India

Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: Ashish Mishra is permitted to visit his ill mother on condition by the Supreme Court

26 Sep 2023 13:43 PM IST

Ashish Mishra was given permission by the Supreme Court on Tuesday to travel to Delhi to care for his ailing mother, subject to the requirement that he refrain from speaking to the media about, among other things, the ongoing Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Ashish Mishra was granted interim bail by

Lookout circular issued against ex-minister Manpreet Badal by Vigilance Bureau

26 Sep 2023 13:30 PM IST

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) at all airports for Manpreet Singh Badal, a former finance minister of the Punjab and a leader of the Bharatiya Janta Party. The purchase of two plots in Model Town phase-1 Bathinda is the subject of a criminal

Rozgar Mela: PM Modi asked the recruits to work with citizen-first approach

26 Sep 2023 12:36 PM IST

The country will become a developed nation by 2047, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who made the claim while taking part in the “Rozgar Mela” on Tuesday. He also emphasized that government workers must always put the needs of the citizens first. “The country has resolved to become a

Cauvery water row :Farmers stage half-naked protest in the midst of the Bengaluru bandh

26 Sep 2023 12:11 PM IST

Tuesday saw a half-naked protest by farmers in Bengaluru in response to the ongoing Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Farmers in Bengaluru demanded a bandh in response to the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) decision to release 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. Only Freedom Park,

Madhya Pradesh: Akhilesh Yadav to launch the Samajwadi Party’s poll campaign tomorrow from Rewa’s Sirmaur

26 Sep 2023 11:12 AM IST

Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, is scheduled to arrive in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday to launch his party’s election campaign. Akhilesh Yadav will speak to a crowd of people in the Sirmaur constituency of Rewa, the Samajwadi Party announced on Tuesday. According to the statement, Akhilesh Yadav

Humid day in Delhi, maximum temperature touches 35.6°C

26 Sep 2023 09:22 AM IST

The maximum temperature settled a notch above the season’s average at 35.6 degrees Celsius on a humid Monday in Delhi. The minimum temperature settled at 23.6 degrees Celsius—normal for this time of the year. No rainfall was recorded in the national capital, the weather office said. The humidity level oscillated

Union Minister praises AIIMS-Delhi as nation’s premier healthcare institution

26 Sep 2023 09:20 AM IST

Over the 68 years of existence, AIIMS-Delhi has truly lived up to its reputation as the premier healthcare institution of the country, Minister of State for Health S P Singh Baghel said on Monday. Presiding over the 68th Foundation Day celebrations of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New

Delhi: One dead, four injured in truck collision with tractor trolley

26 Sep 2023 09:16 AM IST

A truck collided with a tractor trolley in northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park area early Monday, leaving one person dead and four others injured, police said. Information about the accident was received at 1:39 am, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast), Joy Tirkey, said. The injured were rushed to a hospital where

Man nabbed for raping 6-year-old girl in Gurugram

26 Sep 2023 09:15 AM IST

A 35-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl, police said on Monday. The accused has been identified as Satender Kumar, a native of Uttar Pradesh, who lived with his family in a colony near sector 15 part -2. The girl, who is also a native of

MCD inspects 2.95 crore houses in an effort to combat vector-borne diseases

26 Sep 2023 09:14 AM IST

MCD staff inspected more than 2.95 crore households as part of a campaign to combat vector-borne diseases in Delhi, and the authorities issued penalties amounting to a cumulative Rs 73 lakh for violations, the civic body said on Monday. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is carrying out a campaign

BJP supports Bidhuri, such words part of its fixed strategy: Bharadwaj

26 Sep 2023 09:13 AM IST

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday alleged the entire BJP is “standing with” its MP Ramesh Bidhuri, who made derogatory remarks against BSP lawmaker Danish Ali in Lok Sabha, and that “such words are a part of the fixed strategy” of the ruling party at the Centre. The opposition parties,

NDMC establishes panel to protect assets created during G20 Summit

26 Sep 2023 09:13 AM IST

The New Delhi Municipal Council has formed a dedicated committee to protect the assets created during the G20 Summit from theft and vandalism. According to NDMC vice chairman Satish Upadhyay, 70 fountains are now under the vigilant care of two executive engineers, each in charge of 35 fountains. “These engineers