AIIMS population display (Instagram) A digital clock is going viral in Delhi. Well, it’s not an ordinary clock. It’s a population counter clock which is displayed at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS Delhi). It has recently attracted attention online, with the number on the screen changing continuously and appearing to show India’s population … Read more
File photo: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday questioned the delay in proroguing Parliament’s Monsoon Session, with party general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleging that the government was keeping the session open while seeking the numbers needed to pass the Delimitation Bills.Parliament’s Monsoon Session began on July 20 and was adjourned sine … Read more
Delhi’s Satya Niketan building collapse killed seven students, sparking opposition criticism over unsafe accommodations and demands for safety audits. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP government, alleging that corruption and administrative negligence led to the collapse of a five-storey PG building near Delhi University’s South Campus on Sunday.Seven … Read more
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that the Mamata government’s mismanagement had turned the state “practically bankrupt.”Speaking to reporters, Adhikari said that with a BJP government now in place, Bengal had joined all Central schemes and the state would need at least one year to recover from its financial distress.“West … Read more
The incident occurred amid heightened tensions outside the Telangana assembly on the opening day of its monsoon session. NEW DELHI: A video showing a security official pulling the hair of BRS MLA and former Telangana minister Sabitha Indra Reddy during a protest outside the state assembly in Hyderabad has triggered a political row.The incident took … Read more
The multi-storey building collapsed at around 1.30 pm on Sunday NEW DELHI: The death toll in the Satya Niketan building collapse in southwest Delhi rose to 7 on Monday as rescue operations entered their second day, while the Delhi government suspended five Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials over the tragedy.The suspended officials include the … Read more
The case involves ‘allegations concerning publication and dissemination of material promoting communal disharmony and also contains allegations regarding illegal transactions, unaccounted cash transactions and funding from suspicious sources.’ NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at the residence of Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haque and six other premises across Delhi, … Read more
Govt in a bind over SC ruling on ‘creamy layer’ NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over growing incidents of doctors being beaten by the members of political parties in Maharashtra and directed the government to take such politicians immediately into custody.The apex court’s observation came a day after Shiv Sena office-bearers allegedly … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday stepped up his attack on leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly Udhayanidhi Stalin over his alleged remarks on a female actor, saying the law would take its course if women were insulted.“Women are the main reason behind my political victory. I will not … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed India-France relations, saying that the strategic partnership between the two countries is particularly special because it rests on the solid foundation of long-standing cultural and political ties.Addressing the inauguration of the Swaminarayan temple in Paris, Modi hoped that the grand temple would stand for centuries as … Read more