India

The chief minister's appeal comes ahead of the odd-even scheme, which is all set to make a comeback in Delhi from Monday.

The hacking of a wider group of top government officials' smartphones than previously reported suggests the WhatsApp cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences.

The cabinet also cleared textile and garment policy 2019-2024 with an investment outlay of Rs 10,000 crore and aiming to generate employment to 5,00,000 people.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the Aam Aadmi Party government has made 'splendid arrangements' at all the ghats, asserting that number of ghats has risen to 1,108 from 72 in the last five years.

The FIR, which also named CEV Engineers, was lodged pursuant to the court's October 22 direction on a complaint filed by a customer.

With 728 suspected cases reported in the district, 262 cases had tested positive till Wednesday. The maximum confirmed cases have been reported from the urban areas.

On Thursday, Facebook-owned WhatsApp said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using an Israeli sypware Pegasus.

The district has witnessed five dengue deaths in a span of over two weeks, and all the victims were in the 4-12 age group.

The clarification comes amidst media report indicating the government move to launch amnesty scheme that will allow individuals and entities to declare their unaccounted gold holding without risk of being prosecuted.

Parents in the Kashmir Valley say they are terrified of sending their children out with troops everywhere and separatist militants on the prowl for trouble.

Officials said that the accused Amruddin, was found wounded and shackled by passersby on a road near Dhoom-Manikpur village in Badalpur area, following which police were alerted.

India and Pakistan last week signed the agreement on the Kartarpur Corridor that will allow Indian pilgrims to undertake visa-free visit to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.

Justice Bobde, 63, also rued the criticism of judges on social media for their judicial actions and said most of the judges, who are not "thick skinned", get perturbed.

Jahiruddin Sheikh, who is recovering from the terror attack in Kashmir, called up his wife from the hospital in Srinagar to tell her that he is fine and would come back home soon.

The big push of marine exports to China were part of India's efforts to widen its export base to bridge huge trade deficit with the world's second largest economy, which last year climbed to USD 57 billion.

Delhi remained encapsulated in a thick haze on Wednesday with its air quality dropping further, largely due to the heavy load of smoke from stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab.