Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will present two Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) reports related to the Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi on the first day of the Delhi Assembly Monsoon Session. Power Minister Ashish Sood will table notifications and corrigenda concerning the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) regulations, specifically...
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court handed a 10-year rigorous imprisonment to Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal after convicting him of raping a junior colleague at a Goa resort 13 years ago. Setting aside the 2021 judgment of the trial court that had acquitted him, the High Court directed Tejpal to surrender before Goa Police within...
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for child sexual abuse material, deepfake content and operational errors on its platforms, sources told NDTV on Wednesday after the company’s global team met IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, following the government’s recent summons over the temporary removal of a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sources said it was made clear...
Flagging cost escalations in medical infrastructure projects, the Delhi government’s expenditure finance committee (EFC) has ordered a vigilance inquiry into an arbitration award linked to the Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash (LNJP) Hospital expansion, according to July 22 minutes of the meeting, seen by HT During the meeting chaired by chief minister Rekha Gupta, the committee...
The students’ protest against the alleged irregularities in the JPSC and JSSC examinations at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi is gaining momentum with each passing day. The agitating students have announced plans to lay siege to the Jharkhand Assembly during the upcoming Monsoon Session to press their demands. Students protesting at Jaipal Singh Munda...
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday made her first public media appearance in two years from New Delhi, saying she would return to Bangladesh by December despite fears she could be arrested or even killed. The virtual address, held on the second anniversary of her ouster, came as India reiterated it had no...
An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi experienced turbulence on Tuesday, losing approximately 300 feet in altitude and leaving 13 passengers injured. Flight AI2379 landed safely in Delhi following the incident. Sources said the injured passengers were taken to hospital for medical examination. Four cabin crew members were also injured, according to sources. Five...
The Tamil Nadu Police on Tuesday arrested Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin moments after a case was registered against him over a controversial remark that many have interpreted as referring to actor Trisha. The remark was made during a speech when Stalin was attacking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay over the Cauvery water dispute. The remark,...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that her government has resolved to make Delhi the sports capital of the country. She said that it is their resolve that Delhi becomes not only the political capital of the country but also the sports capital of India. Ms Gupta said this while addressing the closing ceremony of...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday extended the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, revising the schedule for the exercise and pushing the publication of the final electoral roll to October 27. According to the order, booth level officers (BLOs) will continue house-to-house verification until August 17, instead of concluding earlier...