India

Glaciers freezing in Himachal is causing power crisis

28 Oct 2023 09:07 AM IST

Glaciers have started freezing in the mountains in Himachal due to the onset of winter. Due to this, the water level in rivers and streams is falling daily. Its effect is becoming visible on electricity production also. Himachal, which produces surplus electricity, has faced a power crisis even before winter

Karnataka CM attacks Centre, PM Modi over delay in providing drought relief to State

28 Oct 2023 09:06 AM IST

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday questioned the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alleged delay in providing drought relief to Karnataka, and asked whether the BJP government is taking “revenge” on the state. He said 216 out of the state’s total 236 taluks are drought-hit and pointed

Haryana shares satellite images to dispute Punjab’s claim over stubble burning

28 Oct 2023 09:06 AM IST

The Haryana government has released images it claims are from NASA, showing more than double incidents of stubble-burning in Punjab as compared to Haryana. The images were reportedly taken on October 25 and 26. The three neighbouring states- Delhi, Punjab and Haryana have been locked in tussle over the pollution

Two dead bodies found in Maujpur’s OYO Hotel

28 Oct 2023 08:43 AM IST

In a strange incident, two dead bodies were discovered in the OYO Hotel near Delhi’s Maujpur Metro Station. The police were called around 8:05 pm because of this incident. It turned out that a man named Sohrab and a woman named Ayesha checked into the OYO Hotel at 01:02 pm

Bus marshals stage protest outside Delhi secretariat over salary

28 Oct 2023 08:43 AM IST

Scores of bus marshals deployed in cluster and DTC buses on Friday went on an indefinite sit-in outside the Delhi Secretariat over non-payment of their wages. The protesters said they will continue their sit-in outside the Delhi Secretariat until their demands are met and that their protest will be round-the-clock.

Voter list revision begins in Delhi with 1.69 lakh new registrations

28 Oct 2023 08:42 AM IST

Residents of Delhi have another chance to get their electoral details corrected or get enrolled as voters if they are not already, as a summary revision of electoral rolls began in all 70 Assembly segments on Friday. According to the draft electoral roll published Friday, the number of new voters

IAS officers conspired to stop ‘Farishtey Dilli Ke’ scheme: Minister

28 Oct 2023 08:41 AM IST

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj Friday alleged that a few officials had conspired to stop the AAP government’s scheme of providing free treatment to accident victims with payments not being made to private hospitals for nearly a year. He said that he has written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to

Delhi LG approves land acquisition for Barapullah Elevated Road

28 Oct 2023 08:41 AM IST

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the acquisition of land for the construction of piers as part of the Barapullah Elevated Road project between Sarai Kale Khan and Mayur Vihar that has been delayed by more than six years, Raj Niwas officials said on Friday. Saxena has asked

Court extends Sanjay Singh judicial custody till Nov 10

28 Oct 2023 08:38 AM IST

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Friday extended the judicial custody of AAP leader Sanjay Singh in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam until November 10. Special Judge M K Nagpal has also granted Singh permission to sign specific cheques for his family expenses and parliamentary

BJP accuses Kejriwal’s neglect of rising pollution in Delhi

28 Oct 2023 08:36 AM IST

Slamming the Aam Aadmi Party government over the increased air pollution in the national capital, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell head Amit Malviya on Friday said “Kejriwal’s criminal neglect is killing” as Delhi “chokes.” The BJP leader hit out at Delhi Services Minister and AAP leader Atishi over her

UP CM launches 3-day state-level Shri Anna Mahotsav

28 Oct 2023 07:56 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday inaugurated the state-level Shri Anna Mahotsav, exhibition and workshop at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow. After the inauguration of the programme, the UP CM said that Shri Anna has held significance since the Vedic era and stressed that in the future too,

Past Govts were outdated like mobile phones: PM Modi

28 Oct 2023 07:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a dig at previous governments and said that just like in previous times, when mobile phone screens would freeze, the same way the governments at that time were frozen and outdated. Speaking at the 7th India Mobile Congress, PM Modi said “10-12 years