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NDTV approves proposal to invite two Adani nominees on its board

The appointment of directors, NDTV said, would be taken up at its next board meet on December 23

Delhi HC halts release of Tamil movie 'Ajinomoto' over trademark

Dispute arose when Japanese company came across statements made by movie's director

Adani group becomes single-largest shareholder in NDTV with 37.4% stake

Conglomerate can now propose reconstitution of board, say proxy advisory firms

G20 Sherpas in Udaipur to discuss tech transformation, green development

The first Sherpa meeting under India's G20 Presidency beginning here Sunday will set the agenda for the leaders' summit in New Delhi next September and provide the country an opportunity to outline its broad priorities. Chaired by India's Sherpa Amitabh Kant, the four-day meeting will see delegates from G20 members, invited countries and international organisations discuss pressing issues, including technological transformation, green development, spotlighting women-led development, accelerating implementation of SDGs, and facilitating inclusive and resilient growth. "The first Sherpa meeting sets the tone and agenda for future meetings to come, by providing the Chair, i.e. India, an opportunity to outline its broad priorities, and give an overview on its G20 Presidency," an official statement said here. The Sherpa meetings will work towards building consensus on key cross-cutting issues, which will be discussed in the various G20 work streams for inclusion in the Leaders' ...

What does Gautam Adani's partial takeover of NDTV mean for television news?

Since its inception, NDTV's strength has been questioning the establishment on every side of the ideological divide

Data hack derails daily life at AIIMS; admin reaches out to govt, IT firms

Staff forced to log manually, as patients grapple with test delays

Delhi excise policy a 'device' to generate illegal funds by AAP leaders: ED

AAP leaders, some of whom are part of the government, considered the Delhi excise policy as a "device" to generate illegal funds at the cost of the state exchequer, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a local court Wednesday. It also said that at least 36 accused, including Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and a PA of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, "destroyed or used" 170 phones in order to conceal evidence of "kickbacks" worth thousand of crores of rupees in the alleged scam. "The policy was formulated with deliberate loopholes, inbuilt mechanism to facilitate illegal activities and is marred with deliberate inconsistencies which when looked deeply, reflect malafide intentions of the policymakers. "This policy, though on the face of it, has promising and laudable objectives of stopping cartelisation and encouraging fair trade practices, in reality it promoted cartel formations through back door, awarded exorbitant wholesale (12 per cent) and huge retail (185 per cent)

Delhi sees lowest number of severe air quality days in Nov since 2015: CPCB

Delhi logged just three 'severe' air quality days in November this year, the lowest since 2015, when the Central Pollution Control Board started maintaining Air Quality Index data. The monthly average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 320, the second best after 2019 when it was 312. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. Experts attributed the relatively better air quality to the dip in the share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution, moderately favourable meteorological conditions and proactive implementation of curbs on pollution-causing activities. Delhi had recorded 12 'severe' air quality days in November last year, nine in 2020, seven in 2019, five in 2018, seven in 2017, 10 in 2016 and six in 2015. The average AQI in November stood at 380 last year, 328 in 2020, 312 in 2019, 335 in 2018, 361 in 2017, 374 in 2016 and 358 in 2015. According to the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Punjab, which accounts for t

AIIMS-Delhi server down from 6 days, hackers ask for Rs 200 cr in crypto

Hackers have allegedly demanded an estimated Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi as its server remained out of order for the sixth consecutive day, official sources said on Monday. It is feared that data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the breach detected Wednesday morning. Patient care services in emergency, outpatient, inpatient and laboratory wings are being managed manually as the server remained down, the sources said. The India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), Delhi Police and representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs are investigating the ransomware attack. A case of extortion and cyber terrorism was registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police on November 25. Official sources said internet services are blocked on computers at the hospital on the recommendations of the investigating agencies. The AIIMS server has stor

NDTV promoter firm RRPR Holding transfers 99.5% shares to Adani's VCPL

Ongoing open offer draws bids for 5.3 mn shares as of Monday's close

Canada to strengthen visa processing capacity in Delhi, Chandigarh

To foster greater diversity among those seeking to work and study in Canada, the government will invest in strengthening the visa processing capacity

Godrej Properties to launch Rs 8,000 cr housing project in Delhi by March

Godrej Properties expects to launch a luxury housing project at Ashok Vihar in the national capital in March quarter and is eyeing Rs 8,000 crore of sales revenue from this property. It had in February 2020 acquired a nearly 27-acre land in the national capital for Rs 1,359 crore to develop a luxury housing project. The land parcel belonged to Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA). In an interview with PTI, Godrej Properties Executive Chairman Pirojsha Godrej said the company is still awaiting the final approval to start the work and sales of its upcoming housing project at Ashok Vihar. "There has been a good progress on the approvals. We are still hoping for a Q4 launch (January-March)," he said. The total development potential of the Ashok Vihar project would be around 4 million square feet and the company is eyeing sales of Rs 8,000 crore, said Pirojsha Godrej. "I am very very confident about this project. Quality of the land is so good because of those three parks in the (Ash

Border row: Ahead of SC hearing, Bommai to visit Delhi on November 29

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said he would go to Delhi on November 29 to hold a meeting with senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi over the border row between Karnataka and Maharashtra ahead of the case coming up in the Supreme Court on November 30. He was speaking to reporters after a maiden meeting with the newly appointed Karnataka Border and River Formation Commission chairperson and former judge of the Supreme Court Justice Shivaraj Patil. I will visit Delhi on November 29 and will discuss with senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi in detail about everything related to the case right from whatever happened since 2004 when the case was filed by Maharashtra in the Supreme Court and the developments that had taken place in the past and the key highlights of the dispute, the Chief Minister explained. He said that during the meeting with Justice Patil, senior advocate Uday Holla, Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra and Irrigation Minister Govind

Over 50 shops gutted in fire at wholesale market in Delhi's Chandni Chowk

More than 50 shops were gutted in a massive fire in the wholesale market of Bhagirat Palace area in North Delhi's Chandni Chowk even as the cooling operations are currently underway, police said

Delhi's minimum temperature at 7.8 deg C, AQI in 'poor' category at 273

The national capital recorded its coldest November morning in the last two years on Friday with a minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius, four notches below the normal, according to India Meteorological Department. The weather office has predicted a partly cloudy sky throughout the day while the maximum temperature is expected to settle at 27 degrees Celsius. Friday's minimum temperature is the lowest in the month since November 23, 2020, when the city recorded a low of 6.2 degrees Celsius. Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 273 at 9 am. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. The air quality is not predicted to deteriorate significantly in the coming days, according to the IMD.

MCD elections: State election commission bars publication of exit polls

The State Election Commission in Delhi on Thursday prohibited the publication of exit poll projections in both print and broadcast media after polling for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on December 4.A release by the State Election Commission on Thursday read, "As per the schedule of election notified by the State Election Commission, Delhi, polling for MCD elections will be held from 0800 hrs to 1730 hrs on 04.12.2022."The state poll panel further notified that "between 0800 hrs of December 4, 2022 till 1730 hrs of December 5, 2022, as the period during which conducting of any Exit Poll and publishing or publicising by means of the print or electronic media & dissemination in any other manner whatsoever the result of any exit poll in connection with General Elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi shall be prohibited".The state poll panel took cognizance of the fact that the Election Commission (ED) had prohibited the publication exit poll projections from 0800

Beijing is tackling its air pollution problem; Why can't New Delhi?

The return of smog season in India's capital has again left residents asking why nothing has changed; the answer may be largely political

AAP MLA allegedly manhandled over MCD polls ticket distribution issue

AAP MLA Gulab Singh Yadav was allegedly manhandled on Monday by some of his party's workers after an altercation broke out over the issue of distribution of tickets for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls, a senior police official said. There was no immediate reaction from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the incident. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) M Harsha Vardhan said there was an altercation over the issue of ticket distribution which resulted in alleged manhandling of Yadav by some party workers. "He has been medically examined and no external injury has been found. Legal action is being taken as per statements," he said. The BJP and Indian Youth Congress president Srinivas BV shared on social media a purported video in which Yadav is seen engaging in an altercation and then being manhandled. Sharing the video, the BJP said on Twitter, "AAP MLA got beaten up. Gulab Singh Yadav was accused of selling tickets because of which he got beaten up by his own party ...

Will redeem myself by winning MCD polls: BJP candidate booked for vandalism

BJP's municipal poll candidate from Ramesh Nagar ward Pradeep Tiwari, who was arrested in March for alleged vandalism outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, claimed he will redeem himself by winning the election. The ward has a large number of slum dwellers and they are happy that one of them has been fielded by the party for the polls, said the 27-year-old, who lives with his family in a slum in the Kirti Nagar area. He was one of the eight protesters who was arrested for alleged vandalism outside Kejriwal's official residence during a demonstration by the Bhartitya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM). "We had not done any vandalism outside Kejriwal's residence. It was a political protest but our image was tarnished by terming us as vandals. I am going to win the MCD poll from Ramesh Nagar ward and redeem myself," Tiwari told PTI. He said he was receiving a lot of support and affection from the people of Ramesh Nagar ward. Tiwari claimed that around 28,000 voters out of more th

NIA arrests Khalistani terrorist carrying reward of Rs 5 lakh from Delhi

A most-wanted terrorist carrying a reward of Rs five lakh was arrested from the Delhi airport here, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) official said on Monday. Kulwinderjit Singh alias "Khanpuria", who had been associated with terrorist outfits like the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday soon after his arrival from Bangkok, the official said. Khanpuria was involved and wanted in many terrorist cases, including a conspiracy to carry out targeted killings in Punjab. He had been on the run since 2019, and the NIA had declared a cash reward of Rs five lakh for information leading to his arrest.