Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to hand over to the CBI a case of the leakage of question papers for the recruitment test of constables in the state police force. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, in a hurriedly called press conference at his official residence Oakover here, said the state government has […]
Bangalore: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, on Tuesday, gave his assent to the ordinance that gave effect to the Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, commonly known as the anti-conversion bill. The bill was passed in the assembly in December last year, but was pending before the Council where the ruling BJP is one […]
New Delhi: A fire broke out on Monday in three temporary shelters for workers engaged in the Central Vista project near Parliament House in central Delhi, officials said. No casualties have been reported. The fire department said that the information regarding the blaze in the high-security area was received at 4.16 PM, following which five […]
New Delhi: Partly cloudy sky led to a marginal dip in the maximum temperature in Delhi on Monday though it was still two to four notches above normal. At the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s base station, the maximum temperature settled at 42.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. It was 45.6 degrees Celsius, the highest this […]
Shimla: A ‘Bambi bucket operation’ by the Indian Air Force and subsequent rains on Monday helped contain a forest fire near Kasauli Air Force Station in Himachal Pradesh, an official said. The fire broke out on Sunday. Three firemen were injured fighting the blaze. The forest fire is under control. The IAF conducted a ‘Bambi […]
Lumbini (Nepal): Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday laid the foundation stone for a technologically-advanced India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage in Lumbini, Lord Buddha’s birthplace here. Once completed, the Centre will be a world-class facility welcoming pilgrims and tourists from all over the world […]
New Delhi: The owner of a building in outer Delhi’s Mundka where a massive fire claimed the lives of at least 27 people was arrested on Sunday, two days after the incident, police said here. “We received information that Manish Lakra was going towards Haridwar in Uttarakhand. We laid a trap and nabbed him from […]
Noida: Firefighters in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar have been put on alert and special awareness campaigns are being held in residential areas, markets, offices and schools in the wake of a major blaze in adjoining Delhi that claimed at least 27 lives, officials said on Sunday. The fire, one of the deadliest in recent […]
New Delhi: The AAP on Sunday held the BJP responsible for the death of 27 people in Mundka fire incident, alleging that the “illegal industrial activities” were going on in the building as its owner Manish Lakra enjoyed protection from the saffron party leaders. Lakra was arrested on Sunday in connection with the massive fire, […]
Abu Dhabi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu arrived here on Sunday to offer India’s condolences over the demise of UAE’s President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Khalifa passed away on Friday after battling illness for several years. “Vice President @MVenkaiahNaidu arrives in Abu Dhabi to pay respects to HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed […]