In a major boost for Indian citizens undertaking Hajj, Saudi Arabia Tuesday announced a slew of measures, including visa issuance within 48 hours and a 96-hour stopover visa. Additionally, Indian citizens can now perform Umrah on business, tourism and umrah visas, said visiting Saudi Arabian Minister of Hajj & Umrah, Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, in...
The US government concluded that short-seller Hindenburg Research’s allegations of corporate fraud against billionaire Gautam Adani weren’t relevant before extending his conglomerate as much as $553 million for a container terminal in Sri Lanka, a senior US official said. Allegations in a scathing report by US-based Hindenburg Research, which erased around $100 billion from the...
The INDIA opposition bloc meeting to take place in Delhi tomorrow has been postponed, sources told NDTV this afternoon. The postponement comes shortly after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Samajwadi Party boss Akhilesh Yadav both said they plan to skip the meet. On Monday, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she too would not...
At least five people died in rain-related incidents in Chennai on Monday as heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Michaung pounded the city, leaving large parts of it submerged. According to the Chennai Corporation, thousands of people were evacuated to government-run shelters, with at least 400 wedding halls made ready to house displaced families. The government...
The Rouse Avenue Court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh in a money laundering case related to the excise policy case until December 11, 2023. Meanwhile, the court also ordered to supply an advance copy of the supplementary chargesheet to Sanjay Singh’s lawyer and noted that the bail...
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Lok Sabha on Monday that the government is open to a policy on the transfer of high court judges. He made these remarks while replying to a debate on the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, which was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Bill was already cleared by...
The air quality in the national capital was in the lower spectrum of the ‘very poor’ category on Monday while the minimum temperature settled at 14.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average. Delhi’s air quality was within the lower range of the ‘very poor’ category on Monday with a 24-hour average air quality...
Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed today after a trainer aircraft crashed in Telangana’s Medak district. A probe has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident. The aircraft had taken off from Air Force Academy (AFA) at Hyderabad for a routine training sortie when the accident occurred, Air Force said. A trainer...
Several opposition MPs expressed surprise as the report of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee recommending the expulsion of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in a “cash-for-query” case was not tabled in the House though it was listed on Monday’s agenda. The report was listed for presentation after the Question Hour. But it was not tabled...
The city got colder on Sunday as the minimum temperature dipped to 10 degrees Celsius (°C) and recorded drizzling in some parts, leading to weather officials to predict a further fall in mercury and dense fog in the coming days. A slight increase in wind speeds on Sunday also helped improve the air quality index...