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Uproar over lack of facilities at relief camps as Bihar reels under severe flood

HUNDREDS of villages remain marooned in flood-hit Bihar districts two days after river embankments were breached at many places.

Lawyers pressing for urgent case hearings irks CJI

CHIEF Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday deprecated the practice of mentioning a case for urgent hearing by different lawyers, saying that he will not allow this as it puts his \"personal credibility\" at stake.

Detention of protestors unacceptable, says Oppn

OPPOSITION leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, LoP Rahul Gandhi, and Arvind Kejriwal, on Tuesday attacked the Modi government over the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk at the Delhi border.

SC stay on demolition extended

Says a person being an accused or convict can't be a ground for demolition of their property

Wangchuk and 150 others detained at Singhu border

CLIMATE activist Sonam Wangchuk, along with around 150 other people, was detained at the Haryana-Delhi Singhu border while marching towards the national capital amplify their demand for the Sixth Schedule status and statehood for Union Territory Ladakh.

WHO alarm over unmet care needs for elderly across globe

PEOPLE aged 60 years and above continue to experience unmet health care needs, whether they live in low-, middle-, or high-income countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.

Chandrayaan-3 lander landed on oldest crater, shows study

A study conducted by scientists from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) and the Indian Science Research Organisation (ISRO) says that Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Lunar Mission, landed within a buried impact crater that is around 160km in size and 4.4km deep.

IMD predicts severe winter after surplus rain

AFTER extreme summer heat and above-normal southwest monsoonal rainfall, get ready for a severe winter and longer spell of cold wave this winter.

Centre releases ₹5.9K cr as flood relief aid for 14 states

THE Union government on Tuesday released ₹5858.60 crore to 14 flood-affected states as central share from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and advance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.

REMEMBERING THE MANY SIDES OF THE MAHATMA

Gandhi proposed new ways of thinking about spirituality, technology and innovation at his ashram. It is for contemporary Gandhians to revitalise his ideas with new explorations

BEYOND THE GREAT FLUSH: MORE OF SWACHH BHARAT

SCIENCE journal Nature recently reconfirmed what Swachh Bharat implementers, activists and partners have been saying all this time.

T'gana revenue deficit may push up liquor price

THE state government is mulling increasing liquor prices by 10% to 15% with 20% being the outer limit - on all varieties of liquor, ordinary, medium and premium, to overcome the revenue deficit of around 2,000 crore in the first two quarters of the financial year.

HC orders CBI probe into sexual assault of girl

THE Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the sexual assault of a schoolgirl after finding that the Greater Chennai Police had violated procedures under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act while holding investigations.

Majhi doubles honorarium to Odia teachers in Jharkhand

CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced that the honorarium of teachers of Odia schools in Jharkhand will be doubled from ₹3,000 to ₹6,000 per month forthwith.

Hema panel: SIT questions actor Nivin Pauly, records statement

THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing sexual harassment allegations in the Malayalam film industry interrogated actor Nivin Pauly in connection with an alleged gang rape.

SIT suspends probe into laddu row

DGP says since the matter is sub judice in SC, decision on investigation to be taken on Oct 3

Cybercrime: 21-yr-old data entry operator involved in 194 cases across India

JUST about 21-year-old, Lakkan Arora, who works in a data entry job in Jaipur, is involved in 194 cybercrime cases across India, said Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) Director Shikha Goel, pointing at an excel sheet, detailing each case and the states from which the victims hailed.

20,000 SS employees' salary a casualty in TN-Centre row

OVER 20,000 teaching and nonteaching staff associated with Samagra Shiksha (SS) scheme are staring at trouble as their September month salary has not been paid yet.

Daughter testifies against him, man gets life term for killing wife 14 yrs ago

A five-year-old girl, a sole eyewitness to the brutal killing of her mother by her father, ensured that he was sentenced to life imprisonment by a city civil and sessions court.

Service delivery app launched for the elderly

LIEUTENANT Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday released the 'Kutumb' application for better service delivery to registered senior citizens of the national capital, officials said.

Delhi BJP leaders meet Nadda, Shah

ASSEMI DELHI BJP leaders in a meeting with the national president of the party JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah discussed poll strategy for the upcoming Assembly elections, party leaders said on Tuesday.

Police halted plantation drive on L-G's order, says Gopal Rai

ENVIRONMENT Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday alleged that the Delhi Police stopped the government's 'Harit Kalash Yatra,' an awareness campaign of tree plantation in Connaught Place here following orders from Lt Governor VK Saxena.

'Land law changes put city villagers in spoť

LIEUTENANT Governor V K Saxena recently announced the resumption of inheritance-based land mutation for over 174 'declared urban villages.

Why objection to Lakshmi Bai statue at Shahi Idgah park: HC

THE Delhi High Court, in a hearing on Tuesday, expressed confusion over the opposition to the installation of a statue of Maharani Lakshmi Bai at Shahi Idgah Park in Sadar Bazar, clarifying that the freedom fighter is not a religious figure.

Urban villages, JJ clusters, regularised colonies can avail of power connection

IN a major relief to lakhs of city residents living in areas that don't fall under the regular land category, the Delhi Development Authority on Tuesday allowed DISCOMS to provide them with new power connections.

Atishi says police stopped her from meeting Wangchuk

The climate activist was detained at Singhu border; AAP holds protest against BJP, L-G

36 IPS, five DANIPS officers transferred by Home dept

IN a major bureaucratic reshuffle within the Delhi Police, as many as 36 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and five Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS) officers were transferred and given new roles.

Youth hires shooters to kill uncle

UJWAL JALALI @ New Delhi A 20-year-old man, who wanted to eliminate his uncle over a family dispute, hired three shooters from Uttar Pradesh who then gunned down the 55-year-old man in the city's Dwarka area, an official said on Tuesday.

1984 riots: HC to hear Tytler's plea on Nov 29

THE high court has scheduled a hearing for November 29 on a plea filed by Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, challenging the framing of murder charges against him in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Court extends Er Rashid's interim bail till October 12

A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the interim bail of Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid in a terror funding case till October 12.