The flood situation in Assam improved slightly, with the number of affected people coming down to 1.78 lakh even though the count of districts hit by the deluge increased to seven, an official bulletin said. No fatalities were reported in the State in the last 24 hours, with the death toll remaining at 82, the Assam State...
Parliament has passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai moved the bill to further amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. The legislation seeks to give Vande Mataram the same statutory protection as the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana. These offences...
External affairs minister S. Jaishankar spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha on Thursday, a day after the embassy of that country said India had not responded to its request for a phone conversation between the two. The conversation took place at a time when commercial vessels crewed by Indians have come under attack from...
Delhi Bio-CNG Plants received a major boost as the Delhi government facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Oil India Limited to establish Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants at Tehkhand and Okhla. The agreement was formalised in the presence of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta as part...
Delhi concluded July with its worst average air quality in six years, creating a stark environmental paradox in a month that also delivered a rare “good” air quality day. Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reveals that the national capital recorded an average Air QualThe Cleanest Day: Heavy downpours mid-month settled suspended pollutants, allowing...
The threat of weapons of mass destruction persists in the current era, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, as he inaugurated the country’s first academic and operational facility exclusively for military medicine. The defence minister virtually inaugurated the Department of Military Medicine at the Command Hospital (Central Command) in Lucknow, asserting it will serve...
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday used Gen Z terminology in the Lok Sabha as he sharpened the government’s attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Singh accused Gandhi of being driven by ‘FOMO — “fear of missing out” — over his ambition to become Prime Minister. Singh’s remarks came when the Lok Sabha was discussing...
The Delhi government on Wednesday said it will complete all pending reforms under its deregulation and ease of doing business programme by mid-August, following a high-level review meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu along with chief minister Rekha Gupta and senior ministers. The meeting reviewed the progress of Delhi’s deregulation and compliance reduction...
Seeking to tackle the single largest source of pollution entering Yamuna river, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Wednesday approved sewerage and wastewater treatment projects worth around Rs 4,500 crore, including setting up of 15 decentralised sewage treatment plants (DSTPs), covering 1,000 km of sewer lines and upgrading existing treatment infrastructure. “These projects are expected...
A brand new BJP vs Congress flashpoint erupted today in Parliament after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra described a member of the Centre’s newly constituted education reform panel as a “cow urine expert”, prompting strong objections from BJP MPs, including Anurag Thakur. The controversy unfolded during the debate on The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026,...