India

Construction, demolition to be suspended between Nov 5- 20 in NCR: Yadav

31 Oct 2026 | 12:39 AM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav today said that starting November 5 to November 20, construction and demolition activities will be suspended across the NCR, and the CAQM will issue an order for the same.

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Delhi Police strikes hard on cyber crime ecosystem

30 Oct 2026 | 11:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) In a major crackdown on cyber crime and cyber criminals, Delhi Police conducted the sixth edition of its intelligence-led operation CyHawk on October 28 and 29, resulting in the arrest of 1,732 persons. .

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Sardar Patel’s legacy reminds us that national interest must prevail over personal considerations: Delhi Assembly Speaker

30 Oct 2026 | 10:30 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the eve of his 151st birth anniversary, recalling his pivotal role in India's freedom struggle and the integration of more than 550 princely states into the Indian Union. .

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Sood orders magisterial probe into Seemapuri building collapse

30 Oct 2026 | 9:35 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the tragic incident of a recent building collapse in New Seemapuri, that had claimed four lives. .

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Alcoholic man sets house on fire with parents inside in Jahangirpuri, fire brigade personnel injured

30 Oct 2026 | 9:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) An alcoholic man allegedly set his house on fire while his parents were inside it on Friday, in North West Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, while the fire also triggered a gas cylinder blast at the site injuring a firefighter, police said.

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Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia appointed Vice Chief of Air Staff from November 1

30 Oct 2026 | 7:47 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia, AVSM, VM, has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), with effect from November 1, 2026. He is currently serving as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force's Eastern Air Command.

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Delhi traders urge Sonia Gandhi to defer November 1 rally, flag Rs 12,000 crore business disruption

30 Oct 2026 | 7:44 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has urged senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to intervene and postpone the INDIA bloc's November 1 mega rally at Ramlila Maidan, warning that it could disrupt business worth Rs 10,000-12,000 crore across Delhi's major markets during the peak Diwali shopping season.

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Joshimath Chopper crash: No rebel attack, no Army general’s family on board: Army tears into fake claims

30 Oct 2026 | 7:27 PM

Parwinder Sandhu
New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) The Indian Army has exposed a misinformation campaign being circulated by Pakistan-based social media accounts, which attempted to exploit the fatal helicopter crash near Joshimath in Uttarakhand by falsely portraying it as a rebel attack on an aircraft carrying the family of Lieutenant General Sanjay Mitra, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.

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UP CM Yogi and Railway Minister Vaishnaw to flag off new Vande Bharat Sleeper Train connecting Varanasi to New Delhi tomorrow

30 Oct 2026 | 7:26 PM

Varanasi/New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Indian Railways is set to expand its network of modern overnight rail services with the introduction of a new Vande Bharat Sleeper Express train service connecting Varanasi with New Delhi from tomorrow.

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Delhi sees heaviest October rainfall in years, mercury drops 4.7 degrees

30 Oct 2026 | 7:20 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Delhi witnessed a sharp fall in temperature, with the maximum mercury dropping by 4.7 degrees Celsius in the past 24 hours, as heavy rainfall lashed several parts of the national capital, with Safdarjung recording 61.4 mm of rain, the highest among the city's key weather stations, during the 24-hour period ending on Friday morning.

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Decisions on land, housing & infra should be guided by public interest, fairness & transparency: Delhi LG

30 Oct 2026 | 7:19 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Sandhu has emphasized that urban planning is fundamentally about improving the way people live, and that the quality of a city is reflected in the ease with which its residents can access housing, travel to work, use public spaces and obtain essential services. .

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Failed relationship cannot by itself turn consensual intimacy into rape: SC

30 Oct 2026 | 7:12 PM

Parmod Kumar
New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday cautioned against the growing tendency to turn failed relationships into criminal cases, observing that consensual physical intimacy cannot retrospectively be termed rape merely because a relationship has broken down.

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30 Oct 2026 | 7:08 PM

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Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron departs Colombo after strengthening of maritime ties with Sri Lanka

30 Oct 2026 | 6:48 PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) The Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron (1TS), comprising INS Tir, INS Sujata and Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sarathi, departed Colombo, Sri Lanka, after concluding a successful port call aimed at strengthening bilateral defence cooperation and maritime partnership between the two neighbouring countries. .

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MeITy policy should provide measures to curb unauthorised circulation of court videos, spell out consequences: SC

30 Oct 2026 | 6:45 PM

Parmod Kumar

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday said measures to curb the unauthorised circulation of live-streamed court proceedings should form part of a policy being contemplated by the union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITy).

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