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Grand Diwali celebration held at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk
Srinagar: For the first time, a grand Diwali celebration was held near the historic clock tower at Lal Chowk here on Thursday as hundreds of locals and tourists lit diyas to mark…
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Naqvi criticises political rhetoric over Delhi’s pollution levels
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday condemned what he described as a “political fuss” over Delhi’s pollution, asserting that some people were attempting to sow confusion among the…
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh slams NITI Aayog
New Delhi: Congress leader and former Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said sulphur dioxide emissions from power plants contributed significantly to air pollution and any argument suggesting that such emissions…
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Rahul, Priyanka condole Catholicos Mor Baselios Thomas’ demise
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi on Friday expressed grief over the passing of the supreme head of the Jacobite…
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EAC-PM Chairman Bibek Debroy passes away
New Delhi: Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy passed away this morning, a senior EAC-PM official said. He was admitted to AIIMS. Debroy (69) was educated in…
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Ex Shia Waqf Board chief Wasim Rizvi changes his name, once again
Former chairman of the Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi, has reportedly changed his name once again. Initially rechristened as Jitendra Narayan Tyagi after converting to Hinduism in December 2021, he has now…
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Mumbai: Three jump from second-floor flat to escape fire; injured
Mumbai: Three men were injured after they jumped from the second floor of a building at Girgaon in south Mumbai to escape a fire in their flat in the early hours of…
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Trump sues CBS for ‘deceptive’ editing of Harris interview
New York: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is suing CBS TV network demanding $10 billion in damages alleging its “deceptive” editing of an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was election interference.…
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Delhi’s air quality plummets to ‘very poor’ category
New Delhi: A day after the Diwali festivities, the air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR on Friday deteriorated further to the ‘very poor’ category with a blanket of toxic smoke engulfing the whole…
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Maharashtra polls: Nominations of 7994 candidates found valid
Mumbai: The nomination papers of 7,994 candidates filed across the 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, where polling will take place on November 20, were found valid after scrutiny, election officials have said.…
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J-K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away at 59
Jammu: Senior BJP leader and Nagrota MLA Devender Singh Rana, brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh, died on Thursday at a private hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad. He was 59. According to a…
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Kashmiri Muslims will regret exodus of Pandits one day: Union min
Jammu: Asserting that the majority community in Kashmir will one day regret the “exodus” of Kashmiri Pandits, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said Kashmir is incomplete without their presence. Singh said…
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Cost of commercial LPG cylinder goes up in several cities
Hyderabad: The cost of commercial LPG cylinders in major Indian cities has increased as of November 1, following an announcement by oil marketing companies. In Delhi, the price for a 19-kg commercial…
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Trump extends Diwali greetings; vows to strengthen ties with India
New Delhi: Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that the United States’ “great partnership” with India and “my good friend Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi” will be strengthened…
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India commits to 30% protected areas in updated biodiversity plan
New Delhi: India has launched its updated biodiversity action plan with a goal to protect at least 30 percent of its terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine areas by 2030, in…
