Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited the Village Cottage Home at Lajpat Nagar on the occasion of Mother’s Day on Sunday and announced the ‘Aftercare Scheme for Young Persons’ saying the state government will continue supporting orphaned children even after they turn 18 by offering them assistance in college education and job search. The initiative...
Delhi-NCR residents may finally get relief from the humid heat as the weather is expected to change once again on Sunday (May 10) evening. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cloudy skies, light rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds are likely across several parts of Delhi and nearby NCR regions. A yellow alert has been issued for...
In a significant development, Governor RN Ravi on Thursday dissolved West Bengal Assembly with effect from May 7. The development comes as Mamata Banerjee refused to resign from the post of chief minister after poll debacle. The current assembly was constituted in May 2021 after the Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, returned...
Actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the architect behind the latest election blockbuster in Tamil Nadu, has reached out to one more MLA amid growing uncertainty over government formation. The TVK is learnt to have sought the support of Kamaraj S, the lone winning candidate of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), led by TTV...
The Delhi Government, under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has approved the constructionof a modern medical college and hostel complex at the Indira Gandhi Hospital campus inDwarka. The project, estimated to cost Rs 805.99 crore, aims to be completed by the year2028, as per the press release issued by the CMO. In a major push to...
Nida Khan, key accused in the Nashik TCS ‘conversion’ case, was arrested in Maharashtra on Thursday. Khan, accused of forcible religious conversion at the Nashik unit of the IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), had been on the run after multiple cases linked to the probe were registered. According to police, Khan had been staying...
Kingston: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, currently on a visit to Jamaica, held a series of engagements in Kingston with ministers and business leaders, discussing ways to expand cooperation across sectors. He called on Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and held talks focusing on economic and people-to-people cooperation. “Pleased to call on Prime Minister Andrew...
US President Donald Trump today congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the BJP’s “historic and decisive” victory in West Bengal, where the party won the recently held assembly elections for the first time since Independence. “The President congratulates Prime Minister Modi on this recent, historic and decisive election victory,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai told a news agency. The...
The Delhi government has approved a substantial increase in the salaries of vocational teachers and those working under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced after Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. Sharing details, the Chief Minister said around 1,131 vocational teachers in Delhi, whoprovide skill-based training across various disciplines, will now receive Rs 38,100 permonth,...
Around 30 trains, including key Shatabdi and Humsafar services, may soon operate from other stations as redevelopment work gathers pace at New Delhi Railway Station. The proposed shift is aimed at easing congestion and managing passenger flow during the construction phase. The plan, prepared by Indian Railways, is expected to impact a large number of daily travellers....