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Hindustan Times, Livemint's sister publication, liquor vendors have stopped offering discounts and offers as customers in Delhi have turned to Gurugram to purchase popular alcohol brands. The shortage of liquor in Delhi is due to the city's controversial excise policy and the rejection of sale licenses for major companies. And the absence of major brands from Delhi's liquor market has allowed retailers in Gurugram to raise prices.

Mumbai on Cyclone Tej alert! IMD warns of cyclonic storm in Arabian Sea. When is it expected to hit? Additional protests may occur in the future if the demands remain unmet. Passengers are advised to seek alternative routes to circumvent affected areas.

(This story originally appeared in on Oct 19, 2023)

Mehreen Pirzada says she feels saddened that a sequence in her debut OTT series 'Sultan of Delhi' depicting marital rape has been labelled as a sex scene in sections of the mainstream media and social media. This kind of description «trivialises a serious issue that many women the world over are currently dealing with», Pirzada, who has worked across Hindi, Tamil and Telugu film industries, said in a lengthy X post on Tuesday. «There was a scene in 'Sultan Of Delhi' that depicted a brutal marital rape.

Delhi Public School (DPS) in Siliguri, Jalpaiguri and Kolkata, is set to partner with a luxury hotel chain to start his first hospitality venture on six acres of land in Siliguri, a city in West Bengal on the foothills of the Himalayas. Agarwal's land parcel, surrounded by tea estates, is close to the Mayfair Resort in Siliguri. «Mayfair Resort has become a hub for destination weddings and I was amazed at the kind of business this resort was getting,» said Agarwal, who is chairman of the three DPS schools. From pharma companies and regional industrial groups to car dealers, school owners and book publishers in tier-2 and -3 markets, an increasingly diversified group of entrepreneurs across segments and sectors are taking the plunge in the hospitality industry. Last year, Mankind Pharma entered the sector with the Courtyard by Marriott Aravali Resort, and added The Westin Rishikesh Resort & Spa earlier this year.

₹50 to travel from Sahibabad to Duhai depot. according to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). The fare for the same route will be ₹100 in a premium-class coach, it said.

Exceptional monsoon rains washed away cars, bridges and homes in northern India, shortly after Delhi recorded its heaviest day of rainfall in more than 40 years. South Korea scrambled to rescue people trapped by floods and landslides. Back in America Vermont was battered by storms, and roads in New Hampshire collapsed after torrential rain.

Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the Jindal Steel & Power Ltd’s (JSPL) appeal seeking a direction to the coal ministry to refrain from taking further steps for development of the Chhendipada coal mine in Odisha. Rungta Sons, which had emerged as the highest bidder in an e-auction of commercial coal mines on February 28, was granted the Odisha coal block. Having lost the Chhendipada (revised) coal block to Rungta Sons, a subsidiary of Jharkhand-based Rungta Mines, JSPL alleged that it was wrongly and unfairly prevented from submitting its next higher bid due to glitches on the MSTC portal. A bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud upheld the Delhi High Court’s July 25 decision that rejected JSPL’s petition for quashing of the grant of the Odisha coal block to Rungta Sons. Counsel Gauri Rasgotra, appearing for JSPL, claimed that technical glitches on the MSTC portal during the e-auction on February 27 had prevented it from submitting a higher bid for the mine that has 513 million tonnes of geological reserves.

Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakravarty against their arrest under anti-terror law UAPA, after the Delhi High Court refused to grant them any relief. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra, which took up the petitions, told senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Devadatt Kamat, appearing for Purkayastha and Chakravarty, respectively, that it needs to peruse the pleas. «We need to go through the files.

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra to receive contributions from foreign sources for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, its general secretary Champat Rai said on Wednesday. Such contributions can be sent to a designated bank account of the trust in the SBI's main branch located in Delhi, he said.

International Solar Alliance on Wednesday held the curtain-raiser for the 6th session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly, scheduled to be held from October 30-November 2. At the event in Delhi, RK Singh, Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy and the President of the ISA, said the rate of growth of renewable capacity in the country has perhaps been one of the highest in the world, if not the highest. The association has been working on various projects to ensure affordable access to solar power around the world.

weight limits for their checked baggage as automated baggage drop machines have been introduced. The leeway previously provided by airline ground staff to accommodate minor variations in weight has been eliminated.

AAP leaders and an ex-MLC joined the Congress here on Wednesday in the presence of the party's Delhi unit chief Arvinder Singh Lovely. The joining ceremony was held at the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) office here.

NeoLiv, residential investment and development platform, founded by Mohit Malhotra, former MD and CEO of Godrej Properties plans to launch at least 10 projects with the revenue potential of Rs 12,000 crore on the next 3-4 years. NeoLiv has already secured the permission from the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a category II Alternate Investment Fund (AIF) with a plan to raise $ 150 million including a green-shoe option of $60 million. It plans to develop 10 residential projects in Delhi and Mumbai using the first round of fund. “We have identified 13 projects in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai and due diligence is on. We should be able to announce our first project in 2-3 months,” Malhotra told ET. Wealth and alternates-focused asset firm 360 ONE, erstwhile II FL Wealth & Asset Management, has entered into a strategic partnership with strategic partnership with NeoLiv by making a minority entity-level equity investment. “In the real estate sector, financial institutions and developer are two separate institutions but we have brought it together.

Financial Times which claimed that Adani buys coal from Indonesia and its price double when it reaches India. The Congress leader further blamed Adani for the rising electricity prices in India and said that the citizens' money was going to Adani's pockets through overpricing. “People are paying more for each unit.

ANI, the Minister said, “Wherever Indians are stranded, our priority is to bring them back. We have successfully conducted Operation Ganga and Operation Kaveri now under Operation Ajay we are bringing people back from Israel. This is the fifth flight, and we have already brought 1180 people back home.

Put in to bat in challenging conditions after the rain reduced the contest to 43 over a side, the Netherlands found themselves reeling at 140 for seven before their captain Scott Edwards staged a remarkable recovery with an unbeaten 78 off 69 balls to take his side to a fighting 245 for eight. With the pitch offering variable bounce and some turn, the Netherlands sniffed an opportunity against a formidable South African batting unit which crumbled under pressure to be all out for 207 in 42.5 overs, handing the Dutch their first World Cup win against a Test playing nation. Until Tuesday, the Netherlands had only beaten fellow associate nations Namibia and Scotland in their World Cup history, having made their debut back in 1996. The surprise outcome came 48 hours after Afghanistan shocked defending champions England in Delhi, adding to the unpredictability of the 10 team competition. The Netherlands, who qualified for the their first World Cup since 2011 by finishing second in the Qualifier earlier this year, have shown significant improvement over the years. The Dutch had humbled the Proteas in T20 World Cup 11 months ago and at the scenic Dharamsala on Tuesday, they recorded another famous win over them in a less unpredictable format. At the start of the tournament, Bas de Leede, one of the few full-time cricketers in the team, had expressed delight at cricket being shown live on TV back home after four years.

IIM Shillong hosted the first CXO Round Table Meet at Delhi that brought together a panel of industry leaders, academicians, and stakeholders to engage in an insightful discussion. IIM Shillong is the only IIM in the entire NE region which was established in the year 2008. The intend was to celebrate its 15 years of commitment to excellence.

Newsclick case: Millionaire Neville Roy Singham, who was accused of spreading China's propaganda in India in the Newsclick case that saw founder Prabir Purkayastha get arrested, has rejected all allegation in a four page rebuttal published on The Hindu. The Delhi Police has named Singham as as one of the accused in the Newsclick terror case. Singham has issued a rebuttal citing the New York Times artiocle that first brought attention to Newsclick.

₹4.25 trillion in just 23 days of this year's Indian wedding season. In the period between November 23 and December 15, around 3.5 million weddings are expected to be held, as per a survey conducted by CAIT Research & Trade Development Society.

Reserve Bank of India’s governor Shaktikanta Das during the bi-monthly MPC meeting on October 6 said that onion production needs to be “watched closely.” Onions aren't the main dish in Indian kitchens but onions do add depth and complexity to dishes, playing the role of a supporting actor that steals the show. But it’s not the first time onions and politics have their paths crossed in India. In Indian politics, onions have often been a barometer of public sentiment, capable of making or breaking governments. The pungent politics of onions Onions have deep-fried governments before.