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British Indian spy Noor Inayat Khan, who was executed at the age of 30, found a special honour almost 80 years after her death in the form of a council housing block in north London, which has been named after her. Camden Council unveiled the “Noor Inayat Khan House” at a ceremony attended by local […]
Delhi’s notorious winter smog is back, prompting drastic measures from the central government. As the air quality index (AQI) soared into the “severe” category, exceeding 400, a ban on non-essential construction work has been imposed across Delhi-NCR to curb dust pollution. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked Stage-III of the Graded Response Action […]
New Delhi :The Indian political landscape witnessed a dramatic showdown today as opposition leaders from the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc staged a protest under the banner “Save Democracy” at Jantar Mantar. This comes in the wake of the recent suspension of 146 MPs from Parliament’s Winter Session, which ended abruptly yesterday. Senior […]
With India facing another COVID-19 wave driven by the new JN.1 variant, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, issued a strong warning: Do not underestimate this variant. While seemingly less severe than previous strains, JN.1 is not a mere common cold, and Dr. Swaminathan urges caution and continued vigilance. Here […]
The Delhi High Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take appropriate action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah and businessman Gautam Adani ‘pickpockets’ during a public speech. The court gave the constitutional body eight weeks to take the action. “Though the statements […]
Four soldiers were martyred and three injured when heavily armed terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The vehicles, carrying the personnel to the site of a cordon-and-search operation, came under attack at a blind curve at Dhatyar Morh between Dhera Ki Gali and Bufliaz under the jurisdiction of Surankote […]
Indian student Gurashman Singh Bhatia, who was missing for around a week in the United Kingdom, was found dead inside a lake in Canary Wharf in London, the UK Metropolitan police informed in a statement. The Met Police said the 23-year-old had been reported missing after a night out with friends. The Tower Hamlets Police […]
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez has moved a Delhi court, seeking immediate directions to restrain alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar from issuing any letters, messages or statements related to her to the media. Jacqueline has prayed the court to issues directions to the probe agency EOW and the Superintendent of Jail, Mandoli, to immediately restrain/refrain Chandrashekhar from issuing […]
Get ready, tech enthusiasts! Samsung is bringing two brand-new 5G smartphones to India in time for the holiday season. The Galaxy A25 5G and Galaxy A15 5G, unveiled earlier in Vietnam, are set to land on December 26th at 12:30 PM IST. Both phones promise powerful performance, vibrant displays, and long-lasting batteries, making them attractive […]
New Delhi: In a move raising eyebrows and concerns, On Thursday, Parliament passed a new Telecommunications Bill granting the government expanded control over the telecom sector. The bill, hailed by the government as a modernization effort, allows for temporarily seizing telecom networks during national security emergencies and opens alternative means for allocating satellite spectrum. One […]
New Delhi: Sanjay Singh, riding the wave of Brij Bhushan’s legacy, was crowned the new president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday, solidifying his faction’s control over the embattled sports body. The outcome, a foregone conclusion for many, leaves a bitter taste for those who yearned for change after months of athlete […]
New Delhi, India: The Delhi High Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take “action in accordance with the law” against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and businessman Gautam Adani as “pickpockets” during a campaign speech. The court, while acknowledging that the […]
For want of against Gujarat BJP MLA facing POCSO case in Rajasthan, the victim’s mother tried to commit suicide on the Jodhpur High Court premises. She was admitted to the hospital in critical condition. The woman was reportedly distressed for getting repeated court dates in the case, following which she consumed poison in the court […]
Sharing experiences at a multi-stakeholder conference ‘Shaping Perspectives on Practise and Policy for Millets in India’, organised by Reliance Foundation, participants from across India’s millet landscape emphasised that challenges of food security, farm livelihoods and nutrition diversity can be resolved in a climate-resilient manner, by building on the momentum generated during the International Year of […]
Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee proposed the name of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge as the Opposition’s INDIA bloc’s Prime Ministerial candidate. This comes after the fourth meeting of the INDIA bloc where opposition leaders discussed various issues, including seat-sharing, joint campaign blueprint and chalking out a strategy to take on […]
Activist Gautam Navlakha, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was granted bail by the Bombay High Court division bench headed by Justice AS Gadkari. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) urged the court to stay operation of the order for a period of six weeks so that it could file an appeal in the Supreme […]
In a setback to Anjuman Intezamia Masajid (AIM) and the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board, the Allahabad high court dismissed petitions they had filed challenging civil suits by Hindu litigants seeking the right to worship at the Gyanvapi complex and “restoration” of a temple, while claiming that the 17th-century mosque in Varanasi was constructed over […]
India’s fiscal management has come in for praise from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF’s staff said in an article that the tightening of fiscal stance by the government in 2023-24 was appropriate and an ambitious medium-term consolidation plan was required to rebuild buffers and preserve debt sustainability. The Indian economy’s strong performance was […]
Giving a boost to Elon Musk’s proposal, India is looking at a licensing approach to assigning spectrum for satellite internet services and exempt companies from having to bid for it. This may be a windfall for Elon Musk’s venture Starlink, which has lobbied hard against any auctions. The proposal was included in a new draft […]
Opposition bloc INDIA leaders have assembled in New Delhi for the first time in over three months for a crucial meeting surrounding the strategy and policy formulation for the 2024 general elections. The meeting gains significance after the rout of the Congress party – the leading constituent of the Bloc – in the recent assembly […]
