New Delhi, May 29 (UNI) As temperatures at various national capital locations breached 50 degrees Celsius amid a severe heatwave, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday issued order mandating three-hour paid break for labourers at construction sites. The directive issued by LG office said, “LG has given instructions to Delhi Development Authority… for making…
New Delhi, May 29 (UNI) The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II Air-to-Surface missile from Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha at around 1130 hours.The flight-test met all the trial objectives, validating the propulsion system and control and guidance algorithm, a…
Kakinada, May 29 (UNI) Over fifty workers engaged in fieldwork under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGREGS) at Burugu Gunta village in Konaseema region suffered injuries when honey bees attacked them, biting them indiscriminately, making them run helter-skelter for life, 50 km from here on Wednesday, police said. Twenty of them who suffered severe…
Ludhiana, May 29 (UNI) Just days left for the final phase of voting to the Lok Sabha election, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged that he practices politics of hatred and making people fight among themselves. Addressing a huge rally here, the former…
Baripada/Remuna/Kendrapara (Odisha), May 29 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that all corruption cases during the Congress and BJD regimes in Odisha will be probed, and those who looted the state will be sent to jail, this is “Modi’s guarantee.” Addressing election meetings during his fourth leg of electioneering in Odisha, Modi accused…
Islamabad, May 29 (UNI) At least 28 people were killed and over 20 others injured on Wednesday morning in a bus accident in Washuk district of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, local police said. Local police told Xinhua that a bus carrying over 50 passengers fell into a ditch in Bismia area of the district, leaving…
Jammu, May 29 (UNI) Alert troops of Border Security Force fired a few rounds as they spotted a suspected drone close to the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said that the BSF troops late Tuesday spotted suspected drone activity from across the LoC in Khanetar garrison area. The…
New Delhi, May 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Union government and the Enforcement Directorate on the plea of Punjab legislator Jaswant Singh challenging his arrest by the central agency, as well as his application for interim bail. A Vacation Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Aravind Kumar refused…
New Delhi May 29, (UNI) The Supreme Court Registry Wednesday rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for a seven-day extension of his interim bail, paving way for his scheduled return to Tihar Jail on June 2. The Supreme Court registry refused to accept the application saying that since the Delhi chief minister was given…
Kakdwip (West Bengal), May 29 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of not only violating the Indian Constitution but also changing the demography of the state “allowing infiltrators to grab land of the locals in bordering districts”. “The TMC has not only violated the reservation for the OBC in…
