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Delhi Pollution Control Committee, to file a fresh action taken report by November 20, news agency PTI reported. The directions were issued after the National Green Tribunal observed that there has been no "visible improvement" in the national capital's air quality, the report added. Around 9 pm on Friday, the air quality in Delhi NCR was "very poor", with the overall air quality index in the national capital recorded at 398, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

Amrapali Group director Ajay Kumar on Friday in four cases of cheating and fraud lodged by the police here on complaints from homebuyers in various residential projects of the real-estate company in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The homebuyers have alleged that in spite of the payment of the majority of the consideration amount, the projects were either stalled or abandoned or the possession of flats was given in a highly-delayed and incomplete manner.

Also Read: India hopeful of ‘positive outcome’: MEA on appeal to free ex-navy men in Qatar Her last hope is her mother, who is trying hard to seek approval to travel to Yemen and negotiate with the victim's family members by paying blood money. Also read: India granted second consular access to former Navy officers sentenced to death in Qatar While hearing the writ petition filed by Nimisha's mother seeking permission to travel to Yemen, the Delhi High Court was told by the centre that the Supreme Court in Yemen, on November 13, had dismissed the appeal of a Malayali nurse against the death sentence. Nimisha's mother is fighting hard to save her daughter and bring her back to India.

Arvind Kejriwal on Friday sounded the poll bugle and asked AAP workers to go to every household in the national capital and tell people about the «conspiracies» of the BJP and ensure it doesn't get a single seat here in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a congregation of AAP workers (karyakarta sammelan), Kejriwal also told them to ask people in every household if they want him to continue to serve as the chief minister from jail in case he is arrested or should he resign. «I have no lust for the chief minister's post.

(This story originally appeared in on Nov 16, 2023)

BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain were stopped at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Confirming the news, the former BharatPe MD took to X (formerly Twitter) to talk about the incident that happened on Thursday night. Grover and his wife were travelling to New York when the couple was stopped by the immigration officials. “I found it strange (being stopped at the airport) as have travelled 4 times internationally since FIR filed in May – never been a problem and I had not even been summoned once,” Grover said on X.

Slated to be completed by October 2026, the Haryana Government’s ambitious mixed-land-use project — Global City Gurugram — comprising residential and commercial complexes, high-street retail spaces, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), high-tech industrial spaces, plotted developments, and self-sufficient and inclusive social infrastructure is expected to ramp up investments in Dwarka Expressway. It is being built as an integrated township across 1080 acres in Sectors 36B, 37A, and 37B along the suburbs of Dwarka Expressway.

In a groundbreaking move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated Yashobhoomi, India’s largest convention center, situated in Dwarka, Delhi. This ambitious venture is set to redefine India’s standing in the global conference tourism sector, aiming to tap into the estimated Rs 25 lakh crore industry. As a real estate expert, I delve into the intricacies of Yashobhoomi’s impact on the Dwarka Expressway property market.

NueGo, the electric bus service brand of GreenCell Mobility has expanded its inter-city e-bus services on the Delhi-Shimla route.

earlier this week reported that recruitment firms linked to BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover and his family members used backdated invoices to siphon off funds for work they never did for the fintech unicorn, according to an investigation by the EOW of Delhi Police. The probe agency also could not trace many firms to which BharatPe had made vendor payments.

Hero MotoCorp's Chairman and Managing Director Pawan Munjal, days after it attached properties in the ongoing money laundering investigation. Mukul Rohatgi, the counsel had argued that ED’s case is based on a matter in which Munjal has been exonerated by the AA of the Customs. The ED earlier this month alleged that Munjal used foreign currency issued in the name of others for his personal expenditure abroad to «override» RBI rules and attached his assets worth Rs 24.95 crore. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said its probe found «Pawan Kant Munjal got issued foreign exchange/foreign currency in the name of other persons and thereafter utilised the same for his personal expenditure abroad.» It claimed that the foreign currency or foreign exchange was drawn from authorised dealers by an event management company in the name of various employees and thereafter «handed over» to Munjal's relationship manager. The ED had carried out raids against Munjal and his companies in August after filing a criminal case under the PMLA against him. After the August raids, the ED seized valuables worth Rs 25 crore from various accused. The Delhi High Court, in an order issued on November 3, stayed proceedings of the DRI, on which the ED case is based.

BharatPe cofounder Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain were stopped at the Indira Gandhi International Airport Thursday on the basis of a look-out circular (LoC) issued against the two. The couple was travelling to New York, sources in the know told ET. The LoC was opened against the two at the request of the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of the Delhi Police. Earlier in May, the EOW registered an FIR against the couple and some other family members for alleged misappropriation of funds and causing losses worth Rs 81 crore to Resilient Innovations Private Limited, which runs BharatPe.

Delhi NCR has brought about a grim consequence - a steep surge in emergency hospitalisations. As the air quality index worsens in the region, the adverse health impact on its residents has become undeniable. Not only does this pose a severe threat to people's well-being, but it also burdens them with substantial out-of-pocket expenses.

Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After Diwali, people especially 'poorvanchalis' start preparing for the four-day-long festival, Chhath Puja. It is mainly celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh in India and Nepal.

collapsed tunnel on the Char Dham route in Uttarakhand has entered sixth today on Friday. A heavy-duty drilling machine began the process of digging through the debris of the collapsed tunnel and rescuing the trapped workers. Officials said that a six-meter section of a steel pipe had been inserted into the bored passage.

monitoring pollution, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday. The six-member STF will perform other functions like coordinating with different departments and compiling reports to tackle poor AQI. The Delhi minister said that the current scenario of air pollution in the city is likely to remain the same for the next three days due to unfavorable meteorological conditions.

insurance is shared by both governments, farm-loan waivers are mostly absorbed by states. If the governance of APMC markets is influenced by states, the responsibility of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana lies with the Centre. This scheme may consider the distribution of millets and pulses as well, which would have implications for food stocks.

Indian Railways plans to introduce an additional 3,000 new trains on its network in the next four-five years to accommodate the increasing number of passengers because of population growth, reported PTI. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “At present, the railways is carrying about 800 crore passengers annually.

Mint in the week gone by. Delhi’s air quality has been worsening by the day since Diwali despite stringent measures taken by the state government. While the year-on-year inflation rate softened in October, retail prices saw the first month-on-month rise in three months.

stubble burning hits a late peak, New Delhi continues to choke on one of the longest severe air cycles with AQI persisting over 400. The Centre, meanwhile, once again mulls measures to handle the air pollution with stronger disincentives for farm fi res, subsidies for crop diversification and shorter crop cycle.

The odd-even road rationing formula could make a comeback if Delhi's air quality index enters the "severe plus" category, the capital city’s environment minister said on Tuesday as the pollution worsened after Diwali. The minister's comment came a week after the Supreme Court had reprimanded the governments of Delhi and neighbouring states for failing to curb pollution and termed the proposed traffic-rationing scheme "mere optics".