India

Smoke chamber! Delhi continues to suffer ‘Severe’ air quality levels, toxic smog persists

09 Nov 2023 10:55 AM IST

Delhi’s AQI: The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the National Capital continues to linger in the ‘severe’ category, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. Toxic smog persists across various areas, with Anand Vihar recording an AQI of 432 and RK Puram at 453, both falling under the ‘severe’

Silent Conversation exhibition by NTCA and Sankala Foundation conclude

09 Nov 2023 09:18 AM IST

The first everart exhibition of its kind, the ‘Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre’ organized by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt of India and Sankala Foundation at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on from 3 – 5 November, 2023 concluded

H D Kumaraswamy unites JD(S) MLAs, rules out defection

09 Nov 2023 09:17 AM IST

JD(S) Karnataka President H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday expressed faith in the party’s legislators and said none of them would jump ship to the Congress as claimed by the ruling party. The former chief minister questioned the ruling party’s “duplicity” in accusing the BJP of ‘Operation Lotus’ while its own

ED SUMMONS ABHISHEK BANERJEE AGAIN IN SCHOOL JOBS SCAM CASE

09 Nov 2023 09:16 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Congress number two and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, for a fresh round of questioning on Thursday in connection with the school jobs for cash scam case in which former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has spent more than 16

BRS cheated poor in the name of 2 BHK houses : Salman Khurshid

09 Nov 2023 09:15 AM IST

Senior Congress leader and former union minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday accused the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government in Telangana of ‘not fulfilling’ its election promise of constructing double-bedroom houses for the poor. Addressing a press conference here, Khurshid said the Congress government built more than 22.89 lakh new houses

Siddaramaiah announces Rs 15 lakh compensation for family of elephant attack victim

09 Nov 2023 09:14 AM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the family of the woman who was trampled by the wild elephant near Hedadalu village in Chikkamagaluru district, according to a press release by Chief Minister’s Office. The press release further mentioned that the Karnataka CM

QUOTA DEMAND, LS AND ASSEMBLY POLLS DISCUSSED IN THACKERAY-PAWAR MEETING: RAUT

09 Nov 2023 08:44 AM IST

The political situation in Maharashtra arising out of the Maratha quota demand and the Opposition’s preparedness for the next year’s Lok Sabha and state assembly polls were some of the issues that Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar discussed during their meeting held a day ago, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay

DELHI HC SEEKS CENTRE, GOVT’S STAND ON PIL TO DISTINGUISH RELIGION FROM DHARMA

09 Nov 2023 08:44 AM IST

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Centre and city government on a PIL seeking a direction to the authorities to use the “proper meaning” of the term “religion” and not use it as a synonym of “dharma” in the official documents. A bench headed by

PUNJAB DGP TELLS POLICE OFFICERS TO WORK IN TANDEM WITH CIVIL ADMINISTRATION TO STOP STUBBLE BURNING

09 Nov 2023 08:43 AM IST

A day after the Supreme Court issued directions to ensure stopping of crop residue burning “forthwith”, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday asked the police officers to work in tandem with the civil administration to prevent stubble burning in the state. The DGP also appointed Special DGP (Law and Order)

FORMER J&K MINISTER CHOUDHARY LAL SINGH UNDER ED scanner

09 Nov 2023 08:42 AM IST

A court here on Wednesday remanded former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh in seven-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a day after the agency arrested him in a money laundering case. Singh, the chairman of the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DSSP), was arrested from a house in Chawadi

‘CBI PROBE ORDERED AGAINST MAHUA MOITRA’ CLAIMS BJP’S NISHIKANT DUBEY

09 Nov 2023 08:41 AM IST

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday claimed that the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has ordered a CBI based on his complaint in the ‘Cash for Query’ row. In a post on X, Nishikant Dubey stated, “Lokpal today, based on my complaint, ordered a CBI inquiry against MP Mahua ji, who committed

BJP cannot stop DMK from working for the people: TN Minister EV Velu

09 Nov 2023 08:40 AM IST

Income tax raids have been on since 3 November on the residences, offices and other premises of Tamil Nadu Minister for Public Works Department, Highways and Minor Ports, EV Velu. It was reported that Rs 22 crore had been seized in cash in the IT raids conducted. EV Velu, speaking