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Poll results to set tone for Oppn strategy in House

Adani indictment, Manipur violence & Waqf Bill to heat up winter session

LAND WARANGAL AIRPORT PROJECT WITHOUT DELAY

EVER since its formation, Telangana has broadly been on an upward development curve-albeit with a few bumps along the way.

RBI KEEPING THE RUPEE STABLE USEFUL IN SHORT RUN, DIFFICULT IN LONG

THE Indian rupee weakened to an all-time low of 84.50 against the US dollar on Thursday, driven by foreign fund outflows, escalating geopolitical tensions and expectations of sharper rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve.

STICKINESS OF SHAME IN THE U.S. AND INDIA

Waves of joy and gloating or fear and loathing are sweeping America every day, depending upon one's political allegiance, as president-elect Donald Trump announces bizarre appointments for his government.

REDISCOVERING THE ESSENCE OF HUMANITY

India has had several masters who could coalesce disparate views and heal the soul. As hatred sweeps across the world, it's time for a renaissance in such thinking

SIT begins probe into allegations of low-grade ghee in Tirupati Laddus

THE Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Supreme Court to investigate alleged irregularities in the supply of substandard cow ghee and allegations of animal fat being used in the Laddu Prasadam at the Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), arrived in Tirupati on Friday.

Vizag snake savers rescue 35k reptiles in 2 decades

A 42-year-old snake catcher Rokkam Kiran Kumar, hailing from an agricultural joint family, developed a keen interest in snakes during his childhood.

Israel popular destination for K'taka jobseekers

THERE has been a surge in people from Karnataka opting to work in Israel this year, according to the Regional Passport Office (RPO) here.

KTR slams Rahul's criticism of Adani Group

\"IF AICC leader Rahul Gandhi is sincere about his stance on Adani Group, the Congress government in Telangana must cancel all agreements with the group,\" BRS working president KT Rama Rao said on Friday.

HC flays LDF, UDF for protests in Wayanad on Nov 19 against Centre

THE Kerala High Court has criticised the LDF and the Opposition UDF for calling dawn-to-dusk hartals in Wayanad on November 19 to protest the delay in central assistance for the victims of the July 30 landslides.

Naidu promises to act on Jagan

Will verify reports on bribery allegations and take appropriate action, says Andhra CM

BJD denies bribery charges, says 'baseless and incorrect'

BREAKING its silence on the US Department of Justice's indictment of Adani group on bribing government officials of Odisha and several other states to secure solar energy contracts, the BJD, which was in power in the state during the period, dismissed the charges as 'baseless and incorrect'.

SFI protests over 'casteist slur' against Dalit student

DELHI's Students' Federation of India (SFI) and other student organisations staged a protest on Friday demanding the arrest of the principal of Delhi University's Shaheed Bhagat Singh College after a Dalit student alleged that the former hurled casteist slurs and assaulted him after he was falsely accused of sending obscene messages on the official WhatsApp group of his department.

Amit Shah meets police brass, tells officers to ensure public safety

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday visited the Delhi Police headquarters here and reviewed the law and order situation in the national capital.

NDMC launches night cleaning drive to combat pollution in Khan Market

IN a bid to curb pollution levels in the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) carried out night cleaning and sweeping of roads across several parts of the city early Friday morning.

City's AQI slips back to 'severe' after slight improvement

DELHI's air quality has once again plunged into the 'severe' category, with the 24-hour average AQI reaching 401 around 6 pm on Friday.

UP logs 25% rise in incidents of stubble burning this fiscal

AMID the rising levels of air pollution as a potential threat to life, especially in the national capital and the region around it, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) data shows that UP has registered an alarming jump of 25 per cent stubble burning incidents in the current fiscal.

PUNJAB FARM FIRE TALLY OVER 10,400

As per data, the highest number of cases were in Madhya Pradesh at 396, followed by other states

Define DDA, MCD jurisdictions: HC

The High Court has recently directed the MCD and the DDA to demarcate their respective jurisdictions to ensure accountability in tackling illegal constructions.

HC seeks urgent action on Chandni Chowk revamp failures

THE Delhi High Court on Friday directed city authorities to address deficiencies and curb illegal activities plaguing the Chandni Chowk redevelopment project and its surroundings.

Special drive to enrol voters of vulnerable section

DELHI's election office has directed returning officers and booth level officers (BLOS) to begin enrollment of destitute and transgenders in the electoral roll by field verification.

AIIMS, IIT-D partner with UK college to develop new medical technologies

THE All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi have launched a new collaboration with University College London (UCL) to co-create pioneering solutions in the field of medical technology.

Atishi thousand times better than Kejriwal, says Saxena

AAP, L-G and their standoffs

Court stays proceedings against CM

A Delhi court on Friday stayed the proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi.

Welfare schemes being treated as charity: BJP

THE BJP on Friday slammed AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal's 'Revdi' politics, saying he was making welfare schemes seem like \"charity\" done by him.

Kejriwal launches 'Revdi Pe Charcha' campaign

AAP supremo says apart from existing six freebies, one more sop will be doled out if party gets re-elected

SC seeks strict vigil at 113 checkpoints to monitor truck entry

THE Supreme Court on Friday flagged the Delhi government's failure in enforcing anti-pollution GRAP-4 restrictions relating to entry of trucks in the national capital and directed immediate setting up of check posts at 113 entry points.

Alarm after sharp rise in Hepatitis A cases, water contamination suspected

HOSPITALS across the city are witnessing a disturbing rise in Hepatitis A cases, with both young children and adults suffering from severe liver damage—some patients are as young as two years old. This surge in infections, combined with liver failures, signals a potential public health crisis.

3 women among 10 Maoists shot dead in Sukma

TEN Maoists, three of them women, were gunned down in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday.

Vessel collides with sub, 2 missing

TWO fishermen were reported missing after their fishing vessel collided with an Indian Navy submarine about 70 nautical miles off the Goa coast.