Faced with publicy fury, the Delhi government has ‘put on hold’ a contentious order denying fuel to ‘end of life’ cars – the term for petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10.Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa told reporters a fuel ban such as this is difficult to enforce -due to ‘technological challenges and complex sytems’ – and said a system to seize poorly-maintained vehicles, instead of punishing people who take care of their cars and motorcycles, is being worked out. n18oc_india

Indian fugitives like Lawrence Bishnoi’s shooter Jaiprakash and Manoj Sahni are escaping to Nepal due to the open border and ineffective extradition treaty, making it a safe haven

The AIMIM in Bihar wants to join the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) to put a united front and consolidate minority votes in the Bihar election scheduled later this year, sources said.