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All-party meeting on Nov 24 ahead of Parliament session

The Centre has called an all-party meeting on November 24, a day before the winter session of Parliament commences, to seek cooperation of opposition parties for the smooth functioning of the session that will last till December 20.

Parties advised to settle dispute independently

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday advised the parties involved to try to settle their dispute independently.

Bibek Debroy has left a legacy with humanity at its core, says PK Mishra

BIBEK Debroy, the former chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council who passed away early this month, Was a scholar with exceptional analytical skills in policy-making and an inordinate ability to explain complex concepts in a lucid manner, recollected PK Mishra, the principal secretary to the PM.

25% increase in delegates as IFFI begins today

MORE than 6,500 delegates have registered themselves for this year's International Film Festival of India (IFFI) marking an increase of 25 per cent over the last year, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) managing director Prithul Kumar said on Tuesday, a day ahead of the inauguration of the festival in Goa.

FBI officials meet Indian agencies to discuss Anmol Bishnoi's extradition

OFFICIALS of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have met officers of the Indian law enforcement agencies to discuss the case of Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Trade talks with India to resume: UK

G20 sidelines: Modi says strategic ties with UK a priority, Starmer sets new year date for talks

POLARISED POLITY IN PROGRESSIVE MAHARASHTRA

The state has been a fertile ground for patriotic thinkers. To understand the polarisation seen today, one has to look back at a long history of appeasement

G20 STRUGGLES TO STAY RELEVANT AMID TURMOIL

AS the leaders of the world's major economies confabulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the annual G20 summit, unresolved geopolitical tensions continue to blight global landscape.

Fruit bats ruin Rudraksha yield, farmer sues forest dept

FRUIT bats causing damage to crops is nothing new. However, a farmer suing the forest department seeking huge compensation for the loss he incurred owing to the flying mammals is not something common.

HC strikes down GO regularising contract jobs

THE High Court on Tuesday declared Section 10-A of the Telangana (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalisation of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994 unconstitutional while making it clear that the services of contractual employees who have already been regularised would not be terminated.

Devaswom Board's actions during pooram suspicious

THE Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) has told the Kerala High Court that certain actions of the Thiruvambadi Devaswom during the Thrissur pooram had given rise to suspicions that they were aimed at aiding certain political parties to influence the Lok Sabha polls.

Muraleedharan draws flak for °trivia1ising Wayanad tragedy; LDF, UDF irked

SENIOR BJP leader V Muraleedharan on Tuesday courted a controversy after he claimed only three local body wards were washed away in the Wayanad landslides, not an entire region.

K'taka's most wanted Naxal killed in ANF encounter

NAXAL leader Vikram Gowda, 46, was killed in an encounter with Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) personnel at Pithubail in Nadpalu village of Hebri taluk in the Western Ghats on Monday night.

Schools have made joke of entire education system

AMID the pollution crisis, children as young as 4 years old, studying in Nursery classes, are made to attend three-hour online classes these days.

Naidu moots interlinking of rivers

Says Polavaram project will be completed by 2027, its height will remain at 45.72 metres

Obstruct developmental projects at your own peril, Revanth warns BRS

SOLEMNLY swearing that he would never allow the BRS to rise again in the state, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday made it clear that anyone trying to, or conspiring to scuttle development works and come in the way of government functioning would land in jail.

@ 78L, Metro scores highest-ever daily ridership on N ov 18

DM Rc's measures DMRC has added 60 extra trips on weekdays, enhancing its carrying capacity and encouraging more people to opt for the Metro. It has also made available its tickets on multiple online platforms to book them with ease.

Despair deepens among daily wage earners

WITH Delhi-NCR battling hazardous air pollution levels, daily wage laborers in the construction sector are bearing the brunt of restrictions imposed under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

Univs in city shift to online mode as no respite from severe-plus air quality

A day after the Supreme Court ordered the closure of all classes up to 12th grade, the universities in Delhi also decided to suspend physical classes for this week.

HC seeks ED's response on Satyendar Jain's plea

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in response to a petition filed by former Delhi Cabinet Minister Satyendar Jain.

STPs not up to mark, polluting Yamuna: HC

THE Delhi High Court has recently expressed serious concerns over the operation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the capital, noting that they appear to be failing to meet required standards, leading to untreated sewage being discharged into the Yamuna River.

17,000 found involved in crime for first time during nine months of this year

MORE than 17,000 people were found involved for the first time in the crosshairs of the world of crime during the first nine months of this year, as per the data shared by the Delhi Police from three districts and two of its units.

No impounding or scrapping of vintage vehicles: L-G to agencies

BONA fide vintage vehicles will no longer face coercive action by the transport department and the MCD, as Delhi LG VK Saxena has asked the civic body to ensure that their enforcement wings desist from coercive action in case of such bona fide vehicles.

HC orders action plan to tackle bomb threats, similar emergencies in schools

THE High Court (HC) has directed the city government to swiftly formulate and implement a comprehensive action plan, including a standard operating procedure (SOP), to address bomb threats and similar emergencies.

Cops unravel ₹100 cr cyber seam, nab Chinese national

THE Delhi Police has arrested a Chinese national in connection with a cyber fraud case of Shahdara district where a man Was defrauded to the tune of Rs 43 lakhs, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

AAP may bet on new faces in polls

'Anti-incumbency' cited as key reason for some party MLAs not getting the party nomination

India, China look to resume direct flights, dialogue

visa relaxation, resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra on the cards

3 BJP MPs nominated to J NU court; one among them closely linked to RSS

VICE-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday nominated three BJP MPs, including Dr K. Laxman, to the Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University (J NU). Laxman, the national president of the BJP's OBC Morcha, is also a member of the party's Central Election Committee.

India: Set new finance goal on climate justice

WITH COP29 negotiations reaching a critical stage, India on Tuesday demanded clear answers from developed countries on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance.

Govt mulls odd-even as city continues to gasp for breath

A string of anti-pollution measures in Delhi appear to be faltering, somewhere, somehow.