CATEGORIES

meanwhile, Rahul raps PM over farm loan waiver

KEEPING up his attack on the BJP, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi had waived loans of ₹16 lakh crore due to big industrialists, he had not rid a single farmer of loan.

Modi seeks Maha votes for double-engine govt...

ON a campaign trail in poll-bound Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress, charging it with doing Pakistan's bidding by demanding to restore Article 370 in J&K.

Firing, violence ahead of bypoll in MP's Vijaypur

TWO villagers were injured in an armed attack by some people in tribal-dominated Dhanachya village of the bypoll-bound Vijaypur constituency in MP's Sheopur district, police said on Tuesday.

Consular camp cancelled over 'high threat' to temple

AMID the likelihood of \"extremely high and imminent threat level of violent protests\", the Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre has decided to cancel its upcoming Life Certificate Event.

Bangla influx: ED recovers printing machines, fake Aadhaars & passports

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at 17 locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal in connection with illegal Bangladeshi infiltration and recovered various incriminating items, including fake Aadhaars, forged passports, illegal arms, immovable property documents, cash, jewellery, printing papers, printing machines, and blank Performa used for forging Aadhaar cards.

Fate of Champai, son and 6 ministers of Hemant govt at stake in 1st phase

IN the first phase of Assembly polls to be held on Wednesday in Jharkhand, reputation of a number of senior leaders and former CMs is at stake.

Will end coal smuggling in Dhanbad if BJP wins: Shah

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP, if voted to power, will stop coal smuggling in Jharkhand and make the state \"the most prosperous state in the country\" within five years.

2 dead after surgeries done without consent in Gujarat

ANGRY villagers stormed a hospital in Ahmedabad on Tuesday and vandalised it after two patients died following alleged unauthorised surgeries.

No oral requests for urgent hearing: CJI

A day after assuming office, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday stated that no oral submissions for urgent listing and hearing of cases will be permitted and urged the lawyers to either send emails or written letters for it.

Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift

IF Donald Trump's nar row win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country into silence.

In a 1st, govt approves all-women CISF battalion to keep vital installations safe

Women in force | The Centre on Tuesday announced that it has approved a first-ever all-women CISF reserve battalion comprising more than 1,000 personnel, keeping in mind the burgeoning duties of the force at airports and similar installations of strategic and national importance.

PK Mishra bats for building disaster resilience

The best way to deal with disasters is to prevent them, PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, said on Tuesday, emphasizing that proactive measures are essential to safeguard communities.

Trade with Russia to touch $100 bn by '30: Jaishankar

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on Tuesday co-chaired the 25th session of the Inter-governmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, technological and cultural cooperation in New Delhi on Tuesday.

WHAT THE GLOBAL SOUTH CAN EXPECT AT COP29

The Conference of the Parties' 29th summit to address pressing climate change issues began on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan as Washington's top climate envoy assured of continued climate action despite a Trump win.

FROZEN CONFLICTS: TIME BOMBS TICKING IN THE NORTHEAST

Left on their own, old hostilities can lead to frozen conflicts. Rather than treating them as legacy troubles that can erupt again, the need is to intervene and resolve

One km-long British-era mining tunnel unearthed in Ballari forest

A team of experts involved in tracing early human habitations in the forests of Sandur in Ballari district recently stumbled upon a 200-year-old one-km tunnel of the British era.

Absence of sperm no innocence in rape cases: Court

MAKING it clear that absence of sperm does not automatically mean innocence in rape cases, a fast track court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) cases here has sentenced an accused to life in prison.

Low pressure weakens, but heavy rainfall in TN likely to continue

THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said on Tuesday that the low-pressure area lying over the Southwest Bay of Bengal, off North Tamil Nadu and adjoining South Andhra Pradesh coasts, is weak and unlikely to develop into a depression.

SC rejects review plea on Sterlite plant shutdown

In a setback to Vedanta Group, the Supreme Court has rejected the review petition filed by the company challenging the order passed by the court in February upholding the Madras High Court's decision to close the Sterlite plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu.

Ahead of '26 elections, DMK readies army of young orators

THE DMK, whose leaders are known for their 'gift of the gab', seems to be upping its game as the party has handpicked and groomed 182 young orators to campaign for the party in the 2026 Assembly elections.

RIL signs MoU to invest ₹65K cr in AP

Plans to set up 500 compressed biogas plants; agreement signed in presence of CM Naidu

Police detained students holding protest, says SFI

DELHI Police reportedly detained some students associated with the Students Federation of India (SFI) who were protesting outside Nirman Bhawan demanding concessional metro passes.

Air quality 'very poor' for 14th consecutive day

Data says vehicular pollution accounting for 15.4% emission is the biggest contributor

Gurugram's flawed waste system fuels pollution crisis

AS air quality in Gurgaon remains poor, residents say that much pollution results from rampant open waste burning in public areas.

Pollution: MCD plans to double parking fee

THE Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is preparing to raise parking fees across Delhi as part of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) aimed at controlling air pollution.

Court acquits ex-Cong MP Tytler, businessman in visa forgery case

A Delhi court on Tuesday acquitted former Congress MP Jagdish Tytler and businessman Abhishek Verma in a cheating and forgery case linked to a 2009 forged letter aimed at securing visa extensions for Chinese telecom officials.

Admission process for nursery to begin on Nov 28

FOR anxious parents who have been looking for best schools for their wards, the wait is over: the admission process for the pre-school (nursery), pre-primary (KG) and class 1 at the private, unaided schools is all set to begin from November 28.

Unusual temp likely to dip from Nov 17

DELHI is experiencing unusually high temperatures this November with specific weather conditions that usually trigger the onset of winter not aligning yet, though weather officials predict a dip in mercury starting November 17.

Woman, minor niece gang-raped at Kasturba Niketan; five arrested

TWO women, including a minor girl aged 17 years, who were out at night for partying were first intoxicated with alcohol-laced drinks and then allegedly gang-raped by five men at a house in southeast Delhi's Kasturba Niketan area, a police officer informed on Tuesday.

HC orders release of life convict after 26 yrs, says, '... every sinner has a future

THE Delhi High Court ordered the release of a life-term convict on Tuesday, 26 years after his incarceration, criticising the Sentence Review Board (SRB) for rejecting his premature release plea on grounds deemed \"arbitrary, irrational, and illogical.\"