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Delhi govt extends EV policy for another 3 months

01 Jan 2024 08:26 AM IST

The Delhi government has decided to extend its Electric Vehicle (EV) policy, set to expire on Sunday, for another three months, officials said. The policy, notified in August 2020, aimed at raising the share of electric vehicles in Delhi to 25 per cent by 2024. It will now be extended

Four held in road rage incident on Mehrauli-Gurugram Road

01 Jan 2024 08:26 AM IST

Four individuals were arrested in connection with a road rage incident on the Mehruali-Gurugram road, as confirmed by Delhi Police on Saturday. The arrested individuals have been identified as Manoj from Haryana’s Rohtak, Kaviraj from Bhiwani (also in Haryana), Anil Kumar from Delhi’s Aya Nagar, and Prabhat Sharma from Chhatarpur.

Family seeks justice in e-rickshaw driver’s death

01 Jan 2024 08:25 AM IST

A day after an e-rickshaw driver was killed in west Delhi’s Mayapuri area allegedly after a car driven by a drunk police constable hit his three-wheeler, the family members demanded adequate compensation and said strict action must be taken against the accused. The family of Amit Jha (40) , who

CBSE announces psychological counselling from today

01 Jan 2024 08:21 AM IST

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Sunday the introduction of psychological counseling facilities for students and parents, effective January 1, 2024. This initiative is in line with the previously disclosed exam schedule for practical and theory papers, starting on January 1 and February 15, 2024, respectively. According

Delhi reports 10 new Covid cases, no JN.1 variant detected: Min

01 Jan 2024 08:20 AM IST

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj announced that the capital recorded 10 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, with no instances of the new variant detected so far. Minister Bharadwaj highlighted a pattern where an increase in COVID cases in South India is followed by a rise in cases

BJP’s lies are the strongest: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

01 Jan 2024 08:16 AM IST

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party saying that the ruling party’s lies are the strongest. Taking to social media platform, X, the Congress president said that we are standing on the last day of the year 2023 but the BJP had promised

‘After being CM for 17 years, there is…’: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

01 Jan 2024 08:15 AM IST

Underscoring the development as well as the public welfare work done by his government in Madhya Pradesh, former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that he feels contended and satisfied that after being the CM for 17 consecutive years, there is an affection and trust in the hearts of the

‘Hurts to see cruelty on PM’s part’: Rahul on Vinesh returning Award

01 Jan 2024 08:14 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over wrestler Vinesh Phogat leaving her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award on national capital’s Kartavya Path, saying the PM is the guardian of the nation and it hurts to see “such cruelty” on his part. Gandhi’s attack came a

With more travellers planes airports ‘bullishness’ greets slightly clouded-aviation skies

01 Jan 2024 08:13 AM IST

A “bullishness” greets the skies as more passengers are set to step into airports and more aircraft, including A350s, are ready to carry them in expanding routes in 2024 even as the fate of two bankrupt airlines remain uncertain. A slew of airports and terminal building inaugurations and revised norms

Uniform Civil Code of Conduct in Devbhoomi soon: Pushkar Singh Dhami

01 Jan 2024 08:13 AM IST

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will soon be implemented in the state, adding that it will be presented in the Assembly soon. “Now we are also preparing to implement the Uniform Civil Code of Conduct in Devbhoomi. It will be presented

Those who did injustice to society now thinking of ‘Nyay yatra’:Nadda

01 Jan 2024 08:12 AM IST

Targeting the Congress, BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday said those who spared no effort in doing injustice to society are now thinking about holding a ‘nyay yatra’. Addressing a public gathering here, Nadda also hit out at the opposition INDIA bloc, saying it is bent on dragging the

PM calls for social media sharing on Ayodhya’s Ram Temple art

01 Jan 2024 08:11 AM IST

Noting that there is excitement in the country over the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to share their creations such as ‘bhajans’ relating to it on social media with the hashtag ‘Shri Ram Bhajan’, saying this compilation will turn into a flow of