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SC puts on hold order on Rajoana's mercy plea

THE Supreme Court on Monday put on hold its order directing President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration.

PM bats for Global South at G20 meet

IN an address at a G20 session in Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the countries of the Global South are most adversely impacted by the food, fuel and fertilizer crisis caused by global conflicts, and the G20 must focus on addressing it.

Coast Guard to hold largest search and rescue drill at Kochi

THE Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is gearing up to host India's largest national maritime search and rescue exercise (SAREX-24) which will have a major gathering of international representatives.

Centre mulls new legislation to deal with oche of profit, draft prepared

THE Centre appears to be moving towards revoking a 65-yearold law that lays the ground for the disqualification of MPs for holding office of profit and introducing a new one in sync with current requirements.

'30°/o climate aid must goto agriculture'

Kaveh Zahedi, from UN FAO, stresses need for innovative solutions like agroforestry and sustainable farming-

Looking forward to early FTA with India: UK minister for Indo-Pacific

BRITISH Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West, who is on a two-day visit to India, has said Britain would further strengthen its bilateral ties with India and was looking at an early conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

PUTTING WOMEN AT CENTRE OF GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION

HE COP29 climate summit going on in Baku has scheduled November 21 as 'gender day' to focus on women's participation in global climate action.

THE IMPACT OF TRUMP 2.0 ON INDIA'S SECURITY

The priority for Indo-US relations during Trump's second stint is likely to be the strategic partnership driven by shared concerns about China. Iran could be a tougher test

HC refuses relief to director over abusive posts

QUASH PETITION

Kerala in HC for land to Wayanad landslide victims

THE state government on Monday requested the Kerala High Court to allow advance possession of the land belonging to Harrisons Malayalam Ltd and Elstone Tea Estates Ltd in Wayanad for establishing new townships for landslide victims.

Will file case against Maha govt for publishing 'misleading' ads: Siddu

The Congress government in Karnataka is considering filing a legal suit against the Maharashtra government for allegedly publishing misleading advertisements about its (Karnataka's) guarantee schemes, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday.

ED seizes ₹12.41 cr from Santiago Martin

The Enforcement Directorate's searches at 22 premises linked to lottery baron Santiago Martin across six states, including Tamil Nadu, last week led to recovery and seizure of unexplained cash of ₹12.41 crore and freezing of bank deposits of ₹6.42 crore, the agency said on Monday.

Case lodged against YSRC leader for spreading false information about Naidu

ANDHRA Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (AP-CID) officials on Monday registered a case against actor and YSRC leader Posani Krishna Murali based on a complaint lodged against him by one Vamsi Krishna.

Kerala averts key drug shortage with smart switch

THE global shortage of anti-clotting drugs, or anticoagulants, did not affect the medication of over 2,000 haemophilia patients, thanks to a timely shift in treatment protocols by the health department.

Increase central tax share for states to 50%: Stalin

CM expresses concern over decrease in devolution of Central funds

3 elephants electrocuted after walking into trap laid by poachers for wild boars

IN a tragic incident, three elephants including a calf were electrocuted after coming in contact with an electric trap that had been laid by poachers to hunt wild boars on Wee hours of Monday.

400 flights delayed in season's worst smog

FLIGHT operations at the Indira Gandhi international (IGI) Airport were severely impacted as the city reported season's worst smog on Monday leading to poor visibility.

PURIFIERS GO OUT OF STOCK IN NO TIME

WITH pollution reaching alarming levels, sales of air purifiers and masks have shot up as people scramble to protect themselves from the toxic air.

Punjab farmers to march towards Delhi on December 6 from Shambhu border

PUNJAB farmers have announced to march towards Delhi on December 6 from the Shambhu border (Punjab-Haryana border) if the Union Government refuses to respond to their demands, including a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops.

No pressure: Gahlot after joining BJP

Counters AAP charges, says the ruling party 'no longer aligns with its founding values'

Ex-Cong MLA Sumesh Shokeen switches to AAP

FORMER Congress MLA Sumesh Shokeen joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday.

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses self in Delhi Ridge tree felling case

CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing pleas related to the alleged illegal felling of several hundred trees in the Delhi Ridge area.

2 shooters held over flring at Gokalpuri petrol pump

DELHI Police has arrested two people who Were allegedly involved in the brazen petrol pump firing case where the assailants had fired more than a dozen shots and even wounded the pump supervisor in northeast Delhi's Gokalpuri area, an official said Monday.

AAP picks Raghuvinder to replace Gahlot in cabinet

THE Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Monday inducted party MLA Raghuvinder Shokeen into the cabinet to replace Kailash Gahlot, who resigned from the post and the party a day ago.

HC asks police to prepare handbook to get social media info for probes

THE High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police to develop a comprehensive handbook for Investigating Officers (IOs) to streamline the process of obtaining timely information from social media platforms. The move aims to bridge the gap between cops and tech giants, ensuring effective handling of urgent investigations.

LIVING HELL

Delhi huffs and puffs with severe plus’ air quality in yrs, SC for strict GRAP 4 implementation

Nov has never been so bad... no bright sun for next 45 days

Delhi huffs and puffs with \"severe plus\" air quality in yrs, SC for strict GRAP 4 implementation

Andhra scraps 2-child policy for local polls

THE Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Monday passed three Bills to amend the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1992, Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 to lift the bar on those having more than two children from contesting in local body polls.

1 dead, another hurt; More troops rushed to Manipur

UNION home minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Manipur with senior officials, his second in as many days.

No custodian for locked room in Nirman Bhawan

THE custody of a nondescript locked room No 4 on the ground floor in A wing of Nirman Bhawan has become a mystery of sorts as no one seems to know which ministry or department it has been allotted it.