NEW DELHI: Indore may be the cleanest city in India, having secured the top rank seven times in a row, but when it comes to air quality, it reported a 21% rise in the level of the pollutant PM10 in 2023-24 compared to 2017-18. The city joined 30 others including Navi Mumbai, Vizag, Cuttack, Guwahati, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Two Iskcon priests who were associates of Chinmoy Krishna Das were arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday, Iskcon Kolkata vice president Radharamn Das said amid escalating tensions within the country’s Hindu community. Speaking to PTI, Radharamn said, “I have received information that two more Iskcon monks have been arrested by police in Bangladesh.”In a … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday condemned the ‘inhumane atrocities’ against minorities in Bangladesh and urged the Mohammad Yunus-led interim government to release former Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das from prison.RSS said that the injustice and oppression compelled Hindus in Bangladesh to raise their voice for self-protection through democratic means.“The attacks, killings, lootings, … Read more
A day after the Mahayuti leaders’ meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, caretaker CM Eknath Shinde left for his village Dare Tamb in Mahabaleshwar taluka in Satara district. Sources said the BJP is working on him to get him to accept the deputy CM’s post.The swearing-in of the Maharashtra cabinet is … Read more
The first Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav will be hosted in Delhi from December 6 to 8 at Bharat Mandapam to commercially showcase crafts, art, culture and an amalgam of the diversity of the Northeastern region. Organised by the ministry of development of north eastern region (MDoNER), the event will have eight State pavilions and a rural haat … Read more
NEW YORK: India has been re-elected to the UN Peacebuilding Commission for 2025-2026. India’s current term on the Commission was expiring on December 31. “India has been re-elected to the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for 2025-2026. As a founding member and major contributor to @UNPeacekeeping, India is committed to continuing its engagement with the PBC … Read more
VARANASI: An old rivalry between two families led to the death of Pankaj Rajbhar, 24, who was crushed under the wheels of a car allegedly driven by Chhotu Singh and Rohit Singh from his village. The incident took place in full public view in Jalalpur area of UP’s Jaunpur district on Wednesday. While the accused … Read more
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, allegedly accusing him of making Delhi the “gangster and extortion capital” of India.Speaking to the media in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal criticised the deteriorating law and order situation in the capital, stating that in the past … Read more
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday took a divergent position from his party’s stance over the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) following the party’s poor showing in Maharashtra’s assembly elections.While Tharoor defended the reliability of EVMs, he expressed concerns about possible manipulation within the electoral … Read more
NEW DELHI: Pointing to the “delay”in land acquisition holding up execution of four critical projects in Kerala, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday urged chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to expedite the process. So far less than 15% of the land has been acquired despite the Centre making a payment of over Rs 2,100 crore to … Read more
