NEW DELHI,SEPT 27 : The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the central air quality panel for not taking any action on local officers amid a rise in crop burning in north Indian states, which leads to air pollution in Delhi. The development comes as Delhi experienced a significant decline in air quality […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI, SEPT 27: The high-speed rail corridor, being developed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad for running India’s first bullet train at a speed of 260-300 kmph, is getting ready to mitigate noise impact on residential colonies located along the tracks, officials said. The Railways is installing advanced ‘noise barriers’, also called ‘sound walls’, along the […]Continue Reading
BHAVNAGAR, SEPT 27 : In an overnight operation, 29 persons, including 27 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, were rescued from a bus that was stranded on a flooded causeway in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, officials said on Friday. The bus got stuck on the raised path on a stream near Koliyak village on Thursday evening, […]Continue Reading
BENGALURU, SEPT 26 : Reliance Retail Ventures’ executive director Isha Ambani, 32, and Toddle co-founder Parita Parekh, 32, are the youngest women entrepreneurs in the 2024 Hurun India Under-35 list. The list features 150 entrepreneurs under 35, recognising those with a minimum business valuation of USD 50 million for first-generation and USD 100 million for […]Continue Reading
PATNA, SEPT 26 : As many as 46 people, including 37 children, have drowned while taking holy bath in rivers and ponds across Bihar during three-day long celebration of ‘Jivitputrika’ festival, a statement issued by state government said on Thursday. In 2023, altogether 22 people had died during the celebration of ‘jivitputrika’ festival in the […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI, SEPT 26 : After a long gap, heavy rains battered Mumbai on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at least 14 incoming flights. Some roads virtually turned into rivers of fast-moving water as several areas received more than 100 mm of rain in five hours […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, SEPT 25 : Over 50 medicines, including those for diabetes, hypertension, vitamins, calcium D3 supplements, bacterial infections, and acid reflux, have failed quality tests conducted by India’s drug regulator. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued a ‘Not of Standard Quality’ (NSQ) alert for August, highlighting that some of the Continue Reading
CHANDIGARH, SEPT 25 : Yet another remark, and yet another controversy. And the BJP goes on the back foot. With the Haryana assembly polls around the corner, party MP from Mandi Kangana Ranaut has said the three farm laws which were repealed after a prolonged protest by farmers should be brought back. It led to […]Continue Reading
SRINAGAR, SEPT 25 : Voting began on Wednesday for the second phase of the assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir in which over 2. 5 million voters will decide the fate of 239 candidates in the fray for 26 seats, including that of former chief minister of the erstwhile state Omar Abdullah, officials said. The […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,SEPT 24 : The alleged torture of an Army officer and sexual assault of his fiancée at a police station in Odisha have led to Army veterans and retired police personnel firing off allegations in the case that has triggered nationwide outrage. While Army veterans, including General VK Singh (retired), have called the incident […]Continue Reading
