Delhi recorded its fifth consecutive warm night with the national Capital recording a minimum temperature of 33.8°C on Tuesday, six degrees above normal. This is the highest so far this season and Delhi’s highest for June in six years, India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed. Delhi last recorded a higher minimum on June 13, 2018, … Read more
On Saturday (June 15), the Centre approved the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs-DDA proposal for the Rithala-Narela-Kundli Metro route. According to a Raj Niwas statement, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has actively sought the building of this metro corridor with the Centre on multiple occasions. The creation of this corridor is expected to … Read more
Congress’s K Suresh will be named the pro term speaker when the 18th parliament is convened and will administer the oath of office to MPs till a formal decision on the Speaker’s post is taken by the government, sources have said. Mr Suresh, the 68-year-old MP from Kerala’s Mavelikara, is the longest-serving member of parliament. … Read more
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) reportedly got a key environmental and coastal regulation zone approval to more than double the capacity of Mundra port at an investment of ₹45,000 crore. APSEZ applied to Ministry of Environment’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) seeking permission to raise the capacity at the port, Economic Times reported. “EAC, after … Read more
On the eve of Father’s Day, an emotional and proud moment unfolded in Telangana. N Venkateshwarulu, Deputy Director of the Telangana State Public Service Academy (TSPA), welcomed his daughter, N Uma Harathi, a probationary IAS officer, who visited the academy as part of her training program. In a touching gesture, Venkateshwarulu greeted his daughter with … Read more
There have been reports of several Kanchanjunga Express coaches derailing in the collision. We’re waiting on further information on the collision. The fact that the passenger compartments were located farther front and the freight van and guard’s coach were located at the back of the Kanchanjunga Express is one of the factors that contributed to … Read more
Union home minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting on Monday evening to review the security situation in Manipur, the first such high-level meeting by the central government after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected to power earlier this month. People familiar with the development said senior officials … Read more
Hyundai Motor India Limited, the Indian arm of the South Korean auto giant, today filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an IPO to raise around $3 billion (Rs 25,000 crore). “The objects of the offer are to carry out the Offer for Sale of … Read more
On Saturday, the Delhi Congress staged “matka phod” protests throughout the nation’s capital, when participants smashed earthen pots to the ground in protest of the city’s water issue. Around ten in the morning, protests broke out across Delhi’s 280 blocks. Carrying earthen pots on their heads and Congress flags, the protesters raised slogans against the … Read more
At least 10 people were killed after a tempo traveller carrying 23 passengers fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand on Saturday, officials said. The accident took place on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway near Raitoli in the Rudraprayag district. The minibus fell into the Alaknanda River and teams of the State Disaster Response Force and police are … Read more
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge today claimed that the NDA government has been formed by mistake and could fall at any time. His remarks come days after there was speculation that the Bharatiya Janata Party was struggling to keep its alliances. “NDA government has been formed by mistake. Modi ji doesn’t have the mandate. It’s a … Read more
Rides on the Noida-Greater Noida Metro will commence from 6 am on Sunday to facilitate candidates appearing for the UPSC civil services (prelims) examination, officials said. Usually on Sundays, the services on the Aqua Line of the metro corridor between the twin cities begin at 8 am, according to its operator the Noida Metro Rail … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH), Hyderabad, a unit under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush as a WHO Collaborating Centre (CC) for “Fundamental and Literary Research in Traditional Medicine” (CC IND-177). This prestigious recognition is granted for a period … Read more
Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called upon the need to ensure timely availability of fertilizers, seeds and pesticides for ensuing Kharif season. Reviewing the preparedness for Kharif season 2024 at Krishi Bhawan with officials of various departments, Shri Chouhan directed them to ensure timely distribution … Read more
Ingenious Research Solutions Pvt Ltd., a start-up established by a woman entrepreneur, Dr. Shivani Verma after winning the prestigious Dare to Dream Innovation contest 2.0, a pan India theme-based contest organized by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), has successfully developed an AI tool “Divya Drishti” that integrates face recognition with immutable physiological parameters … Read more