New Delhi, 22 Feb (UNI) An LPG cylinder exploded as fire and police personnel were attempting to extinguish a house fire in northwest Delhi’s Majlis Park, injuring 13 people, officials said on Sunday. According to the police, the explosion injured six police officers and firefighters who had been deployed after a blaze broke out at…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reaffirmed India’s strong and “enduring friendship” with Israel, expressing appreciation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and underscoring the depth and diversity of bilateral relations between the two countries. In a post on X, Modi thanked his Israeli counterpart and emphasised the strength of the…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) Under the leadership of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who is chairperson of the State Names Authority (SNA), the names of several existing metro stations in the national capital have been revised, while some names have been retained as originally proposed in the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Delhi…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) With not much respite for the citizens, the average Air Quality Index of the national capital on Sunday was recorded in the ‘poor’ category, with a reading of 229, said the pollution monitoring agency Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi and the NCR…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday hit out at the present TMC government in West Bengal, alleging that the politics of terror, goondaism, greed, and appeasement is going to end in the state, with an imminent change of rule in the state after the forthcoming elections. “The departure of…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) The Delhi Police’s Special Cell has dismantled a Bangladesh-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module operating across India, arresting eight operatives in simultaneous raids in Kolkata and Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, an official said today. According to the police, seven arrestees are Bangladeshi natives who had procured Indian identities to conceal their illegal entry…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) India on Sunday strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghan territory that have resulted in civilian casualties, and reiterated its support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a statement, said the attacks by Pakistan were “another attempt by Pakistan to externalise its…
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has registered a case over the death of a two-month-old infant following an alleged caste-based attack during the Kummera Mallanna Jathara held in Kummera village of Nagarkurnool district, Telangana on Feb 18. According to reports, a family belonging to the Backward Class (OBC) community…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) Eight suspected terrorists from Tamil Nadu were taken into custody by the Delhi Police Special Cell, after they thwarted a major terror conspiracy, an official said on Sunday. Among those arrested is a Bangladeshi national. The suspects were allegedly plotting a major attack in India under the direction of Pakistan’s…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) will convene a National Round Table Conference of the Commission and State Election Commissioners (SECs) on February 24, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the poll panel said in a pres note on Sunday asserting that the conference is being organised after a gap…
