India

Delhi govt to revamp and beautify all PWD roads in city, says Atishi

19 Sep 2023 12:32 PM IST

The Delhi government will give a new look to PWD roads in the city through redesigning, blacktopping, and plant ornamentation, PWD minister Atishi said on Monday. The government seeks to develop PWD roads in the city on the lines of those recently revamped in many areas for the G20 Summit.

MPs gather for group photo ahead of Parliament session in new building

19 Sep 2023 12:20 PM IST

In the New Building of the Parliament on Tuesday, members of the Parliament gathered for a group photo before the Parliament session. Among the lawmakers present for the group photo were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Chairman Om Birla, and others.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Women Reservation Bill:”Bill was initiated by UPA”

19 Sep 2023 10:57 AM IST

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and Sonia Gandhi were the ones who first demanded the Women Reservation Bill after the Cabinet approved it. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told “We want the Women’s Reservation Bill to be brought and passed as soon as possible. The

Uttar Pradesh: Devotees take holy dip in Sangam on Ganesh Chaturthi

19 Sep 2023 10:02 AM IST

Devotees took a holy dip in Sangam on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday. Devotees were seen offering prayers and taking a dip in the river early in the morning. The ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi celebration began on Tuesday. A festive cheer was palpable across the country as people were

Cauvery water dispute: Karnataka govt to move Supreme Court, says DK Shivakumar

19 Sep 2023 10:01 AM IST

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has said his government would approach the Supreme Court to challenge the order of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), asking Karnataka to continue releasing 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for another 15 days. “We are thinking about whether Cauvery Water should

Prayer offered at Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple on Ganesh Chaturthi

19 Sep 2023 09:34 AM IST

A morning ‘Aarti’ was performed at Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai on Tuesday, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday. A huge gathering of devotees thronged the two-centuries-old shrine dedicated to Lord Ganesha, as the ten-day-long celebration begins on Tuesday. Even as a festive cheer was palpable in Maharashtra and elsewhere

Chhattisgarh: ISRO Chandrayaan-3 mission recreated at Raipur 120-ft Ganesh pandal

19 Sep 2023 09:31 AM IST

ISRO’s successful lunar landing mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’, which made India only the fourth nation after the US, Russia and China to have done so, has been recreated at Raipur’s 120 feet pandal for Ganesh Chaturthi. With the success of ‘Chandrayaan-3’, India also became the first country to have placed a lander

BRS MPs hold protest demanding Women’s Reservation Bill

19 Sep 2023 09:28 AM IST

Members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the ruling party in Telangana, held a protest near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the Parliament compound on Monday, demanding a Women’s Reservation Bill. The BRS members held up placards and raised slogans demanding that the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

Amid heavy rain, 11,900 people shifted to shelter homes in Gujarat

19 Sep 2023 09:24 AM IST

With heavy rain lashing Gujarat since Sunday, 11,900 people living in low-lying areas in Vadodara, Bharuch, Narmada, Dahod, Panchmahal, Anand and Gandhinagar districts have been shifted to shelter homes while 270 stranded citizens were rescued. In a statement, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said work is on to clear roads by

Congress pushes post-election seat-sharing talks with INDIA bloc

19 Sep 2023 09:22 AM IST

Expressing confidence about the party faring well in the upcoming assembly polls in five states, some Congress leaders have called for delaying the seat-sharing talks with INDIA bloc partners for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections till November so as to do it from a position of strength, sources said. The

AIADMK’s BJP ties on hold, pre-election choices awaited

19 Sep 2023 09:19 AM IST

The AIADMK-BJP alliance has hit a pause button in Tamil Nadu due to the AIADMK’s displeasure over remarks made by the state BJP chief, K Annamalai, about the late CN Annadurai, who mentored AIADMK founder MGR. The AIADMK, whose name is based on MGR’s initials, has decided to reconsider the

Choose between us and CPI(M) in Bengal: TMC to Congress

19 Sep 2023 09:17 AM IST

Realising the impossibility of reaching an amicable seat-sharing agreement with the Congress Party in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress has decided to reach out to the grand old party. They intend to give the Congress Party a choice between them and the CPI(M)-led Left Front as a partner for the