the next 25 years, according to the Unicef's State of the World's Children 2024 report released on Wednesday, with India estimated to have the largest share at 350 million.

Cooperating in probe not about admitting guilt: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has underscored that cooperation with an investigation does not entail an obligation for the accused to admit guilt, observing that the prosecution bears the onus of proving its case independently and cannot rely on extracting self-incriminating evidence from the accused.

PC stay, Kejriwal plea point to impact of SC's ED ruling

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday succeeded in getting the trial proceedings against him in the AircelMaxis case stayed, while former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal moved the Delhi high court demanding a similar relief in the Delhi excise policy case -- developments that have put the spotlight on a November 6 Supreme Court ruling, which appears to be reshaping high-profile money laundering trials involving public servants.

NCLAT judge recuses himself from case citing text from brother

The order, passed by justice Sharad Kumar Sharma, the judicial member presiding over the NCLAT bench in Chennai, underscored the principle of judicial integrity and impartiality while highlighting the complexities that arise when familial relationships intersect with judicial responsibilities. Jatindranath Swain was the technical member on the bench.

Battlefield Perth ready for India's next big Test

The first Test of the five-match series for the Border Gavaskar trophy gets underway on Friday, and India's truly rabid fans will be hoping that the country's team can achieve a once-unthinkable three-peat down under.

Anmol Bishnoi in Iowa jail; deportation sought

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol Bishnoi was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is currently lodged at Pottawattamie County Jail in Iowa, according to the information gathered by HT.

TRIBAL MANIPUR MLAS PLAN JOINT PROTEST IN DELHI

Ten tribal MLAs from Manipur, including seven from the ruling BJP, are planning to hold a joint protest in Delhi in the first week of December, demanding the removal of CM N Biren Singh and a separate administration for their community, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

TWELVE SECURITY PERSONNEL, SIX TERRORISTS KILLED IN ATTACK IN PAK

Twelve security personnel and six terrorists were killed after a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a joint check post in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan, the army said on Wednesday.

Higher turnout in both states as fate of heavyweights sealed

NEW DELHI: The Mahayuti is likely to hold an edge over the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in fiercely fought assembly elections in Maharashtra but the scenario in Jharkhand could be more fluid, a clutch of exit polls predicted on Wednesday.

Waqf on agenda as House set to reopen

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government will try to bring five new bills and pass ten pieces of legislation, including the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, in the upcoming winter session of Parliament that is expected to see a fresh confrontation between the Opposition and the government over violence in Manipur and the allegations against Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch.