Atleast 30 people were rescued after a fire broke out inside a four-storey commercial building in northwest Delhi’s Model Town on Friday. Officials of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said no casualties were reported in the blaze. According to officers, the fire broke out at around 2pm due to a short circuit at the ground...
Launching a broadside against the BJP and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in the wake of reports that the objections of Election Commissioners, including on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, were being ignored, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has said votes are being stolen, which renders the laws made by MPs...
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an independent inquiry into the Election Commission’s centralised system for processing electoral-roll decisions, with the party’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke warning of a nationwide agitation if Kumar did not step down within 48 hours. At a press conference in...
At least nine persons, including a woman, were burnt to death and several others injured after a sleeper tourist bus carrying more than 34 passengers caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida in the wee hours of Thursday, trapping several passengers inside. The bus was travelling from Delhi towards Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh’s...
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has highlighted India’s expanding engagement with the global economy and its efforts to strengthen participation in global value chains and supply chains. Addressing the Leadership Dialogue at the 13th PAFI Annual Forum 2026 in New Delhi, Mr Goyal said India is negotiating trade and economic partnerships from the...
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjeet Singh Sandhu has said that India’s relationship with rivers goes back thousands of years, with its cities, civilisations, literature, music, art and traditions deeply connected with them. The LG said this while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the seventh Nadi Utsav in New Delhi. He emphasised that the rejuvenation of the...
Holding Shah politically responsible for the deaths during the agitation, Wangchuk said accountability had to be fixed. “Today, from Ladakh, I say – Amit Shah should resign. He has to take responsibility for what happened in Ladakh,” he said, while alleging that security personnel used automatic weapons, including AK-47s, against local youth, who were later...
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has called for greater cooperation among Global South countries to address rising geopolitical tensions, economic challenges, climate shocks and pressures on the multilateral system. The Minister was addressing the meeting of Global South Countries on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York yesterday. Dr Jaishankar...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sri Sri Vishwaprasanna Tirtha Swamiji of Sri Pejavara Adhokshaja Matha, Udupi, along with other dignitaries in New Delhi today. On the occasion, Mr Modi unveiled the logo of the Birth Centenary Celebrations of Padma Vibhushan Yatikula Chakravarti Sri Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji. In a social media post, Mr Modi said, the life...
The Union Council of Ministers will hold a two-day “Chintan Shivir” on September 23 and 24 at Seva Tirath in Delhi, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, government sources have told reporter. Unlike earlier rounds of consultations, this particular session will bring together only cabinet ministers, making it one of the most focused deliberations...