Delhi pollution on Diwali rockets to worst in 5 years NEW DELHI: Delhi saw its most polluted Diwali day in five years, with AQI touching 376 at 4pm Nov 8, the worst since 2021. The city, however, narrowly escaped its worst post-Diwali pollution day in five years, with Monday’s AQI touching 370 at 11am before…
Retirement must be based on bona fide assessment, says SC NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ruled govt has wide powers to compulsorily retire an employee to improve efficiency of administration and that the person aggrieved cannot challenge such a decision on the ground that other similarly placed employees have not met the same fate.Upholding Chhattisgarh…
PM Narendra Modi and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke Monday NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Abu Dhabi peace talks, PM Narendra Modi and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke Monday, with the latter briefing PM about the latest developments related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Modi conveying India’s “firm commitment” to contributing in every possible way…
Fearing winter polls, Ladakh political parties, social bodies plan protests SRINAGAR: Political parties and civil society groups in Ladakh, apprehensive that the administration might hold Hill Council elections in Dec, on Monday said a winter election schedule would disenfranchise a significant section of the population as nearly 25% of Ladakhis migrate to other parts of…
The setting is Dhaka, but the audience in China is told it is Delhi The setting is Dhaka, but the audience in China is told it is Delhi. An estimated total of over 150 Chinese nationals have been livestreaming from an underprivileged neighbourhood in Dhaka, falsely presenting it to their viewers back home as everyday…
BJP on Monday flayed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for referring to Diwali as ‘khushiyon ki ek Eid’ NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday flayed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for referring to Diwali as “khushiyon ki ek Eid“, saying the invocation of a Muslim festival symbolised the opposition’s “politics of appeasement and disregard for Hindu sentiments”.“Will Kharge…
Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of Cockroach Janata Party leaders. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday served a notice to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to record her statement in connection with a 2013 case involving a confrontation with police, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.The notice…
A view of final preparations at a Ganga ghat ahead of the upcoming Chhath Puja festival, in Patna, Bihar. NEW DELHI: The Bihar government on Monday stepped up safety preparations for Chhath Puja, directing district administrations to impose a ban on firecrackers near ghats and prohibit private boat operations during the four-day festival from November…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP MLA Papiya Adhikari on Monday defended herself after facing criticism for claiming that bursting firecrackers helps kill germs and viruses.The actor-turned-politician said her statements were being deliberately twisted to garner TRP.“Whenever I say something, people who oppose me use it to increase their TRP and views. Even if I cough…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a swipe at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath over his remarks on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, extending advance congratulations to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.In a post on X, Kejriwal reacted to a video of Adityanath’s interview and alleged…
