NEW DELHI: The National Capital Region (NCR) states on Friday requested the Supreme Court to allow the bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and surrounding areas during Diwali.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the NCR states, told a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that green firecrackers could be permitted…
“Dalit IPS officer faced so much caste-based harassment that he took his own life,” says Kejriwal, demands harshest punishment for guilty (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed deep anguish over the alleged suicide of Dalit IPS officer Y Puran Kumar from Haryana and said that caste-based…
Supreme Court (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI investigation into the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consuming toxic cough syrup.The deaths, caused by reportedly counterfeit cough syrup, have sparked widespread concern and panic. Over 20 children have died in the two states…
Sergio Gor (Image/ANI) and Michael J Rigas (Image/US embassy) NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, along with deputy secretary for Management and Resources Michael J Rigas, will visit India from October 9 to October 14, officials confirmed.During the visit, they will meet Indian government counterparts to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues…
S Jaishankar with Afghan counterpart NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday announced India would upgrade the Technical Mission in Kabul to the status of embassy during the bilateral talks with Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.“I am pleased to announce today the upgrading of India’s Technical Mission in Kabul to the status…
NOIDA: Chaos erupted near Gulshan Mall trisection under the Expressway police station area on Wednesday night after a speeding Land Rover Defender rammed into five cars and a motorcycle. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident, police said.According to officials, the vehicle, bearing Uttar Pradesh registration number, was being driven by Sunit, a resident…
Dangi Sisters, Anita (L) and Prem, perform songs from the Rajwadi Maand tradition of Rajasthani folk. (Photo/TNN) The zenana courtyard of the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur was once the private domain of royal women — queens and consorts of the Maharaja’s household. But under the full moon on Oct 5, that same courtyard echoed…
A New Delhi-bound Air India flight from Austria’s Vienna was diverted to Dubai due to a suspected technical issue, the airline’s spokesperson said.The aircraft landed safely at Dubai, and he flight departed after a delay as it underwent necessary checks.Air India Spokesperson stated, “AI154 operating from Vienna to New Delhi on October 9 was diverted…
A private aircraft lost control while taking off from the runway in Farrukhabad and collapsed in bushes nearby NEW DEHI: A private aircraft lost control during takeoff and veered off the runway into nearby bushes in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, officials said. As per news agency ANI both pilots of the aircraft and passengers…
Avalanche in Dharamshala (PTI) NEW DELHI: Early Friday, Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh was hit by an avalanche on the snow-covered Dhauladhar Hills.A video captured by PTI news agency showed the powerful slide cascading down the mountains. No casualties have been reported so far.The avalanche comes after heavy rains in the first week of October, which…
