India

Follow guidelines to curb dust pollution during winter: Gopal Rai

26 Sep 2023 09:12 AM IST

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday instructed the government and private construction agencies to follow the guidelines to control dust pollution in the city during the winter season. He convened a meeting with government and private construction agencies at the Delhi Secretariat in this regard. “All agencies engaged in

Delhi Minister inspects HC dispensary to assess situation

26 Sep 2023 09:11 AM IST

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj visited the Delhi High Court dispensary on Monday and took note of the facilities provided. “We received a message from the Bar Association that the health services in Delhi High Court need some improvements. Therefore, a surprise inspection was conducted today. We were told that

SP declares candidates for Rajasthan, MP polls

26 Sep 2023 08:45 AM IST

While on one hand there are discussions regarding the I.N.D.I.A. alliance between Congress and Samajwadi Party to fight together in the Lok Sabha elections, on the other hand, Samajwadi Party is continuously involved in political activities for the assembly elections to be held in many states. Due to this, the

Rahul, Baghel attend Aawas NYAY Sammelan in Bilaspur

26 Sep 2023 08:43 AM IST

Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi today inaugurated the “Chhattisgarh Grameen Aawas NYAY Yojana” benefitting 47,090 houseless families of the state in the first phase. Under Grameen Aawas NYAY Yojana, a total of 10,76,000 people will benefit from this scheme in a phased manner and the remaining 6,99,439 eligible families on

Nitish Kumar rules out return to NDA; BJP says won’t welcome even if he begs

26 Sep 2023 08:42 AM IST

On Monday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ruled out any possibility of returning to the NDA, which he had junked a year ago, to which the BJP said he would not be welcomed back even if he begged for realignment. Kumar was speaking at a function organised on the occasion

Dera Sacha Sauda offers to collaborate with State Cow Service Commission

26 Sep 2023 08:41 AM IST

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim, who is currently serving life imprisonment in the case of sexual exploitation and murder, now wants to do cow service. For this, a proposal has also been sent to the Haryana Government by Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa, in which the Ashram has offered to

Former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Badal booked under corruption charges

26 Sep 2023 08:38 AM IST

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has registered a criminal and corruption case against former finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal and four others. In this case, the VB has arrested three accused namely Rajiv Kumar, resident of New Shakti Nagar, Bathinda, Amandeep Singh,

Grateful for support says PM as WhatsApp channel crosses 5 million

26 Sep 2023 08:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked his followers in the WhatsApp community for joining his channel after it crossed 5 million followers in less than a week. “As we have become a community of more than 50 lakh, I am grateful to all those who have connected with me

Ramesh Bidhuri meets BJP party president JP Nadda in Delhi

26 Sep 2023 08:30 AM IST

Amidst a raging controversy over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s use of communal slurs in the Lok Sabha on 21 September against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Danish Ali, BJP president J P Nadda is said to have met with Bidhuri and sought an explanation on his use

BJP should have implemented Women’s Bill immediately: Supriya Shrinate

26 Sep 2023 08:29 AM IST

In a historic move, the Centre last week introduced the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament, which was subsequently passed in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. While the bill was supported almost unanimously by all Opposition parties, the Congress Party has raised questions about certain provisions of

Shiromani Akali Dal demands Chief Minister take firm stand at Amritsar meeting

26 Sep 2023 08:25 AM IST

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann take a “firm stand on all important issues concerning Punjab” at the North Zone Council meeting that will be held in Amritsar today, including the State’s inalienable right over Chandigarh. In a statement in Chandigarh, senior SAD

Promotions should be based ON performance: Yogi

26 Sep 2023 08:22 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given instructions to expedite the filling of vacant posts across all departments and asked the officials to complete their departmental promotions by 30 September. While reviewing the department-wise personnel arrangements with the Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of all the departments on Monday, the