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Will submit evidence of all transactions, says Sukesh

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, through his lawyer Anant Malik, has said in the release dated November 4, 2022 that everything mentioned in the complaint filed before the LG was true.

‘EWS flats to be given to all slum-dwellers’

Bidhuri said BJP would gradually provide EWS flats to all slum dwellers.

Kejriwal must quit, axe Jain and Gahlot from cabinet: BJP

Referring to a new letter written by jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, which claims that chief minister Arvind Kejriwal forced him to bring over 20 people to contribute Rs 500 crore towards his party in exchange for seats, BJP on Saturday demanded the immediate resignation of the CM and also the removal of ministers Satyendar Jain and Kailash Gahlot from the Cabinet.

BJP using conman as star campaigner for elections: Bharadwaj

AAP functionaries on Saturday accused BJP of \"using conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar\" for gains in elections in Gujarat and Delhi. Addressing a press conference, AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that BJP was using the conman to defame his party during the election season, adding that Chandrasekhar seemed to have become their star campaigner.

24 teams to act against posters in public space, 70k removed already

Following a directive of the state election commission (SEC), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has made 24 teams in the 12 zones for checking and removing illegal posters and banners defacing public spaces in the wake of the upcoming civic polls.

Municipal Polls: RWAS & Mkt Bodies Ready Their Wishlists

Seek Sustainable Solutions For Sanitation, Other Problems

Choking sensation: Delhi masks up again, air purifiers back in demand

As the national capital grapples with bad air, N95 masks make a comeback after a brief break due to a dip in the Covid onslaught. With the air quality index crossing 400, the demand for air purifiers are also on the rise.

Farmers hold officials hostage in Faridkot village

The patwari was held hostage on two occasions. He was in custody for nearly 24 hours, but the administration acted on both occasions

Industry body writes to PM, seeks urgent meet of states

The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting an emergency meeting of the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to tackle the rising pollution levels.

Cong holds campaign for cleaner air

With the city's air quality in a bad shape, Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar, along with a large number of party workers, held a campaign at the ITO traffic signal to make people aware about the poisonous air they are breathing.

Pollution loosens grip a bit, but curbs to continue

In tandem with the slight improvement in Delhi air quality on Saturday, the share of pollutants from stubble-burning in the city’s PM2.5 too reduced to 21% due to the change in wind direction, against 30% and 34% in the previous two days, pollution monitoring agencies said.

Activists dare it all for climate action

NOW, A FLIGHT BLOCKADE: Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion protesters block private jets from leaving Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Saturday, in a demonstration ahead of the COP27 UN summit in Egypt

27-year-old to lead French far right outfit

Bardella likes to emphasise that he is from a new generation of nationalists with little in common with the racist, anti-Semitic thuggery associated with Jean-Marie Le Pen and the National Front.

Florida bars docs from treating minors for gender reassignment

Florida's medical boards on Friday voted for a rule that will ban doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment or surgeries to patients under the age of 18, media reports said.

30 faint in K-pop band’s concert crush

\"To prevent other incidents, we decided stopped the concert,\" he said.

Iran admits sending drones to Russia

Iran admitted for the first time on Saturday that it has sent drones to Russia, but insisted they were supplied to its ally before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Putin says Indians are talented

Putin said there was no doubt that India's population of almost 1.5 billion people will certainly achieve outstanding results in their development, according to a Kremlin press release in Russian.

No Hindutva or RSS extremism in Leicester violence: UK think tank

Unrest was the result of a micro-community cohesion issue” between Muslim and Hindu youth

Family excited about new home: Sunak

Rishi Sunak on Saturday gave an insight into how his wife Akshata Murty and daughters Krishna and Anoushka are settling into life at 10 Downing Street just over a week after he took charge as the British PM.

Pak senator breaks down over video with wife

A 74-year-old Pakistani lawmaker broke down Saturday as he revealed before the media in Lahore that his wife had received an objectionable video featuring the couple and he suspected \"elements\" in the army and InterServices Intelligence (ISI) to be behind it.

N Korea fires ballistic missiles

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said it was \"effectively a territorial invasion\".

Laid-off H-1B workers stare at a 60-day visa challenge

Friday's mass layoff at Twitter, and the ongoing job cuts at various US technology companies like Stripe etc., have come as a double blow to the terminated employees who are in the States on an H-1B visa. The clock is literally ticking for them to find another job in sixty days or face a likely deportation process.

Will safeguard personnel: Army

\"The baseless allegations hurled at the institution/officials today are highly regrettable and strongly condemned,\" the army said.

Pak PM demands full court panel to probe 'bid' on Imran

Defends Army Against Former PM’s Charges

2 held after Russia bar inferno kills 13

Firefighters fought through the early hours to extinguish the blaze at the popular Poligon bar in the city, which is around 300km northeast of Moscow.

India votes for Russia resolution against 'Nazism'

India was among the 105 countries that voted in favour of the resolution. While 52 countries voted against the resolution, 15 abstained

Tirupati temple's net worth put at ₹2.3L cr

The net worth of the Lord Venkateswara temple, believed to be one of the richest in India, is pegged at Rs 2.3 lakh crore.

After twin towers, Chintels highrise to be demolished

After the Supertech twin towers in Noida, NCR is likely to see another highrise demolition, this time in Gurgaon. An 18-storey residential building at Chintels Paradiso, where two residents died on February 10 this year after a vertical collapse of five living rooms, will be brought down, Gurgaon deputy commissioner Nishant Yadav said on Saturday. The decision, he said, was based on findings of the structural audit by IIT-Delhi that Tower D is beyond repair due to construction defects.

Foul air hits heart patients, say docs

Emergency visits for heart failure spike every year during the peak pollution period, said Dr Ambuj Roy, professor of cardiology, AIIMS.

Winds pull Delhi-NCR out of 'severe' air zone

Relatively strong southeasterly winds came to the rescue of Delhi-NCR on Saturday, partially lifting the toxic haze hanging over the region for the past few days by providing ventilation. After two days of “severe” air quality, Delhi’s AQI improved a shade to “very poor” and is likely to remain in that range for the next few days, reports Kushagra Dixit.