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Live: Sec 144 imposed in Gautam Budh Nagar till Nov 30

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Indian-American actor Kal Penn says he is gay

Kal Penn (born Kalpen Suresh Modi), one of the most prominent Indian-Americans in US public life, has revealed he is gay. “I discovered my own sexuality relatively late in life compared to many other people,” Penn said in an interview to People magazine, which ironically had once listed him as one of the most eligible bachelors in America. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3CzR6R1 via

We weren't brave enough, says Virat Kohli

"We need to be brutal here. I don't think we were brave enough with the bat or ball. Didn't have much to defend but we weren't brave when we walked out to the field. New Zealand had more intensity," a curt Virat Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZEBOvu via

Delhi sees 4 Covid deaths in Oct, lowest since Mar '20

Delhi recorded just four deaths from Covid-19 in October, the lowest monthly toll after the first fatalities from the pandemic were recorded in March last year. While deaths in October were one less than the number reported in September, zero fatalities were reported on as many as 27 days of the month. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3GEX2dF via

Cleanest Oct air in Delhi since start of AQI in 2015

New Delhi recorded its cleanest October air this year since the Central Pollution Control Board started measuring the city's AQI or air quality index in 2015. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bpIr7P via

IGI Terminal 1 resumes flight ops after 18 months

With operations resuming at Terminal 1 of IGI Airport on Sunday, 133 flights had landed and taken off till 6pm. The airport operator, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), had earlier informed TOI that about 200 flights would be handled throughout the day. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pUZOWC via

Half of Delhi fully vaxxed, 19L adults still out of net

While Delhi is the only city in the country to have administered more than 2 crore vaccine doses and nearly half of its adult population is now fully vaccinated, over 19 lakh eligible people are yet to get the shots. A drive has now been started to identify these beneficiaries. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mus4gm via

Delhi: More beds cleared for dengue fight

The Delhi government has directed hospitals that a third of their beds reserved for Covid-19 patients can now be used for patients suffering from dengue, malaria and Chikungunya. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3CAUStf via

Designer junks mangalsutra ad after row

Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee on Sunday withdrew his controversial Mangalsutra ad campaign featuring models in “intimate apparel” following a BJP lawyer’s legal notice and a barrage of criticism, including MP home minister Narottam Mishra’s warning that the police would file an FIR and go after him if he didn’t scrap the “objectionable” content within 24 hours. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Bryrpb via

Govt in talks to woo top makers of semiconductors

India will roll out a mega multi-billion-dollar capital support and production-linked incentive plan to push manufacturing of semiconductors in the country, the move coming at a time when industries across sectors face massive production cuts due to global chip shortage, top sources have said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3GBn3e7 via

In a first, personal loans beat credit to industry

The share of personal loans in bank credit has for the first time overtaken overall loans to the industry sector during the second quarter of the current financial year. This has happened with loans to industry as of end-September 2021 shrinking by Rs 66,239 crore over March 2021 levels, while loans to individuals grew Rs 73,011 crore during the period. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3mxeTLI via

Need membership of NSG to give up coal: India at G20

In a bold move, India on Sunday said that achieving its climate goals may be linked to issues like its membership to the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group — held up due to China's opposition — and availability of technology as it sought to push for the inclusion of differentiated responsibilities that seeks the developed West to fulfil its commitments. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nMpZvS via

Mere WA chats not proof of drug supply: Court

While granting bail to Aachit Kumar, a 22-year-old studying in London and an accused in the cruise liner drug bust case, a special NDPS court has held that merely on the basis of WhatsApp chats, it cannot be gathered that he used to supply contraband to Aryan Khan (23) and Arbaaz Merchant (26), especially when Khan, with with whom he chatted, has already been granted bail by the Bombay high court. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y1L24C via

Wife, lover held in e-rickshaw driver's murder

Three days after an e-rickshaw driver was found dead in a forest area here, police on Sunday arrested his wife and cousin for killing him. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZCbW3E via

How Iron Man launched India on its milky way

India is the biggest milk producer in the world today but 75 years ago it made a small start on the ‘milky way’ when Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited (KDCMPUL) collected 250 litres of milk from two villages in modern-day Anand. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3o12KhR via

Delhi: You may need to pay more for liquor now

The good news is that liquor will be available at the new stores soon. The bad news? Prices are likely to go up by up to 9%. Delhi government’s excise department is in the process of fixing the maximum retail prices of brands and these will be calculated according to the formula under the new excise policy. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mruKvo via

Delhi: 37 new Covid cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

The capital recorded 37 new Covid-19 cases and zero fatality on Saturday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.06%, according to data shared by health bulletin. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y1qyZV via

Delhi's AQI poor for 4th day in a row on Saturday

The air quality in Delhi remained poor for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday with stubble burning accounting for 12 per cent of the national capital's PM2.5 pollution, government data showed. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality forecast agency SAFAR, over 1,800 farm fires were observed in the northwest region of Delhi on Friday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/31hdP6B via

DU to name 2 new colleges after Savarkar, Swaraj

Delhi University’s (DU) executive council was informed on Friday that the two names finalised for naming two upcoming colleges were Veer Savarkar and Sushma Swaraj. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y3vXj6 via

Penalised for not donating for Ram temple: Headmistress

Delhi high court has issued notice on a plea filed by the headmistress of a school alleging that she was suspended by the administration for not donating money towards construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The woman also claimed she was underpaid. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w0rNF0 via

Arbaaz, Munmun unable to get out as formalities incomplete

Unlike Aryan Khan, the two other accused who got bail on the same day as him had to stay in jail for another night as they were unable to complete bail formalities despite a frantic effort by their lawyers, families and friends. Aryan’s friend Arbaaz Merchant (26) and model from Madhya Pradesh Munmun Dhamecha (28) had to spend their 27th night in Arthur Road jail and Byculla jail respectively. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3mrFidW via

People must declare faith change: RSS

The RSS said on Saturday that forced religious conversion should stop and those who change their faith should announce it. The Sangh also said it would welcome the passing of any anti-conversion bill. “People who are converted have to announce that they have converted. There are people who get converted and do not disclose that they have converted. They take double benefits,” RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said at a press conference. from Times of India https://ift.tt/31lJfJb via

'Make SCs, STs active stakeholder in court proceedings'

Observing that people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continue to “face insurmountable hurdles in accessing justice from the stage of filing the complaint to the conclusion of the trial”, the Supreme Court on Friday said they must be made an active stakeholder in criminal proceedings and it is mandatory to keep victims of offences under the SC/ST Act informed about the court proceedings against accused and be allowed to be heard. from Times of India https://ift.tt/31iCO9B via

First papal visit to India since 1999 likely after PM Modi’s invite

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, where Modi invited the head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit India and the two leaders discussed the future of a post-Covid world and climate change among other issues at a meeting that went on for an hour beyond the scheduled 20 minutes. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jPBbGK via

2 decades of drought emptying out Andhra’s ‘blessed’ district

Anantapur in Telugu means “blessed with many things”. It's an ironic name for a place that has come to be known for what it’s not blessed with — rainfall. This district in Andhra Pradesh has seen 18 droughts in the last 20 years (till 2020), making it a living example of creeping desertification and mass migration. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jRqG5K via

Doc’s detention under NSA: SC slams MP govt

Holding it mandatory for a government authority to expeditiously deal with and communicate its decision on a representation made by a person against preventive detention, the Supreme Court on Friday invalidated an order passed by Madhya Pradesh government against a doctor after noting that no decision was taken on his representation for two months. Rejection of his plea by the Centre was also not communicated to him in jail. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Butcos via

Delhi: SDMC allocates Rs 41.60L for Chhath ghats

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has allocated Rs 41.60 lakh for providing various facilities at the city's Chhath ghats, according to a statement issued on Saturday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3GAbJPo via

T20 WC: Asif blows Afghanistan away with sixer blitz

Asif knew Afghanistan paceman Karim Janat was the weak-link in the Afghanistan attack and he launched a vicious attack as Pakistan needed 24 off 12. Four sixes flew from his bat in the 19th over as Janat looked a fish out of water and Pakistan notched up their third win and they are well on course to finish on top of the group. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3w6fW8I via

Air quality dips further in Delhi as fire counts cross 1k

The air quality of Delhi marginally deteriorated on Friday but it is likely to worsen on Saturday. The fire counts in the neighbouring states rose from 502 on Thursday to 1,112 on Friday, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the forecasting body under the union ministry of earth sciences. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3GAb2Fz via

Delhi: Panel confirms 6 deaths due to dengue this season

An expert committee with officials from the public health department of three civic bodies has confirmed deaths of six Delhi residents due to dengue this season. Their time of death and other details are yet to be verified, said a South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) official on the condition of anonymity. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bqE3VT via

Delhi: No Chhath Puja allowed along Yamuna

Delhi government started preparations on Friday for organising Chhath puja across the city after Delhi Disaster Management Authority issued a detailed order specifying guidelines for the sun festival in the Covid era. No Chhath puja will be allowed on the Yamuna banks, only at sites designated by the district authorities in consultation with the Chhath puja committees and other stakeholders. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vYsnTU via

Diwali cheer: Cinemas in Delhi can run at full capacity

The festive season has brought some cheer to film exhibitors with the Delhi Disaster Management Authority allowing - for the first time since the Covid outbreak in the city - all cinema halls, multiplexes and theatres to function with 100% seating capacity from November 1. Till now, a 50% cap has been in place. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3GyKYL6 via

12 crooks held for cheating 3k of Rs 1.7cr in Delhi

The newly formed strategic fusion & strategic ops (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police’s Special Cell has busted a group duping individuals in the guise of the government's redressal departments. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vZQ8uP via

Live: Delhi allows multiplexes, theatres to open fully from Nov 1

India reported 14,348 Covid-19 new cases in the last 24 hours preceding Friday, the ministry of health and family welfare said. With this India's active caseload stood at 1,61,334. Active cases now account for less than 1% of total cases, at 0.47%, lowest since March 2020. The country also registered 13,198 new recoveries, taking the recovery rate to 98.19%. Stay with TOI for all updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/315gv76 via

Govt extends RBI governor Shaktikanta Das' term for another 3 years

A career bureaucrat, Das was first appointed in 2018, after his predecessor Urjit Patel quit amid worries the government was encroaching on the central bank’s turf. Under Das, 64, the central bank endeavored to support growth and maintain liquidity through the worst of the pandemic by slashing interest rates and pursuing quantitative easing. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZzCW4a via

Aryan Khan gets bail after 25 days in jail, SRK has tears in eyes

The Bombay high court on Thursday granted bail to 23-year-old Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, his friend Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, a model from Madhya Pradesh, in the case of alleged seizure of drugs from a cruise liner on October 2. All of them have spent 25 days in custody. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3pOtUuQ via

T20 World Cup: The question mark around Hardik Pandya

Thanks to a back injury that required a major surgery, Hardik Pandya hasn't bowled during the last two Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons. In between, he enjoyed a great white-ball tour of Australia and bowled well in all the five T20Is against England. He also bowled sporadically during India's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3GyXYk0 via

Delhi-NCR: DG sets banned, parking fees up 3-4 times

With the air quality likely to deteriorate, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Thursday enforced certain “very poor” measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect in Delhi-NCR. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vT8A8e via

Noida society guards attack resident, friend

An Amrapali Sapphire resident and his friend were thrashed with sticks by the housing society's guards in front of its main gate on Wednesday night after an argument over which gate their car should enter from. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w1XDBp via

Covid antibodies found in 97% of Delhi residents

The sixth serological survey in the capital has revealed that as much as 97% of Delhi's population has Covid-19 antibodies, a substantial increase from the 56.1% reported in the previous survey carried out in January, prior to the second wave in the country. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3BrGP7Q via

Even fully vaxxed can pass on Covid at home: Study

People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can still readily pass on the infection in household settings. This has been confirmed by a study conducted in the UK. The study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, looked at transmission rates among 621 people with mild Covid-19 infection. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3Bw4FQc via

Sex ratio in Delhi up from 920 to 933

The national capital has seen the sex ratio go up from 920 females per 1,000 males in 2019 to 933 females per 1,000 males in 2020, Delhi government said on Thursday. The government also said in a statement that the infant mortality rate in Delhi dipped from 24.2 per 1,000 in 2019 to 20.4 in 2020. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zyij7L via

Cops start removing barricades at Tikri border

The Delhi Police on Thursday began removing barricades put up at the Tikri border where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre's three agri laws, a senior officer said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3En9xJ6 via

90% in Delhi have antibodies against Covid: Survey

More than 90% of those covered under the sixth serological survey in Delhi have developed antibodies against coronavirus, according to a report submitted to the government on Wednesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mklsRC via

DDMA okays Chhath puja celebrations at 'fixed sites'

Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday allowed Chhath Puja celebrations at designated sites with strict protocols amid a significant improvement in the Covid-19 situation. On September 30, DDMA had prohibited public celebration of the festival, triggering protests. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nzw9iD via

Bedridden elderly professors hang selves in Delhi

An elderly couple ended their life on Wednesday by allegedly hanging themselves in their house in Kalkaji Extension in southeast Delhi. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vSJZjX via

Delhi HC notice to cops on removing barricades

Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of Delhi Police and the Centre on a PIL seeking removal of “unnecessary and hazardous” iron barricades from several roads across the national capital. Chained barricades on the roads have been proved to be fatal many times, the plea claims. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3CouItN via

SC calls govt denial 'vague', orders probe into alleged Pegasus snooping

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a probe into the Pegasus snooping controversy by a three-member expert committee under the supervision of former SC judge R V Raveendran, holding that a "prima facie case" is made out for an investigation in the light of the Centre's "omnibus and vague denial" of the alleged surveillance and the need to uncover the truth of the accusations. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ErGmol via

Retired DU prof couple ends life in Delhi

Fed up with being confined to bed most of the time due to ill-health, a Delhi University professor couple allegedly hanged themselves to death in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area on Wednesday afternoon, police said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nx0n5T via

Five-year-old raped by teenage boy in Gzb

A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 13-year-old boy here, police said on Wednesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vRWeNy via

2 detained after groups clash over pigeon flying

The Delhi Police detained two people after an altercation broke out between two groups over pigeon flying in north east Delhi's Seelampur on Wednesday in which a person was injured, officials said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vNU5CG via

Pak PM notifies appointment of Lt Gen Anjum as ISI chief

Pakistan PM Imran Khan notified on Tuesday the appointment of Lt General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum as the new chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), paving the way for the implementation of the early decision taken by the country's army chief regarding the nomination of the new spymaster. He will replace Lt General Faiz Hameed from next month. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3mhIRDx via

Delhi's Covid-19 positivity rate rises to 0.08%

The test positivity rate of Covid-19 in Delhi touched 0.08% on Tuesday, the highest in 22 days. The daily cases also rose to 41. This is the maximum daily cases recorded in the national capital since October 7, when 44 people tested positive for Covid-19 in 24 hours. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3EocXeL via

5 arrested as Delhi sextortion racket busted

A west Delhi-based plywood businessman was abducted by a woman and taken to a house where he was stripped and thrashed by her gang members before being robbed. Later, a ransom of Rs 7 lakh was demanded for his release. The Dwarka district police busted the gang indulging in sextortion and arrested five people, including three women. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3GpMe3b via

Delhi: Why you must brace for peak of farm fire impact

An analysis of data from the Union earth science’s forecasting body System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) determined that the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s PM2.5 is highest between October 29 and November 15. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZqjFSJ via

Free pilgrimage to Ayodhya for Delhi sr citizens

Soon, senior citizens will be able to visit Ayodhya and offer prayers at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir on a pilgrimage funded by Delhi government. This was announced by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who offered prayers at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi and Hanuman Garhi in Ayodhya on Tuesday from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mf0yDE via

Delhi Univ eases norms for professor interviews

A proposal to cap the number of people to be interviewed for the post of assistant professors at Delhi University (DU) came under severe criticism from a large section of teachers on Tuesday following which certain clauses were either withdrawn or altered. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bbXZvR via

Can't impose Kannada: Karnataka HC

Students coming from outside Karnataka can't be compelled to learn Kannada language, be it classical or functional, the high court on Tuesday orally observed, granting time to the state government to reconsider the issue. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3GrOF5p via

Double jabs, negative report must to fly to US from Nov 8

Come November 8 and foreign travellers who are fully vaccinated with WHO-approved jabs and have a negative Covid report from a test taken within 72 hours of departure can enter the US. For travellers from India, it means the lifting of restrictions imposed on May 4 at the height of India's second Covid wave. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3pHVidM via

Expedite coverage of 2nd dose, government to tell states

In a move to ramp up coverage of Covid vaccines, particularly the second dose among those who are overdue, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called a meeting with health ministers of states and Union territories on Wednesday to review the situation and expedite the coverage so that all of the adult population can be covered with at least one dose by December. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3pGb4pm via

No consumption, recovery, test or conscious possession: Aryan

Arguing for actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s bail plea in the drug seizure case, former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi told the Bombay high court on Tuesday that Aryan was not in “conscious possession” of the contraband allegedly seized from a friend’s shoe. Questioning the finding by the judge of a special court handling drug cases that Aryan was in “conscious possession” of contraband found with a friend, Rohatgi said the surmise was “tenuous and farfetched”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jCTe2I via

Navy commander among 5 held for leaking info

A serving naval officer and two retired ones, along with two "private persons", have been arrested by the CBI in connection with the alleged leaking of confidential information about the modernisation of the Russian-origin Kilo-class conventional submarines in exchange for bribes. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Bj89W7 via

Fire at Palam apartment; 6 people rescued

Six people, including three toddlers, were safely rescued from an apartment in Palam village after a fire broke out there, police said on Tuesday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3Emq7sm via

T20 WC: Rauf sets up Pakistan's 5-wicket win over NZ

Pacer Haris Rauf led a clinical bowling display with an excellent four-wicket haul before Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali's onslaught as Pakistan took 'revenge' on New Zealand for a recent off-field snub with a five-wicket win in the T20 World Cup. This was Pakistan's second consecutive win after their comprehensive 10-wicket victory over India on Sunday. Chasing 135 against NZ, Pakistan got across the finish line with 8 balls to spare. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Blb7cq via

Air India to add US nonstops post Nov 8 Uncle Sam reopening for fully jabbed

This could be the last expansion of services by state-owned Air India before it transits to the Tata Group and the big bang expansion then. The Maharaja will be adding its highly popular US nonstops from next month as Uncle Sam reopens for fully vaccinated foreign travellers stating November 8. from Times of India https://ift.tt/30U6TvQ via

'Strictly follow Covid norms in Delhi markets'

In view of the Diwali season, Delhi High Court asked the Aam Aadmi Party government and police on Monday to “scrupulously” enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour and crowd control, especially in market places. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vLxpTq via

Weight loss surgery helps diabetes patients: Study

It is not just the severely obese people who have uncontrolled diabetes. Even those with mild obesity- BMI ranging between 30 kg/m2 to 34.9 kg/m2 - and uncontrolled diabetes can benefit from weight loss surgery. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b7R7iU via

Centre reiterates opposition to gay marriages

Marriage is recognised only between "a biological man and a biological woman" under the Indian law, the Centre told the Delhi HC, reiterating its stand. "Personal laws are settled, and marriage, which is contemplated, is between a biological man and a biological woman," SG Tushar Mehta said, opposing pleas seeking registration of same-sex marriages. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3mlme13 via

Edible oil prices head north: Only UP has enforced limit on stocks

With hardly any success in bringing down the prices of edible oils despite the recent major cut in import duty and agricultural cess, the government is now pinning its hopes on states and Union territories to fix the stock limits quickly and enforce it strictly. So far, only Uttar Pradesh has imposed a stock limit while Haryana, Gujarat and Rajasthan are in the final stages of fixing the limit. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jxU9kX via

Rajinikanth honoured with Phalke award

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award on Tamil superstar Rajinikanth and honoured a galaxy of personalities related to cinema, including Dhanush, Priyadarshan, Resul Pookutty, Manoj Bajpayee and Kangana Ranaut, with National Film Awards. The 67th National Film awards for 2019 were announced in March this year, and were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3CgRcN5 via

India improves infant mortality rate but gains slowing down

India's infant mortality rate has dropped to 30, but the decline has slowed down in the last five years in most states, just released data from the sample registration system (SRS) shows. It also reveals the enormous differences between states with Kerala having an IMR equal to the US and Madhya Pradesh faring worse than even Yemen or Sudan. Worryingly, it is the worst-off states in which the slowdown in improvement is most marked, Bihar being an exception. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BgdSM2 via

On Karwa Chauth, woman gets husband arrested

On a day women pray for the well-being of their husbands on 'Karwa Chauth', 34-year-old Shilpi called the police on Sunday and asked them to take away her spouse who had come home and was named in a murder case, officials said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vHCIn9 via

Tihar controversy: Delhi cops raid 37 places

The Delhi Police on Monday raided 37 locations in Haryana, Rajasthan and the national capital, days after the Supreme Court directed a probe into the alleged collusion of Tihar Jail officials with Unitech's imprisoned ex-promoters Sanjay and Ajay Chandra. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pB8LEj via

488 college category teachers demand grant in aid facilities

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T20 World Cup: Pakistan break India jinx in style

The 10-wicket win, Pakistan's first in this format and their first victory against India in World Cup in 13 attempts, was engineered with such consummate ease, driven to fruition with such complete mastery, that it has lifted the curtain on a new era in this storied rivalry. From being masters of the chaotic for decades, Pakistan turned to masters of the clinical in one night. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3nmPqnv via

Delhi records 37 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

The capital recorded zero deaths due to Covid-19 and 37 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.06% on Sunday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3GiEDU0 via

2 tourists dead as car rams bus on Yamuna e-way

Two tourists died and four, including three students from Congo, were injured after a Honda Civic cruising at 110kmph crashed into a mini bus parked off the Yamuna Expressway on Sunday morning. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZiYm5t via

DMRC’s plans to join 400km club delayed by a year

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been working on a war-footing to complete the 12.5km Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor of its Phase-IV project by 2022. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b3nmzQ via

Delhi: 1.4k+ criminals come under fresh police lens

Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana has directed the DCPs of the 15 districts to launch a special drive against criminals living in their jurisdiction and open their history sheets. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pynUpV via

Clean record can’t shield drug accused: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court rejected the bail plea of a woman booked under the stringent anti-drug law, while observing that a “clean and tidy track record” would not absolve an accused. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZklqAo via

Time of injustice to residents of Jammu region is over: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the “time of injustice to residents of Jammu is over now”, while pointing out that the region has borne the “brunt of discrimination” for years together. Addressing his maiden public rally in Jammu after the revocation of Article 370 in 2019, the home minister said the Centre wanted to wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir and ensure that no civilian gets killed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zk85rP via

Witness’ PSO’s affidavit claims payoff, NCB denies charge

The seizure of contraband from a cruise liner on October 2 night leading to the arrest of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan has become murkier with the personal bodyguard of a witness filing an affidavit levelling serious allegations of a payoff to a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Gl5X3R via

Executive hirings up 30% over pre-Covid levels

Executive hiring is back with a bang. And this is coming not only on the back of pent-up demand but also new opportunities opening up across sectors like green & renewable energy, electric vehicles, education, foodtech, aerospace, defence, consumer space and startups. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Eb3Gq7 via

Army, police no longer all-male bastions: Modi

Lauding the rise in the number of women in police and central armed forces, which has more than doubled in the past six years, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Army and police are no longer meant only for men, and expressed hope that this trend will lead to “new age policing”, with the women in uniform becoming role models for “lakhs of daughters” of the country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3b7wh36 via

Cong ‘convinced’ Amarinder trying to wean away Hindu voters

With Amarinder Singh finally announcing that he will launch a party and ally with BJP, Congress is convinced that he is angling to wean away Hindu voters in urban constituencies to dent the party in the Punjab assembly elections in early 2022. The idea behind the Congress renegade’s plan, as articulated by him, is what the party always suspected when it alleged that ‘Captain’ as Punjab chief minister was in league with BJP and Akali Dal. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3CnnaHq via

Delhi reports 37 new Covid-19 cases, sero deaths

Delhi on Sunday recorded zero Covid-19 death and 37 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent, data shared by the city's health department showed. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3Ge4WLb via

Hardik Pandya may play as specialist No. 6 batter: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has let the cat out of the bag: Hardik Pandya is not fit to bowl even as India begin their World T20 campaign. Out of form with the bat too during the IPL, Pandya, however, may not be in immediate danger of losing his place: the skipper believes Hardik has done enough in the past to hold his place purely as a specialist batter in the side at No. 6. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3B9ML5l via

Live: Delhi sees 40 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths

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Fuel price hike: Petrol at Rs 107.59 per litre in Delhi

The price of petrol was hiked once again by 35 paise on Friday and was retailing at Rs 107.59 per litre at the city pumps. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b2clyE via