India

Delhi: AIIMS rejects report of shortage of items at Cardio Thoracic Centre

23 Sep 2023 09:14 AM IST

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi refuted reports on Friday claiming a shortage of items in its Cardio Thoracic Centre. In a statement issued on reports of shortage of items and stalling of services in its Cardio-Thoracic Centre, AIIMS Delhi said, “There were some reports regarding shortage

SC says “NO” to Fire Crackers in Delhi NCR, Wishes Pollution Free Happy Diwali

23 Sep 2023 09:13 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Friday declined a petition to include barium as an ingredient in fireworks while upholding the ban on the sale and ignition of joint crackers. A bench consisting of Justices A.S. Bopanna and M.M. Sundresh directed the authorities and the Delhi Police to enforce the ban on

DUSU election: Students thronged polling booths to cast votes

23 Sep 2023 09:12 AM IST

Delhi University students thronged polling booths on Friday to cast their votes for the students’ union election that took place after a gap of three years. Twenty-four candidates are in the fray for the student body election this time. While students of the day classes can cast their votes until

Prosecution rejects Delhi riots case accused’s plea to know probe status

23 Sep 2023 09:11 AM IST

The prosecution concluded its arguments on Friday against the applications filed by some of the people accused of hatching the conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, seeking to know the status of the probe in the case, saying those were not maintainable. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat posted the

Delhi joins UN-backed campaign for climate resilience commits to 25% green cover

23 Sep 2023 09:10 AM IST

Delhi has joined the “Race to Resilience”, a UN-backed campaign to catalyse a step-change in the global ambition for climate resilience, with pledges including achieving a 25 per cent green cover within the next five years. Delhi’s participation in the “Race to Resilience”, announced during an event at Climate Week

LG allocates land for sewage pumping station, power grid construction

23 Sep 2023 09:09 AM IST

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has approved the allotment and allocation of parcels of land for the construction of a sewage pumping station, power grid, and other utilities pending for a long time in different parts of the national capital, Raj Niwas officials said on Friday. Saxena has approved

Delhi CM Kejriwal’s personal WhatsApp channel goes live

23 Sep 2023 09:08 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal WhatsApp channel went live on Friday, and he used a reference to the Shah Rukh Khan film ‘Jawan’ to encourage people to unite and strive for India to become the top-ranked country. The Delhi CMO WhatsApp channel was launched earlier this week and has

Pramila Mallik becomes the first woman Speaker of Odisha Assembly

23 Sep 2023 08:59 AM IST

Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Pramila Mallik was on Friday elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, becoming the first woman to attain the prestigious post. Speaker in-charge Rajanikant Singh announced Mallik’s election as the first woman Speaker of the Odisha Assembly at a special session held

Gujarat court issues 2nd summon to Tejashwi Yadav in defamation case

23 Sep 2023 08:58 AM IST

A metropolitan court in Ahmedabad on Friday issued summons to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav for the second time in a criminal defamation case after knowing that the first summons could not be served to him due to some confusion. As per the latest summons, Yadav is required to

Trinamool hails High Court relief to Abhishek Banerjee

23 Sep 2023 08:56 AM IST

The Calcutta High Court today directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to take any coercive action against Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at this stage of investigation in connection with the school job scam. The Trinamool Congress welcomed the decision and said the order vindicated its oft-repeated charge that

WB Guv approves inclusion of former minister’s name in chargesheet: CBI

23 Sep 2023 08:55 AM IST

The CBI told a special court that West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has given his approval to the inclusion of the name of arrested former state education minister, Partha Chatterjee in the chargesheet filed by the central investigating agency in the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers

7 remote villages in Naxal-hit Sukma get electricity after 25 yrs

23 Sep 2023 08:53 AM IST

Nearly 25 years after their homes plunged into darkness due to damage to infrastructure by Naxals, 342 families from seven remote villages of insurgency-hit Sukma district are back on the electricity supply grid, officials said. In the late 1990s, these villages had to bear the brunt of Left Wing Extremism