The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi followed a downward trend on Tuesday morning after a slight increase on Monday due to rains in catchment areas upstream of the national capital. However, it is still flowing over two metres above the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The Wazirabad water treatment plant, where operations were...
The Congress is not interested in power or the post of prime minister,” party president MallikarjunKharge said on Tuesday as leaders of 26 Opposition parties gathered in Bengaluru to discuss strategy ahead of the 2024 LokSabha polls. In his inaugural address on the second day of the key Opposition meeting, he said, “Our intention in...
Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal and LG V K Saxena will meet on Wednesday to decide on the appointment of DERC chairman for which the AAP dispensation has furnished three names, official sources said. The Supreme Court had on Monday asked the two constitutional functionaries to rise above “political bickering” and discuss who could head the...
Olympic medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring an end to the ongoing conflict between two communities in her home state Manipur at the earliest. Manipur has been witnessing ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May 3. Over 150 people have been killed in the clashes so...
World Bank president Ajay Banga on Monday said amid global challenges, he is more optimistic about India and its economy now than he has been “in a long time”. Talking to the media on the sidelines of the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting here, the first-ever Indian-American to head the top...
Hyderabad, Jul 16 (PTI) Hailing India’s remarkable progress in building unicorns and startups, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar prophesised that the next 4-5 years will witness substantial growth for such enterprises and the startups in the country will increase by 10 times. Speaking at the JITO Incubation Innovation Foundation (JIIF) Sixth Foundation Day and Investors/Startup Conclave...
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced the Delhi government will provide financial aid of Rs 10,000 each to the flood-affected families. Taking to Twitter, he said many poor families living along the Yamuna banks have lost their homes in the floods and some have lost all their belongings. The AAP government will set up...
Top leaders of as many as 26 opposition parties are likely to attend the two-day brainstorming session in Bengaluru from Monday where they will chalk out their strategy to unitedly fight against the BJP in the 2024 LokSabha polls, according to sources. On the eve of the meeting hosted by it, the Congress clarified that...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that peace and prosperity in the Mekong region play a pivotal role in realising India’s vision for security and growth for all countries in the region under its Act East policy.In his opening remarks at the 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Mechanism meeting here, Jaishankar said the...
The BJP on Sunday termed Prime Minister NarendraModi’s recent visits to France and the UAE “successful” and said they were not just “high on optics” but also “high on substantive outcomes”. Modi returned on Saturday after “successful” visits to France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The prime minister’s visits to France and the UAE...