DH Evening Brief | Staggered timings for govt offices as Delhi continues to battle with air pollution; Rahul calls PM a 'puppet of billionaires serving their interest'

Delhi CM Atishi announces staggered timings for government offices to tackle traffic congestion . Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Friday announced staggered timings for government offices in the city in a bid to tackle traffic congestion and reduce pollution levels in the national capital.

. Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | Rahul Gandhi calls PM Modi a 'puppet of billionaires serving their interest' at expense of poor . As campaigning for elections to Jharkhand and Maharashtra gathered pace, top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a "puppet of billionaires" who is “serving their interests” at the expense of India's poor.

. Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan intersection renamed 'Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk' on his 150th birth anniversary . Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday renamed the Sarai Kale Khan intersection as "Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk".

. 700 kg drugs seized, 8 Iranians caught in anti-narcotics operation along Gujarat coast . A consignment of 700 kg methamphetamine (meth) was seized in a joint operation of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Gujarat police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Indian Navy on Friday in a mid sea operation.

. Non-consensual intercourse with minor wife is rape, says Bombay High Court; upholds man's 10-year sentence . Non-consensual intercourse with a wife who is below 18 years of age constitutes the offence of rape, the Bombay High Court said while upholding the conviction of a man sentenced to 10 years for the crime.

. 'Madhabi Buch scandal' is not just insider trading, it is case of direct conflict of interest: Rahul Gandhi . Top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday intensified the attack on SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, alleging that the "scandal" involving her is "not just insider trading" but "direct conflict of interest".

. 'Kariya' row: 'Swear before Chamundeshwari' that I never called Zameer 'Kulla', says H D Kumaraswamy . Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumarswamy on Friday said, "I never referred to Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan as 'Kulla' in my life. He never called me 'Kariya' in the past, he always spoke with high respect."

. Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | BJP using money garnered from paper leaks to fund poll campaign, alleges Hemant Soren . Taking a dig at the central investigative agencies, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday claimed that they were busy probing incidents like "chicken theft" while cases like the examination paper leaks in UP remain untouched at the behest of the BJP.

. Give priority to 'absolutely blind' candidates over 'low vision' ones in jobs: Karnataka High Court . The Karnataka High Court has emphasised that individuals with "absolute blindness" should be given preference over those with "low vision" in employment opportunities, provided their disability does not hinder their ability to perform duties.

. Despite Covid crisis, Indian economy growing at 7 to 8%: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan . Though several developed economies suffered badly due to the Covid crisis, India continued to grow at 7 to 8 per cent during the last 10 years, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday.

. Sri Lankan president's coalition wins majority in general election . Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as the country recovers from a financial meltdown.

. ICC cancels PCB's Champions Trophy tour in PoK . The International Cricket Council (ICC) has cancelled the Pakistan Cricket Board's trophy (PCB) proposed tour for the 2025 Champions Trophy in three Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) cities.

DH Evening Brief | Staggered timings for govt offices as Delhi continues to battle with air pollution; Rahul calls PM a 'puppet of billionaires serving their interest'

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