NEW DELHI, JAN 16 : Cold wave conditions continued in Delhi as a thick layer of fog covered the national capital on Tuesday. According to the India Meteorological Department, the temperature in the national capital was recorded at 4.8 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, while in Palam, the temperature was 7.2 degrees Celsius. The IMD also […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JAN 15: Hours after master blaster Sachin Tendulkar flagged a deepfake video in which his voice was manipulated to promote an online game, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar assured tighter rules under the Information Technology (IT) Act to ensure compliance by social media platforms operational in the country. Chandrasekhar, the Union Electronics and Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JAN 15: A passenger hit an IndiGo pilot when he was making an announcement regarding a delay in takeoff at the Delhi airport, police said on Monday. The Aviation security agency has started an investigation into the incident of a passenger allegedly hitting an IndiGo pilot while the latter was announcing a flight delay […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JAN 15: Delhi on Monday recorded the coldest morning this winter as the minimum temperature dipped further to 3.3°C at Safdarjung – the official weather observatory of the national capital. In Lodhi Road, another weather monitoring station in Delhi, the minimum temperature dropped to 3.1°C. Harsh weather due to intense cold wave and […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JAN 14: The Maldives and India on Sunday initiated official talks on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel stationed in the Indian Ocean archipelagic nation, according to a media report, nearly two months after Male sought their removal. The talks began at the Maldivian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Male’, SunOnline newspaper reported. Ibrahim Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JAN 14: If you thought it was difficult to wriggle out of quilts on Saturday, you were right. But make no mistake about Sunday. Here are the figures: The national capital on Saturday recorded the coldest night of this winter for a second day in a row with the minimum dipping to 3 […]Continue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 13 : The central government on Saturday expressed its objection to a recent visit by the British envoy to Islamabad to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK). The UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane Marriott, had visited Mirpur on January 10. A statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said Marriott’s visit was “highly […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JAN 13 : Delhi on Saturday recorded its coldest morning this winter season, with the minimum temperature dropping to 3.6 degrees Celsius as a blanket of dense fog affected train operations. The mercury dipped even lower in the Lodhi Road area to 3.4 degrees Celsius. Most parts of north India continued to reel under […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JAN 11: The University of Oxford has initiated human testing for a potential vaccine against the Nipah virus, responsible for outbreaks in Kerala, India and other parts of Asia. With no existing vaccine, the trial utilises technology similar to AstraZeneca’s and Serum Institute of India’s Covid-19 shots. Nipah was first identified about 25 […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JAN 11 : The US government has objected to providing defence material to Nikhil Gupta’s lawyers in the Gurpatwant Singh Pannun case, stating that it will furnish the information only upon his appearance in a New York court. “The government respectfully submits this letter in opposition to defendant Nikhil Gupta’s motion to compel […]Continue Reading
