New Delhi, Jan 3 (UNI) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday criticized the Modi government’s “belated attempt” to regulate gig workers, terming it as “too little, too late” and said it falls short of the provisions made by Congress governments in Telangana, Rajasthan, and Karnataka. The government has proposed establishing a welfare fund for gig…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (UNI) National capital’s Average Air Quality Index on Saturday continued to reel under the ‘poor’ category, recording a value of 267, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The average AQI, however witnessed a spike of 31 points on Saturday as compared to Friday, when it was 236, owing to…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (UNI) The Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Saturday gave its nod to the decision for distributing free of cost sugar to all beneficiaries falling under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY). According to officials, the scheme will be implemented from January 2026 to March 2027, a total period…
P Krishna Kumar New Delhi, Jan 3 (UNI) The brutal murder of Anjel Chakma, an MBA student from Tripura in an alleged racial attack in Dehradun recently has brought to the fore a 10-year-old committee report and its recommendations which is yet to be implemented in its letter and spirit. In 2014, after the infamous…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (UNI) Delhi breathed an improved ‘poor’ air accompanied by a windy morning. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued ‘yellow alert’ for Delhi following dense fog affecting visibility during early hours of the day. On Friday GRAP Stage-III was removed following a better status Air Quality Index. Delhi’s AQI was recorded at…
Raipur, Jan 3 (UNI): Barely 90 days before the March 31, 2026 deadline set for eliminating armed Left-wing extremism from the country, security forces recorded a major operational success in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region. In coordinated anti-Maoist operations across the dense forest zones of Bijapur and Sukma districts, 14 armed Maoists were killed in separate encounters…
Nalagarh/Solan, Jan 3 (UNI): Senior BJP leader and former minister Dr Rajiv Sehjal on Saturday mounted a sharp attack on the Congress government over the suspicious blast near the Nalagarh police station, alleging a complete breakdown of law and order in the industrial belt. Addressing media persons, Dr. Sehjal said the explosion in a sensitive…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday made three key demands of urging the government to withdraw the VB GRAM G Act; restore the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as a ‘rights-based’ law; and restore the Right to Work and Panchayats’ authority. Taking to social media handle X,…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) Three-day cultural festival ”Delhi Shabdotsav 2026” began on Friday at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium near India Gate. The festival, being held from January 2 to 4, was inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra, Delhi Minister for Art, Culture Kapil Mishra were also present….
New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) Delhi’s Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday said the city’s Air Quality Index, which stood at 380 yesterday, recorded 236 today, marking a significant decline. He was speaking following the decision of the CAQM sub-committee to revoke restrictions under Stage-III of GRAP. ”We have intensified action on every major…
