The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Punjab government to take effective steps immediately to stop stubble burning and strongly observed that a serious look is required into the issue of rising level of Delhi-NCR air pollution.
A couple consumed some poisonous substances and committed suicide allegedly over mutual discord in the Pailani area of Banda district in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said on Tuesday.
Hyderabad/UNI: The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its fourth list of 12 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled to take place in Telangana on November 30.
Aizawl/UNI: Close to 33 percent of the voters exercised their franchise under fine sunny weather in the first five hours as Mizoram went to the hustings on Tuesday to elect a 40-member Assembly.
Raipur/UNI: A CRPF officer was injured in an IED blast as an estimated 28 percent turnout was recorded till Tuesday noon in phase one of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls covering 20 constituencies, including 10 in areas severely hit by left-wing extremism.
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Former Odisha Assembly Speaker Maheswar Mohanty passed away at a private hospital in the wee hours of Tuesday while undergoing treatment.
Aizawl/UNI: Over 17 percent of the voters exercised their franchise under fine sunny weather in the first two hours as Mizoram went to the hustings on Tuesday to elect a 40-member Assembly.
Raipur/IBNS: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast carried out by Maoists in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on the day of assembly elections on Tuesday, media reports said.
Even as first-phase voting commenced in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, a CRPF officer was injured when an IED exploded in this restive district of Leftwing extremism-affected Bastar division.
Amid heavy security arrangements, voting to elect new assemblies in began in Chhattisgarh and Mizoram on Tuesday (November 7, 2023).
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: A Special court here Monday extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand of arrested West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick by another week.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has said that it will seek the court's permission to have Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal continue work from jail in case he is arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi liquor policy scam case.
Mumbai/UNI: The Bombay High Court has imposed a ban on all construction activities for four days preceding Diwali following an alarming decline in Mumbai's air quality.
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday held a telephone conversation with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The Indian government is offering the Philippines at least seven helicopters that will be used for the rescue and humanitarian efforts of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) during disasters in the country.
Following up on the commitment by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide all possible assistance to Nepal following the earthquake in Jajarkot on Nov 3, the first consignment of the INR 10 Crore worth of emergency relief materials arrived at Nepalgunj, Nepal, on Sunday (November 5, 2023).
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently met visiting Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk and affirmed India’s support for the vision of sustainable transformation of the neighbouring country.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said the odd-even scheme will be implemented here from November 13 to 20 in view of the likely increase of level of pollution after Diwali festival.
A nine-year-old Dalit girl was criminally assaulted allegedly by a 55-year-old man in Khiron area of Rae Bareli district here in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said here on Monday.
Indian IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday (November 6, 2023) reacted to a 'deepfake' video featuring actor Rashmika Mandanna and reminded social media platforms of their legal obligations to fight misinformation.
Jammu/UNI: Three people died and several injured when a tempo traveller, they were travelling, met with an accident in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Jaipur/UNI: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday filed his nomination papers from the Sardarpura assembly constituency of Jodhpur for the upcoming assembly elections.
New Delhi/UNI: A thick layer of pollutants continued to engulf the national capital as the air quality remained in the 'severe' category for the fifth consecutive day on Monday.
Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: The Bengaluru Police on Monday arrested the driver of a government officer, who was found dead at her home in the city on Sunday, media reports said.
Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a Pakistani drone from a farming field in the Firozpur district of Punjab on Saturday, said officials.
Agriculture Marketing Board (APAMB) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai-based Lulu Hypermarket in a bid to promote the export of agriculture and allied sector products from Arunachal Pradesh.
In recent times, we have witnessed a concerning resurgence of the Khalistan extremist movement, spearheaded by a small but vocal group of Sikhs in the diaspora.
New Delhi/IBNS: An accused in the alleged Mahadev App case has claimed that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had advised him to go to the UAE, media reports said on Sunday.
Jalgaon/IBNS/UNI: Former Maharashtra Minister and senior NCP (Sharad Pawar group) leader Eknath Khadse suffered a heart attack on Sunday afternoon.
Former advisor to UK government Colin Bloom Sunday called on the British, American and Canadian authorities to work together to arrest pro-Khalistan extremist Gurpatwant Singh after a video shows him issuing a threat to commuters planning to fly via Air India on Nov 19, warning that their "lives would be in danger".
