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The deceased identified as Bijendra, a resident of Faridabad, was found dead near the service road of National Highway-8 in Delhi late on Tuesday.The accused have been identified as Mehraj Salmani (33) and Asif (24), both residents of Meerut.The police said that Salmani was previously involved in four cases in UP and two cases in Delhi, while Asif was involved inseven cases in UP and two cases in Delhi.Significantly, a purported video capturing the incident circulated widely on social media, showing a man being pulled under a car. In the video, the man could be seen trapped between the rear…

During the meeting held at the Delhi Secretariat, the minister said that the steps taken by the government have contributed to reduction in pollution levels and an increase in the number of “good” air quality days in the national capital.Rai highlighted that the number of “good”, “satisfactory”, and “moderate” air quality days in Delhi has risen from 109 in 2016 to 200 in 2023.To combat pollution effectively, separate action plans have been formulated for the 13 identified hotspots across the city. Coordination teams comprising various government departments have been established to carry out these plans.After the meeting, Rai held a…

She made this point while participating in the launch of “Partnership for Resilient and Inclusive Supply-chain Enhancement” (RISE) on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco on Wednesday.Highlighting the hard-earned consensus by the G20 India presidency on the need to rapidly scale up renewable energy capacity, Sitharaman said that the Global Biofuels Alliance initiative launched by India on the sidelines of the G20 leaders summit in Delhi last month, is a positive step toward promoting global cooperation on sustainable biofuels and innovation on clean energy.The Finance Minister also mentioned that the New Delhi Leaders Declaration calls…

A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anish Dayal was hearing a suo motu criminal contempt case initiated against few contemnors. The case pertains to when, in 2018, tweets were posted against Justice S. Muralidhar in respect of the judge’s order quashing the order of house arrest and transit remand of activist Gautam Navlakha in the Bhima Koregaon case. “We welcome just and fair criticism.….what cannot be appreciated is something that we cannot say lowers the majesty of court but obstructs functioning of the court, the system. That we will not tolerate,” the bench said. “We are not…

The delay in the policy’s implementation has allowed certain foreign e-commerce players to hurt domestic retail trade, the body alleged in a letter to commerce minister Piyush Goyal dated October 10.Expressing “utter dismay over inordinate delay in rolling out of e-commerce policy and rules under Consumer Protection Act” the traders’ body said it was a “slow poison situation” for the country’s business community.In the letter to Goyal, CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said the delay in the implementation “has caused irreparable loss to the small and medium retail traders and has resulted in deep loss of turnover in their business…

Further extending the ban on mobile internet services, Commissioner, Home, T. Ranjit Singh said in his order: “There is apprehension that some anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages inciting the passions of the public which might have serious repercussions for the law and order situation in the state of Manipur.” Following a massive students’ agitations, the Manipur government had on September 26, two days after the ban was lifted after 143 days, had suspended mobile internet data services for five days and then extended it for five day spells.…

Naqvi made this remark while addressing an election programme in Khandwa district in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. He said that for the first time after Independence, a non-Congress government is successfully completing its two consecutive terms ensuring national security, dignity, stability and good governance, and is moving towards the third term under the dynamic and decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.He claimed that before 2014, the country was engulfed with the terrified environment of terrorist attacks. “Every 15 days, one or the other part of the country witnessed bomb blasts which claimed many innocent lives. PM Modi adopted a zero…

The victory saw many highlight moments, including an ODI innings masterclass by Indian captain Rohit Sharma, as India added back-to-back wins in their first two games of the World Cup. The Men in Blue have now set themselves up well for the mega clash against Pakistan on October 14.545 runs is now the highest match aggregate total including India and Afghanistan in ODIs.IANS take a look at five talking points from the matchRohit Sharma’s record-breaking showThere’s no stopping Rohit Sharma when the man is in the mood and Afghanistanis learned that the hard way as the Indian captain bludgeoned an…

According to East Central Railway, several coaches of the 12506 Northeast Express derailed around 9.35 p.m. near Raghunathpur Railway station in Buxar.Following the derailment, locals from the nearby places rushed to rescue people from the coaches.Further details are awaited.The Railway issued helpline numbers for the passengers. For Patna – 9771449971, for Danapur – 8905697493, for ARA – 8306182542 and COML CNL – 7759070004.In June this year, at least 293 people died and over 800 injured after a triple train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore.–IANSaks/vd

They discussed several issues related to India’s development priorities and global challenges – in the context of bigger, better and more effective World Bank.Highlighting the ‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’ initiative articulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Finance Minister encouraged the World Bank’s active involvement in taking it forward.She emphasised that India has delivered on its commitments towards Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and this rich experience can be used by the World Bank in its engagement with other countries.Citing India’s rich and varied development experience, the finance minister said India can become a strong partner for ‘Sandboxing’ the…