The air quality in Delhi on Saturday has again fallen into the ‘very poor’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Currently, the overall AQI of Delhi stands at 346, while the number was at 300 yesterday. As per the CPCB, the AQI at Jahangpuri was recorded at 404. The air quality in...
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that Chandrayaan 3 is just a start and India promises to put a man on the moon by 2040. “Today we are open and clear, the sector will recieve support. Chandrayaan 3 is just the start of the process, India promises to put man on the moon...
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Oman Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.Jaishankar said that he values his guidance for further deepening of strategic partnershipbetween India and Oman. In a post shared on X, Jaishankar stated, “Honoured to call on His Majesty SultanHaitham Bin Tarik of Oman as he begins his State visit. Value his...
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Friday blamed the Delhi government for the death of 203 homeless people, accusing the government of negligence. Sachdeva claimed that under the Winter Action Plan, the homeless were expected to be taken to a safe place from November 15, alleging that 90 per cent of permanent and temporary night...
India, the world’s third largest oil consuming and importing nation, welcomes the return of Venezuelan oil to the market after sanctions on the Latin American nation were eased, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. Without saying if India has resumed purchases from Venezuela, he said some refiners in the country have the capability to process...
Police have filed terrorism charges under the stringent UAPA against four people arrested after two of them jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber and set off smoke canisters in a major security breach inside Parliament that also led to the suspension of eight Delhi Police personnel. The key conspirator was arrested on Thursday. As more...
Full body scanners are expected to be installed at the Delhi airport by May 2024, a senior official said on Friday. Besides, Computed Tomography X-ray (CTX) machines whereby passengers will not be required to remove electronic items from their hand baggage during the security check are also anticipated to be installed by May next year....
A group photo taken at the BJP office here ahead of the legislature party meeting earlier this week showed Bhajan Lal Sharma in the very last row. But an hour or so later, he had jumped places to front and centre stage after the BJP announced that he has been chosen as the leader of...
The national capital’s minimum temperature dropped below five degrees this morning, making it the coldest day of this season. The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) New Delhi-Safdarjung monitoring station reported a minimum temperature of 4.9 degrees Celsius. Today, Delhi is colder than Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla, as the minimum temperature for Shimla city was recorded at...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena today flagged off 500 new electric buses from the IP Depot. With the latest addition, the total number of electric buses in the fleet of the Transport Department will reach 1,300. Besides, 7,232 CNG buses are also plying on Delhi roads. The CM said, “Today, 500...