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SC UNDERLINES 'CREATIVE' STEPS FOR UNRULY FLYERS

That everyone has their own story of a drunk on a plane was evident on Tuesday during a Supreme Court hearing a case on the same, with one of the judges, Justice K V Vishwanathan sharing his account of two drunk passengers, including one who insisted on sleeping it off inside the toilet.

Indian Army installs optical fibre at Siachen, DBO to boost connectivity

The Indian Army has installed optical fibre at two of its farthest outposts in the Ladakh sector to ensure high-speed broadband connectivity in Siachen and Daulet Beg Oldie (DBO).

Cops take farm leader to hospital ahead of hunger strike

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) leader Jagjeet Singh Dallewal was allegedly forcibly removed from the Khanauri border and taken to a hospital in Ludhiana hours before he was to begin a fast unto death to press for farmers' demand on Tuesday.

Adani power deal under scrutiny: Andhra official

The Andhra Pradesh government is examining whether the state can cancel a contract with the Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) following allegations by prosecutors in New York that the Adani Group paid around $265 million in bribes to officials in several Indian states to secure renewable energy contracts.

Even acquittal can't erase scars: SC slams misuse of dowry laws

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned courts against the indiscriminate prosecution of a husband's relatives in dowry harassment cases, rueing the growing tendency to implicate entire families in domestic disputes.

Constitution is a guide to our present and future, says Modi

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 and Kashmir—where Constitution Day was celebrated for the first time this year—and asserted India's firm resolve to respond decisively to threats from terror organisations.

CWC TO MEET ON NOV 29, RECENT ASSEMBLY POLL LOSSES IN FOCUS

The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's apex executive body, will meet on November 29 following the principal Opposition party's poor performance in the recently concluded Maharashtra and Haryana assembly polls.

Din in Odisha assembly over deletion of 'secular', 'socialist' from Preamble

The Odisha assembly on Tuesday witnessed ruckus after the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of allegedly omitting the words \"secular\" and \"socialist\" from the copy of the Constitution displayed in the assembly complex.

Shinde steps down; no clarity yet on who will be the next Maha CM

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde resigned on Tuesday in a constitutional obligation, paving the way for appointing a new government amid intense negotiations within the Mahayuti alliance on the next chief minister.

India suggests funding proposal for plastic phase-out

India has circulated a proposal for the financial arrangement to implement a global legally binding instrument on phasing out plastic pollution, currently being negotiated in South Korea's Busan where the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5) is being held.

6 vacant RS seats to go to polls on Dec 20: EC

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced that bypolls to six vacancies in Rajya Sabha across four states will be held on December 20, and the votes will be counted on the same day.

Independence will be jeopardised if parties place creed above nation

Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed concern over \"declining\" standard of discipline in Parliamentary discourse and said disturbance as a strategy threatens democratic institutions.

Rahul: PM, RSS thwarting path of SCs, STs, OBCs

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were strengthening the \"wall\" obstructing the path of Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs, while his party chief Mallikarjun Kharge challenged the PM on the caste census, a key demand of the Opposition party.

Judiciary, executive and legislature are 'related actors': CJI

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday took on the criticism sometimes levelled against the judiciary of being unelected and yet enjoying significant power by saying that the Constitution insulates it against \"ebbs and flows\" of the electoral process and allows it to decide cases free from external pressures and in public interest.

BIRLA CALLS FOR DIGNIFIED AND CONSTRUCTIVE DEBATES IN PARL

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday urged members of Parliament to follow the tradition of constructive and dignified debates set by the Constituent Assembly while deliberating upon the Constitution that was adopted 75 years ago.

Manipur tense again as man goes missing in army camp

Tension gripped parts of the Imphal West district in ethnic strife-torn Manipur on Tuesday after a 56-year-old man belonging to the Meitei community remained missing for over 24 hours from the 57 Mountain Division Leimakhong Army camp, officers said.

5 KILLED AS LORRY PLOUGHS THROUGH TENT IN THRISSUR

Five people, including two children, were killed and six others sustained injuries early on Tuesday after a truck driven by an inebriated man ploughed into the roadside tent they were sleeping in, in Thrissur district of Kerala, police said.

Conversion for benefits is fraud on Constitution: SC

If the purpose of conversion is largely to derive the benefits of reservation and not actual belief... the same cannot be permitted

Serial killer who struck on trains caught in Guj

A serial killer who allegedly murdered multiple passengers on trains across different states, including a disabled tabla player and a college student whom he reportedly raped, was arrested in Gujarat's Valsad district, police officials from two states said on Tuesday.

6 officials face action for embezzling MCD funds

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Tuesday took punitive action against six senior officials of the education department for embezzlement of funds meant for the welfare of SC/ST students.

NOIDA SEEKS PROBE AGAINST LOGIX PROJECT

The Noida authority on Tuesday said that it has decided to write to the economic offence wing in Delhi to launch an investigation against Logix Blossom Zest realty project that allegedly failed to clear its financial dues and also didn't deliver apartments to homebuyers.

3 KILLED IN FIRE AT FURNITURE FACTORY IN GREATER NOIDA

Three men were charred to death after a fire broke out at a sofa factory in Greater Noida's Beta 2 locality on Tuesday, said officials, adding that an initial probe indicated gas leakage in an LPG cylinder while cooking led to the blaze.

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