India

Nadda holds meet with senior party leaders

10 Jul 2023 01:35 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Jagat Prakash Nadda chaired a crucial regional consultative meeting of senior party leaders of the south and some other states in Hyderabad to discuss the party’s strategies for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and other important issues. Leaders from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka,

Wall of Delhi government school collapses amid rain in Srinivaspuri

10 Jul 2023 01:10 AM IST

wall of a Delhi government school in Srinivaspuri collapsed on Sunday due to rain. According to sources, the school was reconstructed only four months ago. With heavy rain battering the national capital, a portion of the school’s border wall collapsed on Sunday. Reacting to the incident, Aparajitha Gautam of the

All schools in Delhi to remain closed tomorrow amid rain: CM Kejriwal

10 Jul 2023 01:08 AM IST

All the schools in Delhi will remain closed on Monday in view of the incessant rain in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced. Delhi recorded 153 mm rain in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday, the highest in a single day in July since

Delhi has seen 30% improvement in air quality: Gopal Rai

10 Jul 2023 01:07 AM IST

The national capital has witnessed a 30 per cent improvement in its air quality, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Sunday. Rai was speaking at the launch of the annual sapling plantation drive on the campus of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. During the drive, which usually begins during

LG proposes to MHA to extend Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act

10 Jul 2023 01:06 AM IST

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has forwarded a proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) seeking extension of ‘The Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985’ to the national capital, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday. The Gujarat Prevention of Anti-social Activities Act, 1985, provides for preventive detention

Punjab Cabinet Ministers survey flood-hit regions

10 Jul 2023 01:04 AM IST

Owing to continuous heavy rainfall, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are grappling with rising flood levels. In response, on Sunday, Bram Shankar Jimpa, Minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation, and Disaster Management; Harbhajan Singh ETO, Minister of Power and PWD; and Dr. Balbir Singh, Health Minister, visited various flood-impacted areas to evaluate the

AAP targets power issues with ‘Bijli Agitation’ campaign

10 Jul 2023 01:02 AM IST

As 2024 approaches, neither the ruling party nor the opposition appears capable of independently forming a government in Haryana. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), initially gaining momentum from agitation politics across North India, has yet to establish a strong presence in the state. The party’s historical inability to form a robust

Ex-Deputy CM OP Soni arrested over alleged asset disproportion

10 Jul 2023 01:01 AM IST

In a striking move, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) detained former Deputy Chief Minister, OP Soni, this Sunday. The arrest comes in the wake of allegations of Soni amassing assets exceeding his known income sources from 2016 to 2022. The Bureau disclosed details of the investigation through an official spokesperson.

BJP paves way for workers to assume top posts: CM Manohar Lal

10 Jul 2023 00:59 AM IST

Haryana’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal declared on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) remains unique in enabling even its basic-level workers to ascend to the roles of MLA, MP, Chief Minister, and Prime Minister. During his address to party workers in Kalka assembly constituency, Lal urged them to emulate

Governor ‘instigates’ communal hatred: CM MK Stalin

10 Jul 2023 00:57 AM IST

Governor R N Ravi “instigates communal hatred” and is a “threat” to Tamil Nadu’s peace, Chief Minister M K Stalin has conveyed to President Droupadi Murmu, the government said on Sunday. In a letter to Murmu, Stalin said that Ravi had violated the oath of office he took under Article

BJP chief Nadda chairs regional consultative meeting

10 Jul 2023 00:56 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, J.P. Nadda, presided over a crucial meeting of senior party leaders from southern states and other regions to deliberate on the party’s preparations for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections and other significant political endeavours. The regional consultative meeting, held at the BJP Telangana

High Court halts investigation against JP Nadda

09 Jul 2023 23:29 PM IST

The High Court of Karnataka has put a stay on the ongoing investigation into allegations that BJP national president JP Nadda violated the model code of conduct during a recent election speech in the Karnataka Assembly polls. Justice M Nagaprasanna of the single-judge bench heard the criminal petition filed by