Delhi is experiencing very hot weather with maximum temperatures reaching around 40°C. The day remains sunny with almost no cloud cover. Dry winds and low humidity are adding to discomfort, making it feel hotter than usual. There is no chance of rainfall, keeping conditions harsh. Morning hours started warm, and temperatures quickly climbed under strong...
Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah released the party’s manifesto – ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the West Bengal Assembly Elections today. The BJP’s Sankalp Patra promises to implement the 7th pay commission and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within six months of coming to power in the state. Mr Shah, while releasing the manifesto,...
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri visited Doha on April 9–10 and held discussions with Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of QatarEnergy, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi. The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation, particularly in the energy sector. During the meeting, Puri conveyed greetings and a...
Police arrested six suspects in the first operation and recovered nine solar-powered CCTV cameras installed near sensitive defence sites. Later, five more individuals were detained in Punjab following military intelligence inputs. These cameras transmitted live feeds to handlers in Pakistan through encrypted applications. Investigators seized four pistols, including three imported PX5 models, a country-made weapon,...
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is set to roll out a citywide drive for microchipping and mass vaccination of stray dogs, with tenders likely to be floated within the next 15 days, officials said on Friday. In a first, the civic body is also set to conduct a comprehensive dog census through the microchipping drive....
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar called on Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam of Mauritius on Thursday and conveyed the warm greetings and best wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Describing the India-Mauritius partnership as wide-ranging and substantive, Jaishankar noted remarkable progress in the last one year across multiple domains. In a social media post, the...
Voting for assembly elections in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry concluded smoothly amid heightened security measures. According to latest figures by the Election Commission, Assam recorded a voter turnout of 85.74%, while Kerala recorded 78.26% voting. Puducherry logged a voter turnout of 89.87%, according to the Election Commission. The final figures are awaited. Voting in the...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday chaired a review meeting on the city’s chronic waterlogging woes to chart out a more effective response to the issue and directed all departments concerned to complete desilting of drains on time and ensure special arrangements at known flooding hotspots. Emphasising coordination, Gupta said only a joint well-synchronised...
Days after celebrating 100 years of its establishment in 1926, the Delhi Race Club was slapped with a notice for eviction within 15 days by the Land and Development Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on March 12, 2026. From being a part of Delhi’s sporting heritage, Delhi Race Club is now...
With a little over an hour left on his self-imposed deadline, US President Donald Trump stepped back from the edge on Tuesday, announcing a two-week ceasefire with Iran after a direct appeal from Pakistan’s prime minister and military chief. Trump said the decision to suspend military action came following conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, who...