Former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik joined the BJP on Thursday evening in the presence of State BJP president and Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya. Within hours, they were named the saffron party’s candidates for the Rajya Sabha bypolls from West Bengal, underlining their political rehabilitation. “Three...
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has defended the use of ethanol-blended petrol, questioning the recent surge in criticism of higher ethanol blends and noting that E20 fuel has been available in India for nearly two years. In a post on social media, Puri said the timing of the debate over ethanol-blended fuel...
The Delhi government’s monsoon preparedness was put to the test as heavy rainfall lashed the national capital over the last 24 hours. Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Thursday reviewed the city’s waterlogging situation fromthe 24×7 PWD Monsoon Control Room, where he monitored live CCTV feeds, assessed field operations, and directed...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has launched the construction of the Inderlok-Indraprastha Metro corridor, a fully underground extension of the Magenta Line that will link several key parts of the city. The new corridor is expected to improve access to areas such as Sarai Rohilla, Karol Bagh, New Delhi Railway Station and several central Delhi...
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said Delhi’s buses could one day run on hydrogen produced from segregated municipal waste, as he outlined his vision for converting garbage into clean fuel. Speaking at a youth conclave organised by the Delhi BJP, Gadkari said municipal waste could be processed through biodigesters to generate hydrogen,...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a tree plantation drive in Delhi’s RK Puram area, with the aim of planting 70 lakh trees in the national capital region. The plantation drive will be carried out with support from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). As part of the...
The latest exchange of fire has thrown into doubt the shaky truce between Iran and the United States that is intended to allow talks to bring an end to the four-month-old war. Here’s what happened the last time U.S. and Iranian negotiators held indirect talks. Sources familiar with the last round of talks in Doha, said negotiators for...
Rain lashed several parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Tuesday, bringing much-needed relief from hot and humid conditions that had gripped the region over the past few days. Showers accompanied by cloudy skies and gusty winds were reported from several areas of the capital as well as Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and...
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Bahrain and discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral partnership. Mr Jaishankar arrived in Bahrain from Qatar on the second leg of his four-nation visit to the Gulf, which also includes Kuwait and Oman. He conveyed the greetings of President Droupadi Murmu...
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday (July 6, 2026) warned of a possible cloudburst-like spell in Nashik on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), and said that the State machinery has been put on high alert as heavy rains are expected to continue until July 8. Addressing a press conference after reviewing the flood situation at...