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HC pulls up govt for not probing defects in flyover

The Delhi high court on Tuesday reprimanded the Delhi government for its failure to order a probe into the defective construction of a flyover near Nathu Colony Chowk, saying that it is clear that someone is \"trying to push corruption under the carpet\".

Burdened by patient load, MRIs at AIIMS have years-long wait

For the parents of five-year-old Akriti, coming to one of India's premier hospitals - the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi - all the way from Samastipur in Bihar, was a desperate resort in their attempt to give their daughter a \"normal\" life.

North Delhi: Body found in abandoned building

Police have recovered the decomposed body of a 22-year-old man who had been missing since November 13 from inside an abandoned railway quarters in north Delhi's Sarai Rohilla, officers said on Tuesday, adding that a murder case was lodged in this connection.

Man, 64, found murdered in Panchsheel Park house: Cops

A 64-year-old retired businessman was found murdered with several stab wounds in his Panchsheel Park residence in south Delhi on Monday morning, police said.

6 ARRESTED FOR ROBBING GROCERY STORE, WANTED TO USE LOOT MONEY TO GO ON HOLIDAY

Six people have been held for robbing a Dwarka-based grocer at gunpoint, officers said, adding that the accused committed the crime to bankroll a proposed vacation to Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir.

2 minors nabbed for beating man to death

Delhi Police has apprehended two juveniles for allegedly murdering a 37-year-old man near the railway lines near Okhla, officers said.

Month since 4-yr-old's death, public gym equipment overhaul pending

More than a month after a four-year-old boy died when exercise equipment in an open-air gym collapsed on him in a municipality-run park in Moti Nagar, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has yet to initiate the annual maintenance of such equipment across the city.

Yamuna water taxi plan still in works, NGT told

DELHI GOVT TELLS GREEN COURT THAT IT IS YET TO RECEIVE AN AFFIDAVIT AND AN INDEMNITY BOND FROM CENTRAL AGENCY IWAI

NGT NOTICE TO OVERSIGHT PANEL, SEEKS STATUS OF RIDGE

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Oversight Committee seeking a report on the protected area in Delhi's Ridge and the status of removal of encroachments from there.

3-year-old girl drowns while playing in a vacant waterlogged plot near Rohini: Cops

POLICE SAID THE COLONY WHERE THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IS UNAUTHORISED AND LACKS A DRAINAGE SYSTEM

BJP, AAP lock horns over slum outreach

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with an eye on the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, on Tuesday started its \"Ratri Pravas Samvaad\" (night stay dialogue) programme with the residents of slum cluster residents across the city to learn the issues plaguing them, party functionaries said.

Police checks, posters, awareness among youth: LG launches anti-drugs campaign

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Tuesday announced a month-long antidrug campaign starting December 1 with the aim of making the Capital drug-free within the next three years, officials from the LG secretariat said.

NGT NOTICE TO OVERSIGHT PANEL, SEEKS STATUS OF RIDGE

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Oversight Committee seeking a report on the protected area in Delhi's Ridge and the status of removal of encroachments from there.

Yamuna water taxi plan still in works, NGT told

DELHI GOVT TELLS GREEN COURT THAT IT IS YET TO RECEIVE AN AFFIDAVIT AND AN INDEMNITY BOND FROM CENTRAL AGENCY IWAI

Winds rescue city: Air in lower end of 'very poor'

Delhi's air quality was in the \"very poor\" category for a third straight day on Tuesday, but strong surface-level winds helped disperse pollutants, pushing the Capital's air to the verge of the \"poor\" zone by late in the night.

BJP SAYS IT WILL 'CORNER GOVT ON AIR POLLUTION' IN WINTER SESSION

Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said they will raise issues of public interest in the upcoming winter session of the Delhi assembly.

Atishi: Centre manipulating electoral rolls ahead of polls

Chief minister Atishi on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government of \"misusing government machinery\" to \"remove a large number of voters from the electoral rolls\" ahead of the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.

Hemant Soren meets Kejriwal, invites him to oath ceremony

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday hosted Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and Jharkhand chief minister-designate Hemant Soren, who invited the former Delhi CM to attend his swearing-in ceremony.

Kejriwal: AAP stands strong despite attempts to silence it

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the AAP has \"reshaped Indian politics\" through its model of governance, adding that the party stands strong despite the \"political obituaries\" written every six months.

Check this out, mate: A history of chess chairs

THE WORLD CHESS TITLE BATTLE GOES ON FOR WEEKS AND EACH GAME SPANS SEVERAL HOURS. NOBODY WANTS TO BE IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE CHAIR IN THAT TIME

A Mizoram lifeline for 4 Myanmar army rebels

At around 2pm on Monday, four men entered India secretly after a two-day journey — first on foot and later in a van from Myanmar's Hakha province to Zohkhawthar, a village in Mizoram along the Indo-Myanmar border.

Gukesh gets draw with black after Game 1 loss

After the fireworks of Game 1, it was a slow, manoeuvring 23-move draw by repetition in the second game of the World Chess Championship between Ding Liren and D Gukesh in Singapore on Tuesday.

Man stole priceless' 50 million-yr-old fossil from trade fair, left it on study table; held after 4 days

A 49-year-old man picked up a 50-million-year-old fossil from the India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Bharat Mandapam last week, walked around the exhibition with the lkg relic in his bag for hours as he recced for more valuables and slipped out, a heist that went unnoticed by 2,000 Delhi Police personnel and 1,000 CCTV cameras till Geological Survey of India (GSI) officials spotted a notable absence from their stall.

TRUMP WARNS OF STEEP TARIFFS ON MEXICO, CANADA, CHINA FROM DAY 1

US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.

Protect all minorities, India tells B'desh after arrest of Hindu priest

India on Tuesday expressed \"deep concern\" over the arrest of prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh, as protests erupted in multiple cities following his detention on sedition charges and one of the lawyers representing him was killed in clashes.

ISRAEL, LEBANON AGREE CEASEFIRE TO STOP CONFLICT WITH HEZBOLLAH

Israel has agreed a ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel's Channel 12 television reported on Tuesday, clearing the way for an end to a conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war last year.

Not just a lawyer’s document, it is a spirit: Modi on Constitution

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasised that the spirit of \"Nation First\" will ensure the enduring relevance of India's Constitution for centuries, as he highlighted the extension of the Constitution to Jammu & Kashmir - where Constitution Day was celebrated this year for the first time-and asserted India's firm resolve to respond decisively to threats from terror organisations.

House hails 'living document' to mark 75 yrs of Constitution

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday described the Constitution as a \"living and progressive document\" that forms the bedrock of India's democratic republic and emphasised that its true strength lies in the coordinated efforts of all constitutional bodies to improve citizens' lives.

Sambhal police say bullets are not theirs

AN UNEASY CALM PREVAILED IN THE AREA AND THE ADMINISTRATION EXTENDED THE INTERNET BAN

EVMs fine if you win, tainted if you lose: SC

What the top court said