NEW DELHI: Monthly average rainfall over the country as a whole in Sept is most likely to be ‘above normal’, at more than 109% of the long-period average, the IMD said on Sunday. It also warned of possible heavy rainfall events during the month in Uttarakhand, north Rajasthan, south Haryana, Delhi and parts of north…
NEW DELHI: A birthday celebration in northwest Delhi’s KN Katju Marg turned into tragedy after a quarrel over gifts escalated into a double murder, police said.According to investigators, Priya Sehgal (34) allegedly made an uncharitable remark about her husband’s family not bringing gifts during their younger son’s 15th birthday celebrations. Enraged, her husband Yogesh Sehgal…
NEW DELHI: In his meeting with President Xi Jinping, PM Narendra Modi raised the issue of cross-border terrorism in the context of the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack, seeking Chinese support and understanding to fight the menace.Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said India did get support from China on that issue in the context of the ongoing…
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday met Myanmar’s acting president and military leader Min Aung Hlaing, also Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of Myanmar, and expressed hope that the forthcoming elections in the country will be held in a fair and inclusive manner involving all stakeholders. They also discussed defence cooperation and border…
PM Modi meets Chinese Communist Party secretariat top leader Cai Qi In Tianjin, Modi also had a separate meeting with Cai Qi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, and a powerful political ally of Xi. Cai is seen internationally as Xi’s right-hand man and also the man…
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin Sunday, Congress lashed out at his govt, asking if the ‘new normal’ is to be defined by “Chinese aggression and bullying and our govt’s spinelessness”.Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, in a post on X, said: “PM Modi’s meeting with Xi…
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has rolled out the FASTag annual pass on August 15. It will use FASTag – the electronic toll collection system enabling free passage of private car/jeep/van at designated National Highways (NHs) and National Expressways (NEs) fee plazas for one year or 200 trips whichever is earlier. The annual…
NEW DELHI: Taking note of a delay in uploading a Punjab and Haryana high court order rejecting an anticipatory bail, Supreme Court directed that the steno book of the judge’s secretary be seized to find out when the order was typed and corrected. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi noted that…
KULLU/JAMMU: Relentless monsoon rain continued to pound Himachal Pradesh and J&K, unleashing flash floods and landslides that left key highways blocked Sunday, disrupted trade and halted pilgrimages. Both Himalayan states are battling extensive damage to lifeline routes as restoration crews raced against worsening weather.More than 660 roads, including four NHs, remained blocked in Himachal. Manali-Atal…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah has constituted inter-ministerial central teams (IMCTs) each for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and J&K to assess damage caused by heavy rainfall, floods, flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides. These teams would make on-the-spot assessment of the situation and relief works carried out by state govt, home ministry said on…
