India

Cancer drug bills set to fall: NPPA lists steep MRP cuts in several medicines from Nov 9

30 Oct 2026 | 12:40 AM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) Cancer patients facing the burden of expensive medicines could get significant relief from November 9, with the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) publishing revised maximum retail prices (MRPs) for several non-scheduled anti-cancer drug formulations.

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ECI Extends SIR Deadlines in Delhi, Maharashtra and Four States; Final Rolls Due on November 30 in Five States

30 Oct 2026 | 12:23 AM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) The Election Commission of India has extended deadlines for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Nagaland, giving voters and election officials additional time to submit claims and objections, verify entries and complete the process before publication of the final electoral rolls.

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Delhi Police nabs man allegedly duping people on pretext of jobs in Russia

30 Oct 2026 | 12:10 AM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) Delhi Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly duping Indian citizens through a fake recruitment website that impersonated the Russian Embassy and promised employment opportunities in Russia.

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Fake health camps used to steal villagers' identity details, activate over 3,000 SIMs; two UP men arrested

30 Oct 2026 | 12:07 AM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) The Delhi Police have arrested two men from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura for allegedly running an illegal SIM procurement and e-SIM supply network that may have facilitated cyber frauds worth around Rs 2.64 crore, with investigators suspecting that more than 3,000 SIMs were activated over the past year.

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Spaces under Delhi’s flyovers to add to city’s beauty, police booths planned enhancing people’ safety

29 Oct 2026 | 10:51 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) The spaces beneath Delhi’s flyovers that were often neglected, are now being turned into themed public spaces, as the Delhi Public Works Department (PWD), brings major corporations on board to adopt and maintain them through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. .

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Relaxation of firecracker ban: SC seeks enforcement details, says non-implementation makes orders ‘a mere mockery’

29 Oct 2026 | 9:16 PM

Parmod Kumar

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) Questioning the Centre and Delhi government over the absence of data on enforcement of its directions following the temporary relaxation of the firecracker ban in Delhi-NCR in 2025, the Supreme Court on Thursday said its orders would become “a mere mockery” if they were not implemented on the ground.

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Delhi BJP to file complaint with DCW against AAP over alleged indecent graphic poster of CM

29 Oct 2026 | 9:06 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor on Thursday said that Aam Aadmi Party releasing an objectionable poster showing Chief Minister Rekha Gupta with a basket of liquor bottles, that too on the day of "Karwa Chauth", is a blatant insult to women power of the national capital, and they will never forgive AAP for this. .

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Rain, thunderstorms cloud Karwa Chauth moon-viewing in Delhi-NCR; IMD forecasts gusty winds

29 Oct 2026 | 7:42 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) Unsettled weather conditions played spoilsport with Karwa Chauth celebrations in Delhi-NCR on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting cloudy skies, possible rain and thunderstorms.
The forecast comes after Delhi recorded a sharp drop in daytime temperatures on Thursday, with the maximum at Safdarjung falling to 25.4 degrees Celsius, 6.4 degrees below the previous day's reading.

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BJP top brass meets ahead of Opposition protest, key Assembly polls

29 Oct 2026 | 7:30 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) BJP president Nitin Nabin on Thursday chaired a meeting of the party’s national general secretaries at the party headquarters. The meeting comes ahead of the Congress-led INDIA bloc’s November 1 protest in the national capital and key Assembly elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh.

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SC reserves orders on ED plea for CBI probe against Mamata Banerjee over alleged obstruction of I-PAC searches

29 Oct 2026 | 7:25 PM

Parmod Kumar
New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved orders on a plea by the Directorate of Enforcement and one of its officers seeking a CBI investigation against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and senior police officers over their alleged obstruction of the agency’s January 8 searches at premises connected with political consultancy firm I-PAC and its co-founder Pratik Jain.

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Rekha Gupta celebrates Karwa Chauth with women at CM’s residence

29 Oct 2026 | 6:58 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday celebrated Karwa Chauth with women at her official residence, extending greetings to married women and offering a message of encouragement to widows and single mothers, urging them to embrace happiness and move forward in life.

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Delhi to modernise Food Safety Department, increase staff strength to intensify anti-adulteration drive

29 Oct 2026 | 6:35 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) The Delhi government will modernise the Food Safety Department and increase its staff strength to strengthen inspections and enforcement against food adulteration, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday, asserting that the crackdown would continue throughout the year and not be confined to the festive season.

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Every citizen has role to play in building ‘Viksit Bharat’: Venkaiah Naidu

29 Oct 2026 | 5:14 PM

New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat by 2047 depends as much on citizen participation as it does on governance and economic progress.

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