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Cauvery row: Tamil Nadu delta districts observe bandh

12 Oct 2023 07:46 AM IST

The delta districts across Tamil Nadu observed a day-long bandh on Wednesday. The bandh was called by the Cauvery Delta Protection Movement against the Karnataka government for failing to release Cauvery water. The bandh was scheduled from 6 am to 6 pm in the Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Ariyalur,

Anurag Thakur unveils ‘Bharat Hain Hum’ animated series trailer

11 Oct 2023 17:42 PM IST

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur launched the trailer of the enthralling animated series ‘Bharat Hain Hum’ in New Delhi on Wednesday. Speaking about the series, the Union Minister said, “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji. Under his vision, it is our

NIA raids several states in crackdown on banned outfit PFI

11 Oct 2023 10:58 AM IST

The Popular Front of India (PFI), a banned organisation, is being raided by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a number of states, including Delhi, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. Official sources claim that since early on Wednesday morning, raids have been carried out in a number of Maharashtra locations. An

Sikkim floods: 176 civilians, including 16 foreign nationals evacuated

11 Oct 2023 10:51 AM IST

According to an IAF official, the Indian Air Force evacuated 176 survivors from the flood-affected state on Tuesday, including 16 foreign nationals. According to an official, the IAF also air-landed 9400 kg of relief supplies in the state. According to IAF officials, as part of relief efforts in flood-affected Sikkim,

Labourer pushed to death in Delhi’s Geeta Colony

11 Oct 2023 09:36 AM IST

A 26-year-old labourer died allegedly after being pushed off from the third floor of an under-construction building by a fellow worker following an altercation in east Delhi’s Geeta Colony area, police said on Tuesday. The fellow worker was arrested on Monday. The 50-year-old accused, Netra Pal, had fled the spot

DTC bus marshals block road over non-payment of dues

11 Oct 2023 09:36 AM IST

Scores of Civil Defence volunteers deployed as bus marshals in the Delhi Transport Corporation on Tuesday blocked a stretch between ISBT Kashmere Gate and Tis Hazari Court, demanding that their dues be paid. According to a senior Delhi Police official, heavy police force deployment was made to maintain law and

Rajasthan CM’s OSD Lokesh Sharma appears before Delhi Police

11 Oct 2023 09:35 AM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Lokesh Sharma appeared before Delhi Police’s Crime Branch on Tuesday for interrogation in connection with a phone tapping case, officials said. Sharma received a notice from the crime branch on Monday, shortly after the election code of conduct came into

Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates ‘lighthouse’ in Matia Mahal

11 Oct 2023 09:33 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a ‘lighthouse’ in Matia Mahal on Tuesday, saying many more such centres will come up soon in the national capital. The cost of the Matia Mahal centre will be borne by the Dell Foundation, with skilling work being taken care of by the Lighthouse

AAP MP Raghav Chadha Moves HC against Trial Court Order

11 Oct 2023 09:29 AM IST

AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court, challenging a trial court’s decision to lift an interim order that had prevented the Rajya Sabha secretariat from evicting him from the government bungalow allocated to him. The plea was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra

SC Seeks Report on Delhi Air Pollution Control Measures from CAQM

11 Oct 2023 09:28 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a report from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) regarding the measures being taken to control air pollution in and around Delhi. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia acknowledged the concerns raised by senior advocate Aparajita Singh, serving

ED raids AAP MLA premises in money-laundering probe

11 Oct 2023 09:27 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate raided the premises of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in Delhi on Tuesday as part of a money-laundering investigation against him and some others, official sources said. The 49-year-old legislator represents the Okhla constituency in the Delhi Assembly. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches are being undertaken under the

Delhi LG approves prosecution of Arundhati Roy, ex- Kashmir professor

11 Oct 2023 09:26 AM IST

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction for the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and a former Kashmiri professor in a 2010 case related to alleged provocative speeches, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday. The FIR against Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain was registered following the