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 »
PM Modi accorded ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan, where he arrived yesterday on the fourth leg of his Central Asian tour. He was welcomed at the Ashgabat airport by smiling children with the offering of the traditional bread ‘chorek’. Prime... 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 »
Turkish Airlines emergency landing: Plane leaves for Istanbul from Delhi
An Istanbul-bound Turkish Airlines flight from Bangkok which landed in emergency conditions here on Tuesday following a bomb scare, departed early Wednesday for its destination after being... read more »
I’ll start countrywide agitation or ‘Implement OROP:Anna to PM Modi
Social activist Anna Hazare has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to implement the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme at the earliest, failing which, he would launch a... read more »
Brinda Karat says Kalyan Singh like spoke ‘RSS pracharak’
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Wednesday said Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh had spoken ‘like an RSS pracharak’ when he demanded that the word... read more »
Omar Abdullah takes a jibe at Bobby Jindal’s ‘leadership’ remarks
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken a jibe at United States presidential candidate Bobby Jindal after the later claimed that non-aligned nations like India are... read more »
IIT Kharagpur’s innovative campaign to solve student querie...
As seat allocation for engineering institutes begins today under the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), IIT Kharagpur has launched a campaign to solve student queries. Through a website... read more »
