DAV College, Sector–10, Chandigarh, has once again inscribed its name in letters of gold by clinching the Overall First Trophy at the 66th Panjab University Inter-Zonal Youth Festival held at A.S. College, Khanna, a moment of unparalleled glory that reaffirms its undisputed supremacy in the realm of art, culture, and creativity. Marking a historic milestone, this resplendent victory comes after nearly two decades, as no college from Chandigarh had claimed this coveted Overall Trophy at the Inter-Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival.

Exuding unmatched artistry and youthful exuberance, the students of DAV College once again proved their mettle, sweeping accolades across a diverse range of events and reaffirming the institution’s cultural supremacy. Dominating the festival with stellar performances, the college clinched top honours, ( First Prize ) in Guddiya Patole, Rassa Vattna, One Act Play, Collage Making, Rangoli, Kali (Individual), and Percussion, while also securing Second Prizes in Group Bhajan, Giddha, Group Song, and Skit, and Third Prizes in Group Bhajan (Individual), Giddha (Individual), Khiddo, Kali (Team), and Mimicry. Together, these triumphs stand as a radiant celebration of DAV’s creative brilliance, teamwork, and unyielding pursuit of artistic excellence.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a major gold smuggling and melting syndicate in Mumbai under “Operation Bullion Blaze”, an official statement said on Wednesday.

The operation exposed an organised network engaged in smuggling gold into India, melting it in clandestine furnaces, and offloading the refined bullion into the grey market.

Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers conducted simultaneous searches on November 10 at four discreet premises in Mumbai -- two illegal melting units and two unregistered shops.

The shares of Tata Motors’ commercial vehicle business made a strong debut on the stock exchanges on Wednesday, listing at Rs 335 per share on NSE, up 28 per cent over the discovered price of Rs 260.75.

On the BSE, the shares were listed at Rs 330.25, a premium of 26 per cent from their earlier valuation of Rs 261.90 per share.

However, post-listing the shares --- which will now officially be known as Tata Motors Ltd -- fell by around 3.5 per cent from the listing price to a low of Rs 322.60 on the NSE.

At around 11:35 am, the stock was trading at Rs 328.65, down 1.90 per cent from the listing price on NSE. Meanwhile, shares of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicle were trading at Rs 404.75. down 0.69 per cent.

In view of the alarming rise in pollution levels across the National Capital Region (NCR), including Delhi, the Central government has implemented the third phase of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-3).

As part of this measure, restrictions that were already enforced in Delhi and its adjoining regions will now extend to Alwar and Bharatpur districts of Rajasthan, both of which come under the NCR region. Under GRAP-3, several strict curbs have been imposed to combat deteriorating air quality. The use of BS-3 petrol and BS-4 diesel vehicles has been completely banned in Delhi-NCR, a rule that will now apply to vehicles in Alwar and Bharatpur as well.

The initial deadline set by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for completing the enumeration form distribution under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal has ended, with around 15 per cent of the voters in the state yet to receive the forms.

According to figures available from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, a little over 6.56 crore voters in the state have received enumeration forms till 8 p.m. on Tuesday, roughly around 85.71 per cent of the total registered voters in the state.

The total number of electors in West Bengal as per the electoral roll as on October 27, is 7,66,37,529.