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Punjab Kings (PBKS) is one such team that has boasted several big names over the years but hasn’t left a significant mark on the league. However, the beauty of sport lies in its opportunities for redemption, and with the IPL 2025 auction just days away, PBKS fans are hopeful that their team will get it right this time. Known for their bold moves in the auction, PBKS has set the stage for an exciting rebuild under the guidance of their new head coach, Australian legend Ricky Ponting. PBKS has struggled with consistency over the years, reaching the IPL final only once, in 2014. Since then, they haven’t made the playoffs and finished ninth in the last season, with just five wins in 14 matches. This year, they released all their big stars, giving them a Rs 110 crore purse and four Right-to-Match (RTM) cards, setting the stage for a potentially game-changing auction.

Phuket to Delhi in five hours has turned into a four-day ordeal for many travellers aboard Air India Flight AI 377. The flight, which was scheduled to depart at 5:50 pm (local time) on November 16, had to be delayed due to technical issues and crew flight duty time restrictions. The Airbus A320 (VT-EDD) was unable to take off on its scheduled time, and after a delay of nearly 24 hours, the flight took off from Phuket at 8:44 pm the next day. However, after about 3.5 hours in the air, the aircraft had to return to Phuket due to a technical snag. As of now, around 30-35 passengers remain stranded in Phuket. In a TOI report, Air India sources confirm that plans are in place to fly these passengers back to Delhi on Wednesday, meaning they will reach their destination four days later than originally expected.

IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday said Bengaluru’s emergence as a clear leader was not just a testament to its potential, but a call to build policies that sustain and amplify this growth. The minister was commenting on Bengaluru Rising, a data report published by the nonprofit UnboxingBLR Foundation, released by chief minister Siddaramaiah, Dy CM DK Shivakumar and himself at the inaugural of the Bengaluru Tech Summit. State’s startup vision group chairman Prashanth Prakash also heads the nonprofit and its report promises a 360-degree view on India’s top cities.

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work-from-home measures and the odd-even scheme will be taken soon to tackle the city's worsening air quality, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday. Speaking to PTI, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said, «People, including children and senior citizens, are struggling to breathe and we deeply regret this situation.» The air quality in the national capital has remained in the «severe plus» category since Sunday, with AQI readings consistently above 450. On the possibility of implementing work-from-home measures, Rai stated, «We will take a decision on this soon.»

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said he has not yet seen the High Court's decision to attach Himachal Bhawan in Delhi but has taken information regarding it and will review the order. Speaking to reporters, Sukhu said, «I have not read the High Court order but the upfront premium is based on a policy under which when the energy policy was made in 2006, I was the main architect. We had kept a reserve price per megawatt on which the companies had bid. There was a decision made by arbitration in the matter of upfront premium...Our govt went to the High Court against the arbitration order and the government had to deposit Rs 64 crore in arbitration. I have taken information regarding the same and we will study about this type of order.» The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday passed an order to attach the Himachal Bhavan in Delhi's Mandi House after the Congress-led Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government failed to clear overdue electricity bills.

Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and other tier 2 cities in North India such as Lucknow, Jaipur and Chandigarh are reaching out to consumers with details of what they are doing to keep the AQI at the safe level. Operators said that though there is a dip in footfall, shoppers are still preferring mall over high streets in these cities. “There is a dip in footfall as people are preferring to stay indoor in deteriorating air quality. However, serious shopper, have move to mall from high-street as they know mall maintain a certain level of air quality and it’s safer indoor than outdoor,” said HarshVardhan Bansal, cofounder of Unity Group, which operates half a dozen malls in Delhi and Punjab.

Corporate Infotech Pvt Ltd (CIPL) on Tuesday said it received a seven-year contract from state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for an overhaul of IT infrastructure. "ONGC awards Corporate Infotech Rs 98 crore contract for on-premise IT Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) on 'Pay-per-Use' Model. The contract will be executed over a period of seven years by September 2031," CIPL said in a statement. This project is aimed at augmenting ONGC's IT hardware infrastructure across its Corporate Infocom Data Centre (CIDC) in Delhi as well as the disaster recovery site in Vadodara, Gujarat, the Noida-based company said.

online job scam, losing Rs 11 lakh after being duped by fraudsters who claimed that he would get a job at an Oman university. The victim reported the incident to the Cyber Cell in North East Delhi, prompting authorities to launch an investigation into the matter. The scam began in May 2024 when the man received an unsolicited email from what appeared to be a legitimate recruitment firm.

Instagram is experiencing technical glitches across the globe, with many netizens moving to X (formerly known as Twitter) to complain about the app not working.In a post on X, one user simply wrote: “Instagram stops working #instagramdown" with a meme attached.Also Read | THIS Royal family is 4x richer than Elon Musk and Bill Gates combined… its not the British monarchy Also Read | Donald Trump nominates Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary — Who is he?Tracking site Downdetector has noted over 740 user complaints about the app being affected since 10.34 am today (November 19).It also reported that around 40 per cent of users experienced server issues, 41 per cent had login issues, 14 per cent saw their feeds interrupted.There is no official statement on the glitch from Instagram or parent company Meta Platforms yet.Also Read | Delhi police arrest Chinese national in ₹100 crore online stock trading cyber fraud caseLast month too, thousands of Instagram users flagged an outage. People were unable to send or receive direct messages on October 29, according to data available on Downdetector.

air purifiers, indoor plants, remote work and online classes are all back in Delhi-NCR, as the thickening smog cover has once again left the national capital gasping for clean air in what has become an annual ordeal. Almost all companies including Deloitte, Coca-Cola, KPMG PepsiCo, Panasonic and Acer are encouraging work from home and/or have installed air purifiers and indoor plants at workplaces to keep employees safe. Companies selling air purifiers or air-conditioners fitted with air purifiers such as Panasonic, Acer and Sharp Business have seen a rise in demand not only from the metros but also tier-2 and 3 cities in neighbouring states like Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, their executives told ET.

As per the estimate by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), production at over 3.4 million micro, small and medium enterprises in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, employing about 7 million workers have taken a hit due to the smog. «In view of the same, the enforcement of Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the National Capital Region (NCR) has affected the transportation, halting all construction and demolition activities in the area, impacting the industrial activities, leading to rise in costs of production and delay in supply chains,» Hemant Jain, president, PHDCCI told ET.

Many schools have shifted classes online while offices have implemented work-from-home arrangements due to pollution. Consequently, consumers are increasingly opting for online orders to reduce the need to step outside. «Earlier, I used to deliver 30-35 orders a day, but now it's gone up to 45-50,» said a delivery partner working at Zepto. At night, deliveries take 5 to 10 minutes longer than usual because of the smog, he added.

Air Quality Management (CAQM) for 'delays' in enforcing GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan) measures, and ruled that Stage 4 restrictions will remain in place until further orders. It reminded stakeholders that it is the constitutional obligation of the executive to ensure that citizens live in a pollution-free environment.

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On Monday morning, AQI levels in the city remained dangerously high. Notable readings included 919 in Mundka, 762 in ITI Jahangirpuri, and 624 in Anand Vihar, placing these areas in the 'severe-plus' category. In Beijing, the capital of China, pollution is nearly 10 times less than in Delhi. More than a decade ago, Beijing was known as the smog capital of the world where air pollution caused thousands of deaths every year. In a decade, starting in 2013, Beijing was able to bring down its air pollution drastically with a host of measures. Can Delhi learn anything from Beijing's war on air pollution?

Delhi Ridge area. Earlier, a bench headed by the then CJI D Y Chandrachud, since retired, had sought a personal affidavit of Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena in the case which had also sought initiation of contempt proceedings against certain DDA officials. At the outset, the CJI, who was sitting on the bench with Justice Sanjay Kumar, said, «One thing I would like to point out that when I was the NALSA chairman, I had gone to Patna and with Delhi LG had toured jails there. So, it will not be appropriate for me to hear the plea...». The bench ordered the listing of the pleas before a bench of which the CJI is not part in the week commencing November 27.

Reportedly, there were a series of incidents that have caused rifts between senior party leaders, particularly Kailash Gahlot and other top AAP functionaries. The growing mistrust, sources claim, stemmed from Gahlot's increasing proximity to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena and his perceived shift away from the party’s central leadership.

Raghuvinder Shokeen will replace Kailash Gahlot as a cabinet minister. Shokeen is an MLA from Nangloi Jat.