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Delhi building collapse: Court rejects anticipatory bail of accused

A Delhi court denied anticipatory bail to Shubham Tyagi, citing concealed lease documents and the need to probe his role in the PG and structural work

Dy CM title does not confer superior powers, says Orissa High Court

The court said higher ceremonial precedence cannot be treated as creating a substantive hierarchy within the Council of Ministers or conferring additional executive authority

Bihar flood situation grim as over 4.6 million affected across 15 districts

Incessant rain across the state, coupled with heavy downpour in Nepal's catchment areas, has caused rivers and streams to overflow, officials said

Ford Foundation moves out of New Delhi office after over six decades

The foundation vacated its Lodhi Estate premises in February after its lease ended, with the Centre subsequently allotting the space to the International Big Cat Alliance and Global Biofuels Alliance

India crosses 8 million HPV vaccinations under nationwide campaign

Several states, including Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Odisha, and Mizoram, are leading the nationwide campaign

HC seeks Delhi govt, Centre's stand on plea to constitute Delhi Waqf Board

The petitioner's lawyer contended that after the expiry of the tenure of the last Delhi Waqf Board in August 2023, no steps have been taken for constitution of a fresh Board

Brics summit 2026: Delhi-NCR trains cancelled, diverted from Sept 11-13

Indian Railways has revised train operations around NDLS station from September 11-13 amid security arrangements for the BRICS Summit 2026. Northern Railway has revised schedules for 110 trains

Maharashtra FDA raids 11 food units in Thane, seizes 29 tonnes of stock

From unclean production areas to suspected licensing and labelling violations, FDA inspections at 11 Thane units found several food safety concerns

Brics Summit: Delhi gets makeover with lights, flowers, themed signages

Officials said decorative lighting has been installed at several locations, including Patel Chowk, Windsor Place, Mandi House, Teen Murti, Lok Kalyan Metro Station and the PMO roundabout

Brics Summit 2026: What is open and closed in Delhi from Sept 11-13?

Delhi is set to host the Brics Summit 2026 on September 12-13, with preparations in full swing. Tight security and traffic restrictions are expected across the national capital

Brics Summit 2026 agenda: India-China bilateral meeting among key events

Hosted by India under its 2026 Brics chairship, the two-day summit will mark the culmination of India's year-long leadership of the grouping

Govt launches DILRMP 3.0 with ₹565 crore outlay for integrated land records

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the programme would move beyond digitisation of individual records towards an integrated land management system

Delhi may get rain, thunderstorms today; heavy rain in Odisha, Chhattisgarh

The national capital is likely to see a maximum temperature of 32-34 degrees Celsius, while a low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal is expected to bring rainfall across several states

Brics 2026: West Asia tensions, energy supplies may top summit agenda

West Asia conflict and energy security could dominate the BRICS Summit, with members also expected to discuss critical minerals, clean energy, transport and trade

Haryana tops states with seven most productive informal-sector districts

NSO's first district-level estimates show sharp geographic concentration in informal-sector productivity, while Telangana and the Northeast lead in women's participation

As India hosts Brics, partners seek more predictable trade regime

WTO review exposes trade concerns among BRICS partners, with China, Indonesia and Brazil seeking greater predictability and fewer barriers in India's trade regime

Delhi building collapse: Students worry about safety, but options limited

"Our parents have been calling us. They are anxious and want us back home, or at least shifting elsewhere," says Ansh Agarwal, a second-year BA student from Motilal Nehru College, DU

Delhi gears up to raise SDRF, battalion of 1,100 personnel proposed

In a meeting of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta with senior National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials at the Delhi Secretariat, necessary inputs were gathered for the state-of-the-art SDERF team

Global consumer companies see India as a long-term growth market

Executives at Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser see India offering strong growth on resilient demand, premiumisation and wider distribution

Trade unions question composition of minimum wage advisory board

AITUC, CITU and NFITU have raised concerns over the exclusion of major central trade unions and the board's role in the formulation of minimum-wage policy