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New Delhi: Delhi govt on Friday launched a double-decker bus service, called Dekho Meri Dilli, aimed at boosting tourism. Chief minister Rekha Gupta flagged off the vehicles. The 63-seater electric bus is equipped with safety systems and has a panoramic upper deck to allow visitors a view of Delhi’s heritage and contemporary landmarks, a senior official said. The service will start daily at 9 am from Delhi Haat. Launched by Delhi’s tourism department in collaboration with the Hinduja Group, the bus will cover Vijay Chowk, Rashtrapati Bhavan, North Block and South Block, National Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, Prime…

Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested a 26-year-old Jayanagar businessman, Syed Masood, for allegedly procuring a country-made pistol and 50 live rounds from a Bhopal-based courier, in what he claimed was an attempt to “protect himself” from the family of a woman he wanted to marry.Cops said they are yet to verify the authenticity of his claims. Police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said a team of cops, led by DCP (crime) Raja Imam Kasim, arrested the two accused, including the courier, on a tip-off. “The courier, Javed Alam, 19, arrived at Yeshwantpur railway station from Bhopal on Feb 25…

Hyderabad: If you are under 50 with a high genetic risk of obesity, your daily dietary habits and healthy lifestyle choices, including exercise, can have a larger impact on your weight than they would for older adults.This was found in a new study conducted by doctors from AIG Hospitals in collaboration with the University of Luxembourg and the University of Marburg, Germany. Noting that the risk of obesity among Indians is shaped by both genetic makeup and lifestyle habits, the study added that younger individuals with high genetic risk and unhealthy behaviours faced a significantly greater risk of obesity than…

Chennai: Triplicane police arrested a 38-year-old man on Thursday for harassing a 19-year-old college student on a city bus. The incident occurred on bus route 32-B while the victim, a third-year undergraduate student, was travelling home after college. The accused, Ramu of Mannadi, boarded the bus at Pallavan Salai bus stop and sat next to the girl in a vacant seat. Shortly after the bus began moving, Ramu misbehaved with the student. When she attempted to get up and move away, he used abusive language and twisted her arm to force her back into her seat. After the student raised…

Ahmedabad: A traffic head constable was injured when a two-wheeler rider who he signalled to stop, knocked him down at high speed near Sanand bridge underpass on SG Road on Thursday morning. The rider, a woman, has been booked for negligent driving. The 40-year-old traffic cop, Jayesh Jadav filed a complaint with SG-2 traffic police. The complaint states that Jadav was on duty as in-charge of Interceptor-05 of the city traffic branch. Around 9.30am on Thursday, Jadav and his team were conducting routine checks near the Sanand bridge underpass. Police said the Interceptor vehicle was stationed on the roadside when…

Prayagraj: Ahead of Holi, police are maintaining a strict vigil on spurious liquor-making hubs in trans-Ganga and Yamuna pockets of the district.With joint teams of the police and excise department, strategies were chalked out, and regular raids are being conducted at hotspots of the illicit liquor trade. On Friday, a joint team of Jal Police, Ghurpur Police and the excise department carried out raids at Baswar, Palpur, Beekar, Deoria, Mohni Ka Purwa and Kanjasa and destroyed 70 quintals of lahan and mahua, along with liquor manufacturing apparatus. A senior cop said: “All identified hotspots are under the scanner, and joint…

Parking area of Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) authorities has flagged serious concerns about the security and safety of flyers, drawing the city police commissioner’s attention towards rampant antisocial activities in parking areas.Airport director Prasanna Pradhan wrote a long letter to police commissioner S Dev Datta Singh in this connection, marking copies to the home secretary and DGP, urging him to issue necessary directions to the police station concerned and patrolling teams to intensify surveillance.Delhi Excise Policy, Pak- Afghanistan Tensions, GDP growth & MoreHe wrote that antisocial elements turned the city-side area and…

Aizawl: Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP), an association of Mizo women, has rejected the Mizo Marriage and Inheritance of Property (Amendment) Bill, 2026 passed by the Mizoram assembly on Monday, demanding that it be withdrawn, reviewed and amended again.Introducing the bill, CM Lalduhoma had said under the amended Section 2, any Mizo girl marrying a non-Mizo “will no longer be a Mizo” and that her children and grandchildren would lose Scheduled Tribe status.Guwahati: Tripura’s Solar & AI Push, Mizoram Budget Focus, and Nagaland on Rice Identity & MoreHowever, the amended Section 2 states: “This Act applies to all marriages where…

Kanpur: Five Kanpur girls were seleted for the UP team which will participate in U-23 one-day championship of BCCI to be held in Pune from March 3. UP will play its first match against Odissa.The selected girls are Archana Devi, Tripti Singh, Siddhi Singh, Siddhi Mishra and Babita Yadav. Archana, who led the one-day senior women’s team, was appointed as captain.Archana Devi is an off-break bowler, while Tripti Singh and Babita Yadav are both batters. Siddhi Singh and Siddhi Mishra are an off-break bowler and a left-hand spinner, respectively.Dr Sanjay Kapoor, S N Singh and Kaushal Kumar Singh, chairman, president…

Udupi: Upa Lokayukta Justice B Veerappa said the institution is committed to eradicating corruption, one of the biggest threats to democracy, and urged officials to serve with integrity and duty.He was speaking after inaugurating a meeting on the hearing and disposal of pending Lokayukta cases at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall in Rajatadri, Manipal, Thursday.Delhi Excise Policy, Pak- Afghanistan Tensions, GDP growth & MoreJustice Veerappa said that despite 79 years of Independence, delays persist in the justice delivery system, including in Lokayukta cases. He said freedom came through great sacrifice, and citizens must exercise their legal rights and seek justice without…