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Thirty years' music

A city choir celebrating its 30th anniversary

CBI ARRESTS THREE COPS FOR TAKING BRIBE OF ₹2 LAKH

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the crime branch office of Delhi Police and arrested three police officers for taking a bribe of ₹2 lakh, officers said on Monday.

LG APPROVES AMENDMENTS IN METROLOGY ACT

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena has approved amendments to the Delhi Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011, which establishes and enforces standards of weights and measures — a move aimed at protection of consumers from fraud.

GGM: 2 WOMEN AMONG THREE HELD FOR KILLING TRADER OVER LOAN

A man and two women were arrested in connection with the murder of a 52-year-old businessman over payment of a loan, from Shikohpur, Sector 79, Gurugram, police said on Monday.

Jeweller's aide arrested for stealing gold worth ₹1cr

POLICE SAID THAT THE ACCUSED WAS A TRUSTED INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE JEWELLERS FOR AT LEAST A DECADE

Pollution worsens as winds slow down again

Delhi's air quality, which briefly improved on Monday morning to enter the \"poor\" category for the first time in nearly a month, deteriorated sharply by the afternoon, returning to the \"very poor\" zone as wind speeds dropped significantly, trapping pollutants within the city again.

SC refuses to roll back Stage 4 of Grap

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to relax the stringent curbs against air pollution under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) while allowing the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to consider relaxation for holding physical classes for schools and educational institutions in Delhi and NCR by the end of the day.

CAQM allows schools, colleges to run 'hybrid"

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Monday said it has made changes to the clauses in Stages 3 and 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) in regard to schools - allowing them to be run on hybrid mode, instead of only online classes.

WILL DOUBLE THE ANTI-SMOG GUNS DEPLOYED: NDMC

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will double the number of anti-smog guns deployed in the areas under its jurisdiction in an attempt to add more teeth to its ongoing pollution mitigation drive, officials aware of the matter said on Monday.

KEJRIWAL: 80K MORE PEOPLE GRANTED OLD AGE PENSION

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced the Delhi government's decision to grant old-age pensions to an additional 80,000 people in a major poll push ahead of the 2025 assembly elections.

HC tells DJB to pay ₹22L for boy's death

The Delhi high court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to pay ₹22 lakh compensation to the parents of a nine-year-old boy who died after falling into a pit on its land in 2016.

Staff seek apology from cop over 'mistreatment'

The Residents Doctors' Association of Safdarjung Hospital has alleged that an on-duty doctor and an attendant were allegedly verbally assaulted by a patient's relative—a high-ranking Indian Police Service (IPS) officer—at the government-run medical institute late on Sunday night.

To open or not to open: Flyover stuck after HC denies approval to cut trees

With the Delhi high court reprimanding the forest department for seeking permission to transplant a neem and a jamun tree located in the carriageway of the Anand Vihar flyover last week, the Public Works Department (PWD) now finds itself in a quandary about opening the flyover with trees intact.

‘SC defrauded in bid to revive fake Katara rape case: CBI FIR

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against several Allahabad high court and Supreme Court lawyers and two private individuals for defrauding the Supreme Court by filing a fake petition to revive the rape case against Ajay Katara - the star witness in the Nitish Katara murder case, officials in the federal agency said, adding that their initial inquiry established the commission of offence.

REDUCTION IN SPEED LIMIT ON NOIDA E-WAYS LIKELY DUE TO FOG

The Noida traffic police is likely to reduce the speed limit on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Yamuna Expressway from December 15 to prevent accidents caused due to poor visibility, officials said.

DDA, DJB face NGT's ire over indifference to environment

YOU'RE BOTH MORE CONCERNED ABOUT FINANCIAL MATTERS'

DUSU polls: NSUI bags post of prez after 7 yrs, ABVP gets vice-president

KMC strikes down students' election

Union Cabinet approves PAN 2.0, mission to push natural farming

The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a ₹1,435 crore PAN 2.0 project to upgrade the existing system and make personal data protection mandatory for user agencies and also gave its nod to a ₹2,481crore natural farming mission to promote chemical-free agriculture, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

Cop dead amid clash with Imran supporters

At least one policeman was killed and dozens of people injured in Pakistan as supporters of jailed former PM Imran Khan clashed with security forces outside the capital Islamabad on Monday, a government minister and Khan's party said.

Sambhal toll climbs to 4, SP MP named in FIR

The death toll in the violence in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh rose to four after a teen succumbed to his injuries, while the Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday booked a member of Parliament from the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the son of a local SP legislator in connection with the clashes over a court-ordered survey of a mosque.

Rejected Oppn trying to control House: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Opposition, alleging that individuals who were continuously rejected by the public were trying to hijack parliamentary proceedings for personal gains and were resorting to disruptions and chaos.

Top general flags 'problems' with women officers serving in key command roles, shoots off letter

NEW DELHI: At a time when the armed forces have taken great strides towards correcting gender bias, a top general has shot off a letter to the eastern army commander complaining about a litany of issues ostensibly plaguing army units commanded by women officers in the sensitive eastern sector — from officer management to a purportedly misplaced sense of entitlement, from a lack of empathy to an exaggerated tendency to complain, and from over-ambition to a lack of ambition.

'SOCIALIST' AND 'SECULAR' IN PREAMBLE: SC JUNKS PETITION

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a clutch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words \"socialist\" and \"secular\" in the Preamble to the Constitution through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976, noting that these terms have not only achieved widespread acceptance by \"We, the people of India\", but also do not impose restrictions on elected governments from pursuing policy decisions suited to the times.

2-2 split but NSUI takes prez post in DU student union polls

After a seven-year drought, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has reclaimed the top spot in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections, securing the posts of president and joint secretary as results, delayed by nearly two months, were announced Monday.

Ruthless with bat and ball, India finish the job in Perth

It was at 3.47pm local time that Harshit Rana spread his arms and set off on a run in celebration after taking the final Australian wicket.

CENTRE GIVEN 4 WEEKS TO DECIDE ON RAJOANA'S MERCY PETITION

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Union government four weeks to decide on the long-pending mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, even as the Centre flagged the \"sensitivity\" of the issue and said the situation was not conducive to resolving the matter at present.

Sena pushes hard for Shinde in CM chair despite BJP's numbers

The Shiv Sena continued to push for its president Eknath Shinde to return as Maharashtra chief minister even as its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was yet to start the process to elect its legislative party head.

Union Cabinet approves PAN 2.0, mission to push natural farming

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Opposition, alleging that individuals who were continuously rejected by the public were trying to hijack parliamentary proceedings for personal gains and were resorting to disruptions and chaos.

WANNA UNWIND? HEAD TO JLN THIS WEEKEND & LET THE MUSIC PLAY!

HT City Unwind, India's biggest food and music festival, is back in Delhi with a curated line-up that's simply stellar

INDIAN CRAFT MEETS ITALIAN FLAIR: DIVIANA DEBUTS IN MILAN WITH A STARRY AFFAIR

In the prestigious Montenapoleone Fashion District of Milan, where luxury whispers through every cobblestone, DIVIANA has carved a niche as one of India's foremost luxury furniture brands.