Heavy rains in Delhi,
Continuous downpour since early morning left many Delhiites stranded on roads as water logging contributed to heavy traffic snarls. According to the MeT department, 93.8 mm rainfall was recorded till 8.30 AM. Though the minimum temperature, which settled four notches below the normal at 23 degrees... read more »
Fadnavis pushes for Bharat Ratna for Phule, wife
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to posthumously confer the Bharat Ratna on legendary social reformers Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule. In his letter to Modi, Fadnavis termed Phule as one of the greatest social reformers of... read more »
Witness in Asaram case shot at Shajahanpur
A witness in a rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was shot at and seriously injured by unidentified assailants in Shajahanpur district, police said here today. 35-year-old Kripal Singh was shot at by two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons in Puwayan area while he was on his way... read more »
Four questions from CBI that may seal the CM’s fate
The BJP is claiming a virtue out of necessity. After refusing for months to hand over the Vyapam scam to the CBI, chief minister Shivraj Chouhan and his colleagues are now saying they are relieved the Supreme Court has asked the agency to step in. “The learned Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi... read more »
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