India and Qatar on Sunday discussed further enhancement of bilateral relations and continued dialogue on issues of mutual interest during External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar’s day-long official visit to Doha. The EAM held talks with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday, immediately after his arrival...
The bodies of three labourers were on Saturday pulled from the rubble of a wall that collapsed at a construction site in the Vasant Vihar area here amid heavy rain, officials said. With this, the number of people killed in rain-related incidents in Delhi has climbed to eight. The under-construction wall collapsed on Friday and...
An investigation has been ordered into the roof collapse at Delhi airport’s Terminal 1 on Friday early morning that left one dead and six others injured, with Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu announcing that a thorough inspection of the structure at the airport will be carried out. Naidu, who visited the airport, said the...
As heavy rain lashed Delhi early Friday, waterlogging in many areas of the city led to a flood-like situation causing heavy traffic jams on the roads. The Delhi Traffic Police issued alerts to notify the affected carriageways, advising commuters to plan their journey accordingly. Visuals coming from various parts of the city show several areas...
Many historic steps and major economic decisions will be taken in the upcoming budget, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday as she addressed a joint sitting of Parliament. The budget that will be presented by the government in the next Parliament session will be a document of its futuristic vision, the President said in her...
Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to the AIIMS here late on Wednesday night, sources said. “He is stable and under observation,” a source said. The 96-year-old former deputy prime minister has been admitted in the old private ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and is learnt to being...
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to the CBI’s custody for three days after the agency arrested him in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Amitabh Rawat passed the order on an application moved by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which arrested Kejriwal after obtaining...
BJP MP Om Birla was elected speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha after Prime Minister Narendra Modi moved a motion to elect the NDA nominee for his second term. “I congratulate you on behalf of entire House and look forward to your guidance for next five years,” said Mr. Modi. “Birla’s work as parliamentarian should be inspiration...
Bombay High Court on Tuesday (June 25) granted bail to the 17-year-old accused in the Pune Porsche crash case that claimed the lives of two software engineers in the west Indian city in May. The teen, who was reportedly driving the high-powered vehicle, was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, and will now be placed...
Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal announced this on Tuesday, June 25. “CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote to Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab informing the decision of appointment of Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha; other office bearers...