Category: India News

Delhiites wake up to warm Monday morning

New Delhi, Sep 2: Delhiites woke up to a warm Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 27.1 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. Humidity was recorded at 85 per cent. The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with the possibility of very light rain/thundershower.  The […]

Shopkeeper kills wife, self

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Sept 2: A shopkeeper shot himself dead after allegedly killing his wife over some dispute in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Monday, police said. Manoj Kumar, 30, shot Seema, 28, using his licenced gun at Ladpur village in Khatauli block, following which he committed suicide, the police […]

Shocked to see 1 lakh Gorkha people excluded from NRC: Mamata

Kolkata, Sep 1: Iterating that the Centre must ensure no genuine Indians are left out of the NRC, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she was “shocked” to find out that one lakh people of the Gorkha community have been excluded from the list. The TMC […]

Due process of law followed: Justice Gokhale

Mumbai, Sep 1: A day after the Mumbai Cricket Association said that its new constitution was registered sans the approval of the General Body, the then CoA member Justice (Retd) Hemant Gokhale maintained that the due process of law was followed. Asked if he and Justice (Retd) VM Kanade, […]

India to join developed nations in ocean studies with

Kolkata, Sep 1: India’s ambition to send men to the deep sea in a submersible vehicle is likely to be a reality in 2021-22 with the ‘Samudrayaan’ project, a senior official said. The project proposes to send a submersible vehicle with three persons to a depth of about 6000 […]

There will not be single job loss due to merger of banks: FM

Chennai, Sep 1: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday allayed fears of job losses following the proposed merger of public sector banks, saying not even one employee shall be removed following the amalgamation. “Absolutely, ill informed. I want to assure every union in everyone of these banks to […]

Four injured in clash over land dispute in UP

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 1: At least four people were injured in a clash between two groups over a land dispute, police said on Sunday. According to SHO Pankaj Tyagi, three people were arrested following the skirmish in Nagla Khepad village under Muranpur Police Station in the district on Saturday evening. […]

Climate change: India pitches for financial support by

Kochi, Sep 1: In the run up to two key UN summits on Climate Change, India has raised the pitch for finance and technology support to developing nations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals of keeping a global average temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius. Union […]

Delhi CM launches special campaign against dengue

New Delhi, Sep 1: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday launched a special campaign against dengue by inspecting his house for stagnant water to prevent the breeding of disease-carrying mosquitoes. Delhi ministers and Aam Aadmi Party leaders including Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Gopal Rai, Rajendra Pal Gautam […]

National Herald: Subramanian Swamy objects to questions in Hindi during cross examination

New Delhi, Aug 30: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday objected to the lawyer for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for asking questions in Hindi while being cross-examination in National Herald case, saying he was a Tamil’. The exchange of words took place between Swamy and senior advocate R S […]

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