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Use complaint app to ensure cleaner city: MCD

AS Delhi gears up for the festive season, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is appealing to all citizens to actively participate in maintaining a cleaner, greener, and healthier city by using the MCD 311 mobile app.

A day before Diwali, air pollution levels spike

Eight stations record 'very poor' AQI, with Mundka being the worst

Tried and failed, yet 'Donkey route' preferred to reach US, greener pastures

ON March 8, a flight departed from Almaty, Kazakhstan carrying a young man, a native of Punjab.

From jail, Lawrence to lead animal protection

GANGSTER Lawrence Bishnoi, who has been named in over three dozen cases across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Mumbai, and Canada, has been unanimously elected as the national president of the youth wing of the All India Animal Protection Bishnoi Samaj.

New rules in place to analyse, grade bomb threat to flights

THE Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued new rules to deal with the recent avalanche of bomb threats to flights across the country.

JSW-POSCO steel plant at Odisha CM's home district

The joint venture of JSW Group and South Korean giant POSCO will set up a mega steel plant in Keonjhar, the home district of CM Mohan Charan Majhi.

TV 5 owner B R Naidu is the new TTD chairman

THE Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday announced the new governing board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), with TV5 owner Bollineni Rajagopal Naidu, popularly known as B R Naidu, as the chairman.

CANADA MINISTER MORRISON SAYS HE NAMED SHAH IN NIJJAR CASE

A Canadian minister admitted before a parliamentary panel that he outed Union home minister Amit Shah's name to a US newspaper as having allegedly ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada.

Disengagement complete, troops to swap sweets

India, China wrap up troop pullback from Demchok & Depsang; joint verification is on

Will Omar Move Art 370 Resolution In 1st House Session From Nov 4?

THE first session of newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will be held in Srinagar from November 4. The session, which will start with election of Speaker and address of Lt Governor, will last for five days.

Air Quality Better As 'Poor', 19k Kg Firecrackers Seized

THE national capital's air quality on Tuesday improved to "poor" from "very poor" category a day earlier with a reading of 272 recorded by Central Pollution Control Board.

Dhanteras: Gold Sales Fall 5% In Volume, Rise 20% In Value

Dhanteras, which marks the beginning of the festival season, saw a significant gold sales boom, as it garnered sales of about 20-22 tonnes of gold, which is worth nearly ₹16,000 crore.

DANA SCARE BLOWN UP BY IMD'S IMPRECISION

CYCLONE Dana certainly gave Odisha a scare, leaving about 36 lakh people affected and battering kharif crops over 2.71 lakh acres in five districts along its trail.

INFRA, PLANNING NEEDED FOR INDIAN AVIATION TO SOAR

INDIGO Airlines' big net loss of ₹987 crore in the June-September quarter has taken India Inc by surprise. India's largest airline, which has been profitable in the last seven quarters, was expected to turn in a modest profit in view of its near-monopoly, stable aviation fuel prices and rising passenger numbers.

Today, arangetrams have become social melas'

A conversation with Delhi's well-known artiste Geeta Chandran, to mark the 50th anniversary of her journey as an artiste and a dance guru

Remembering To Forget

Iranian American author Kaveh Akbar's critically acclaimed novel, Martyr!, is a finalist for the 2024 National Book Awards, a prestigious American literature award. Its protagonist, Cyrus, is a man chased by his memories—those he is compelled to relive and those that he must hold on to for his own sanity.

Tailormade global trends for Indian skin

Indian skin is unique and requires specific skincare routines due to its ability to protect itself from sunlight and its higher sebum production, further boosted by India's tropical location.

Kishore joins Salman Khan in AR Murugadoss's Sikandar

Kishore, a popular face in Tamil and Telugu cinemas, has started taking big strides in Bollywood.

Spaniard Rodri wins Ballon d'Or as Real skip event

MANCHESTER City and Spain midfielder Rodri was awarded the men's Ballon d'Or on Monday after winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title and Euro 2024, but Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony.

Pacers guide Delhi to comprehensive win over Assam

SUMIT Mathur's batting heroics coupled with brilliant performance from pacers powered Delhi to a comprehensive 10-wicket win over Assam in their Ranji Trophy match on Tuesday.

Speedster Rana asked to join team

PACER Harshit Rana has been asked to join the Indian team ahead of the third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai. Rana, who was part of the Delhi team in its Ranji Trophy clash against Assam, will join the national side on Wednesday.

Rublev loses temper and the match

SIXTH-SEEDED Andrey Rublev lost two tiebreakers and his temper as his hopes of qualifying for the ATP Finals took a hit on Tuesday at the Paris Masters.

CURIOUS CASE OF SIRAJ

The pacer's workload in the last couple of years or so could have affected his performance in the longest format

Are India too reliant on Kaur & Smriti in ODIs?

THE moment India crashed out of the ODI World Cup in 2022, one thing was certain. They needed to look beyond Mithali Raj for their batting exploits.

Adani Ent reports 8-fold rise in profit, Adani Port PAT up 40%

Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), flagship company of Adani Group, on Tuesday reported an eight-fold or 664% year-on-year (YoY) jump in its September quarter consolidated net profit at ₹1,742 crore as against ₹228 crore reported by it in the year-ago period.

Filing of GST returns barred after 3 years

THE GST department has barred taxpayers from filing GST returns after expiry of a three-year period from the due date of furnishing the said return.

Demand remains concern: Bhargava

Maruti Suzuki net profit declines on higher provisioning after indexation benefit withdrawal

TCS signs 15 years deal with Irish govt

TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) has secured a 15-year contract with Ireland's Department of Social Protection (DSP) to implement and support the country's new Auto Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme, known as the My Future Fund.

Canara Bank profit rises 11% to ₹4K cr, asset quality improves

NEW DELHI: State-owned Canara Bank on Tuesday reported an 11% increase in its net profit at ₹4,015 crore in the second quarter ended September 2024.

More tariff increases to take place in telecom sector, says Airtel CEO

BHARTI AIRTEL on Tuesday said there will be more tariff hikes in the telecom sector as current economic conditions are still quite poor.