New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Delhi Government on Tuesday appointed cricketer Shikhar Dhawan as the Brand Ambassador for the ‘Delhi Khel Mahakumbh’, a major sports initiative aimed at promoting grassroots talent across the national capital. The announcement was made after Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood met Dhawan in the presence of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta….
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Delhi witnessed an unusually warm Tuesday, with the maximum temperature rising to 28.6°C, 5.2 degrees above normal for this time of the month, according to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather department data for the current month in past years showed that such elevated temperatures have become…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Dhrupad vocalist Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar has approached the Supreme Court challenging a September 2025 judgment of the Delhi High Court that set aside an interim order granting him relief in a copyright dispute involving composer A.R. Rahman and others over the song “Veera Raja Veera” from the film ‘Ponniyin Selvan…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) The Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced that 27 new air pollution monitoring stations will be installed across Delhi–NCR, a move aimed at strengthening real-time air quality surveillance and enabling more evidence-based policy interventions to curb pollution in the region. Officials said that of the 27 planned stations, six Continuous Ambient…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held the India-China Strategic Dialogue with his Chinese counterpart Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu here today, during which both sides underscored the importance of peace and tranquility in the border areas for overall progress in bilateral relations. Meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Sherpa…
Colombo, Feb 10 (UNI) Australia will be without middle-order batter Tim David for their opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 against Ireland on Wednesday, skipper Mitchell Marsh confirmed on the eve of the contest. According to the International Cricket Council (ICC) website, David, who is recovering from a hamstring strain, will…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, while speaking to reporters on Tuesday, questioned the conflicting claims surrounding the unpublished memoir of former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane. Referring to a post made by General Naravane on X, Gandhi said the former Army Chief had himself announced…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha, led by the Indian National Congress, have formally submitted a notice to move a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from office. The notice was submitted on Tuesday to the Lok Sabha secretariat by Congress MP and chief whip K Suresh on…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked that political battles are often fought in courts, particularly during election periods, while considering the mention of petitions alleging hate speech by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The observation was made by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant,…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) India launched its BRICS chairmanship with the inaugural Sherpa/Sous-Sherpa Meeting in New Delhi, signaling a new chapter in the bloc’s global engagement. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) highlighted that India aims to steer BRICS toward a “people-centric” agenda, with an overarching theme of “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and…
