New Delhi, March (UNI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a special 10-day intensive drive across the national capital to remove garbage and construction and demolition (C&D) waste from railway tracks, roads, lanes, and other vulnerable public spaces in a bid to improve sanitation and curb dust pollution. According to civic officials, the…
Jayanta Roy Chowdhury New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) With oil markets surging past the psychological USD 100 mark Monday, on news that Iran has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as the West Asian nation’s Supreme Leader, a sure sign that the war between Teheran and Washington will last longer than bargained for,…
By Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday two petitions challenging the exclusion of names from the final electoral rolls published on February 28, despite the petitioners stating that their names figured in the electoral rolls prior to the SIR and that they had submitted all the required…
New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has signed a contract with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to advance research in space medicine, according to an official document released on Monday. The agreement was signed between M Srinivas, Director of AIIMS, and Dinesh Kumar Singh, Director…
New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) An IndiGo flight bound for the United Kingdom’s Manchester from New Delhi was forced to turn back mid-air on Monday after flying for nearly seven hours. The disruption was caused by last-minute airspace restrictions linked to escalating tensions in West Asia following US and Israeli strikes on Iran about 10…
New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting with senior members of the government and security establishment to assess the rapidly evolving conflict in West Asia and its possible implications for India’s strategic and economic interests. The review meeting, held in New Delhi, was attended by Home Minister…
New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha J P Nadda on Monday criticised the Opposition for disrupting proceedings during a statement by External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the situation in West Asia, accusing them of attempting to create “anarchy and hooliganism” in the Upper House instead of participating…
New Delhi, March 9 (UNI) Delhi assembly speaker Vijender Gupta delivered a keynote address at ‘Minductor 14.0’ at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) on Monday, urging young leaders to focus on policy-driven governance that improves the lives of ordinary citizens. Returning to his alma mater as the Chief Guest at the event organised by…
New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) The impact of global crude price rise on inflation is not estimated to be substantial at this point as India’s inflation is near the lower bound, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. In reply to a written reply, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the price of both global crude…
New Delhi, March 9 (UNI) Delhi’s Education Minister Ashish Sood on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the alleged liquor policy scam and the recent judicial developments linked to it. “The Delhi High Court on Monday granted an interim stay on a lower court order that had directed departmental…
