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10:57 PM

No entry for trucks carrying non-essential items into Delhi from Noida

With Grap IV restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR, the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items into the capital from Noida is banned and curbs have been placed on plying of BS-III (petrol) and BS-IV (diesel) vehicles in Gautam Buddh Nagar. The restrictions have come into force as per Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) implemented by the Centre's Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on November 5, amid severe pollution levels in the region and growing health concerns, the traffic police here said on Monday.

 

10:40 PM

Congress releases list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Telangana assembly elections

10:26 PM

ED summons former Mumbai Mayor and Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Kishori Pednekar

ED has summoned former Mumbai Mayor and Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Kishori Pednekar, for November 8 in Covid body bag scam case.

 

9:55 PM

Punjab reports 2,060 farm fires today

Out of 2,060 stubble burning incidents reported on Monday, Sangrur continued to top with 509 such cases, followed by 210 in Bathinda, 195 in Mansa, 189 in Barnala, 122 in Faridkot and 110 in Moga.

 

9:54 PM

Primary schools in Faridabad closed due to rising pollution

Faridabad's Deputy Commissioner Vikram Singh has ordered closure of schools till October 12 for children from class one to five from Tuesday. Earlier today, the Gurugram administration also ordered suspension of classes from nursery to class five till further orders to protect school children from rising pollution in NCR.

 

9:25 PM

SC Collegium recommends names of three new judges

Delhi High Court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Augustine George Masih and Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta recommended for elevation to the Centre for Supreme Court judges.

9:25 PM

India sends second batch of relief materials to Nepal

Second flight carrying 9 tonnes worth of emergency relief assistance lands in Nepal, said MEA Minister Jaishankar.

 

On Sunday, a special Indian Air Force C-130 flight landed in Nepal carrying the first consignment of emergency relief materials worth Rs 10 crore. India has become the first country to dispatch emergency relief materials to the earthquake-hit districts in Nepal.

7:52 PM

Citigroup considering at least 10% job cuts in major businesses

Citigroup's managers and consultants working on CEO Jane Fraser's reorganization have discussed job cuts of at least 10% in several major businesses, CNBC reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the process.The bank has warned of job cuts as part of a sweeping overhaul it unveiled in September, but has said it will estimate the scale of layoffs and cost savings in the current quarter.The reorganization, known internally as "Project Bora Bora" according to CNBC, is intended to give Fraser more direct control as she seeks to simplify the Wall Street giant and boost its stock price.

7:51 PM

Gurugram orders online classes from nursery to class v

All pre school, pre primary and primary classes (i.e nursery to class v) in physical form are ordered to be discontinued from 7th November, the office of deputy commission said in a release. This applies to both primary and govt schools. Schools shall adopt online mode for conducting lessons for students up to Grade 5, the order added.

7:51 PM

Delhi's air quality remains 'severe' for 4th day on trot

The city's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded at 4 pm daily, stood at 421 on Monday, a marginal improvement from 454 on Sunday, even as a toxic haze persisted over the city for the seventh consecutive day.Several cities in neighbouring Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh have also reported hazardous air quality. Neighbouring Ghaziabad (391), Gurugram (373), Noida (384), Greater Noida (420), and Faridabad (412) also reported hazardous air quality.

7:50 PM

Things are out of their control: Congress on odd-even scheme

On the Odd-Even vehicle scheme from Nov 13-20 in the national capital, Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely told ANI, "Things are out of their control and now they are taking some measures for pollution. I appeal to the governments to strengthen the public transport system. There should be planning to mitigate pollution levels at every hotspot. Till when will they keep taking only temporary measures."

6:41 PM

Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 10,000, according to Health Ministry

The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war with Israel has jumped over 10,000.

 

The figures released Monday mark a grim milestone in what has quickly become the deadliest round of fighting since Israel's establishment 75 years ago.

 

The war erupted on October 7 when Hamas militants stormed into Israel from Gaza and killed over 1,400 people and took some 240 others hostage in a rampage that Israel described as the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. Israel responded with a campaign of blistering airstrikes, followed by a ground invasion.

 

The Health Ministry says 10,022 people have been killed in Gaza, without distinguishing between fighters and civilians.

 

The vast majority of the dead are believed to have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, though Israel says over 500 errant rockets launched by Palestinian militants have landed inside Gaza.

6:39 PM

Bombay High Court's ultimatum for authorities as air quality deteriorates in Mumbai

Bombay High Court during hearing a suo motu PIL regarding the deteriorating air quality in Mumbai Mumbai today said that Pollution Control Board and municipal corporation needs to take measures by Friday.

6:39 PM

One BSF constable and 2 polling team members were injured in an IED blast that took place in Kanker

A BSF constable and 2 polling team members were injured in an IED blast that took place in Kanker today. A joint party of BSF and District Force was going from Camp Marbeda to Rengaghati Rengagondi polling station with 04 polling teams from Chhotebetiya police station of district Kanker. Injured are undergoing treatment and their condition is normal: Police

6:37 PM

Turkey pressed Blinken for 'immediate' ceasefire in Gaza

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday pressed visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to support an "immediate" ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, a Turkish diplomatic source said.
 

"Minister Fidan requested an immediate ceasefire in Gaza," the source said, adding that the sides agreed "on the need to prevent civilians from being harmed in Gaza".

4:54 PM

Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki: Security tightened ahead of the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections

4:16 PM

Instead of 'helping' Haryana, focus on Delhi's pollution problem, Khattar tells Kejriwal

4:16 PM

Instead of 'helping' Haryana, focus on Delhi's pollution problem, Khattar tells Kejriwal

4:09 PM

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls a meeting of all AAP MLAs at the Delhi Assembly today

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of AAP MLAs that will begin shortly.

 

The meeting comes amid uproar over the Enforcement Directorate's summons of Mr Kejriwal in connection with the liquor excise policy in the national capital, and speculation the central agency is prepping to arrest the Delhi Chief Minister.

 

The ED, accused of acting at the behest of the ruling BJP to target and harass its rivals ahead of Assembly elections this year and the 2024 Lok Sabha poll, had called Mr Kejriwal for questioning on November 2. However, Mr Kejriwal had skipped the summons and campaigned in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh instead.

3:40 PM

Israel Defence Forces eliminates Hamas security chief Jamal Musa

Overnight, IDF ground forces took control of a Hamas outpost in Gaza. The IDF said that in this outpost, the terrorist organisation Hamas had observation posts, training complexes for terrorist operatives, as well as terror tunnels.

The IDF reported that in this operation, several terrorists were eliminated.

Also, the IDF reported that an airstrike eliminated more commanders of Hamas. Among them was Jamal Musa, who is responsible for special security in the terrorist organization.

In 1993 Jamal Musa carried out a shooting attack against IDF forces who were on patrol in the territory of the Gaza Strip.

The IDF said several Hamas commanders at the field level in the battalions where its forces are fighting were also eliminated.

3:37 PM

No physical classes in Delhi schools until Nov 10 due to pollution

All schools in Delhi have been directed to suspend physical classes, barring classes 10 and 12, until November 10 in view of rising pollution levels, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced on Monday. Pollution levels in Delhi-NCR on Monday morning were recorded around seven to eight times above the government-prescribed safe limit, as a toxic haze persisted over the region for the seventh consecutive day. On Sunday, Delhi Education Minister Atishi had announced closure of primary classes of all schools until November 10 and said schools have the option of teaching online for classes 6 to 12. However, all government and private schools opted to hold physical classes for classes 6 to 12. The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded at 4 pm every day, worsened from 415 on Saturday to 454 on Sunday, prompting the Centre to implement all emergency measures mandated under the final Stage IV of its air pollution control plan called the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap). According to a 2018 study conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute, vehicular emissions contribute to roughly 40 per cent of the PM 2.5 pollution in the national capital.

3:01 PM

CM Baghel using hawala transactions for Assembly elections: Smriti Irani

Union minister Smriti Irani said that the Congress in Chhattisgarh has been utilising funds from hawala transactions to fund its election campaign in the poll-bound state.

She said, "Never before in our electoral history had people seen such evidence." Taking about Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, she said, "One of the most volatile and shocking pieces of evidence regarding the use of hawala operations and illicit money emanating from Dubai by illegal betting operators to fund the election expenses of the Congress party in Chhattisgarh has come to the fore. He has played the game of betting while being in power."

2:44 PM

Helicopter carrying Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao develops snag, returns to take-off spot

A chopper carrying BRS supremo and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao returned to his farmhouse near here minutes after taking off on Monday owing to a technical glitch.

Rao was on en route to Devarakadra, where he is scheduled to address a poll rally this afternoon.

2:39 PM

Anant Raj plans 3 projects in 6-9 months with revenue of around Rs 4,000 cr

Realty firm Anant Raj Ltd plans to launch three new housing projects in Gurugram and Andhra Pradesh during the next 6-9 months with an estimated sales value of Rs 4,000 crore, as it seeks to expand business amid strong demand for residential properties.

Delhi-based Anant Raj Ltd, which is listed on stock exchanges, will launch a luxury group housing project in Sector 63A Gurugram, comprising over one million square feet of developable area.

2:19 PM

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai says ban on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles to continue

2:12 PM

Israeli troops surround Gaza, cut off northern part of besieged territory

Israeli troops early on Monday had surrounded Gaza City and cut off the northern part of the besieged Hamas-ruled territory as communications lost for several hours across Gaza overnight were being restored.

Troops are expected to enter the city Monday or Tuesday, Israeli media reported, and militants who have prepared for years are expected to fight street by street using a vast network of tunnels. Casualties will likely rise on both sides in the month-old war, which has already killed more than 9,700 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

1:59 PM

Delhi govt rolls back odd-even vehicle scheme to combat pollution, to be applicable from Nov 13-20

1:01 PM

Navjot Singh Sidhu takes a dig at Punjab CM Mann over electricity situation in Punjab

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu says, "Look at the situation of electricity. Punjab is buying electricity worth Rs.30,000 crore on an average of Rs.12 per unit. It is Rs. 2.5 or 3 per unit in the market... And in the peak season, Punjab is buying electricity at Rs. 19 or 21... You said that you would cancel the PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) as soon as you come to power... This year again, PSPL (Punjab State Power Corporation Limited) is under a loss of Rs. 5000 crores... It is a crumbling governing system. It will crumble and the financial emergency is bound to happen... He (Bhagwant Mann) is a CM of the newspaper and advertisements. Nothing else..."

12:55 PM

DMK hits out at Centre as IT raids continue on premises linked to EV Velu

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai slammed the BJP for the continued IT raids on premises linked to DMK Ministsr EV Velu. DMK said that Central government led by the BJP was jittery ahead of the elections in the five states.

"BJP is jittery as it knows that there is an anti-BJP wave in the entire country. The election is slipping away from their hands. These concerted raids are happening against all the opposition party leaders. After six more months, they will have to pack their bags" the DMK Spokesperson said.

12:41 PM

India to remain export mkt for coking coal; rising prices a concern: ISA

India will continue to remain the largest coking coal export destination in the near future, industry body ISA said noting that the rise in prices is affecting the domestic steel industry the most.

Coking coal is a key raw material that is used to manufacture steel through the blast furnace route.