Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s decision to decline the luxurious official residence, referred to by the BJP as “Sheesh Mahal”, has prompted the Public Works Department (PWD) to propose alternative accommodations. The PWD has identified three bungalows for the Chief Minister’s consideration: Two on Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Marg in central Delhi and one on...
Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva stated on Saturday that the Delhi government is committed to working for every section of the society. He also said that every day should be celebrated as a Women’s Day, stating that things will become clear soon about the financial aid of providing Rs 2500 to women. “March 8 is...
Rescuers resumed the search for 22 labourers trapped under several feet of snow in the high-altitude Mana village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Saturday morning as the weather cleared up. Choppers are likely to be roped in for the operation if the weather permits, an official said. Fifty-five Border Roads Organisation (BRO) labourers were trapped...
Delhi residents woke up to a cloudy sky and light rain on Friday morning. The national capital continues to experience fluctuating weather conditions, with a mix of warm and cold spells. The minimum temperature is expected to drop to 17 degree Celsius, while the maximum may reach 23 degree Celsius, with rains and thunderstorm predicted for...
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, claiming they are using a controversy over portraits of national leaders to divert attention from their alleged corruption. He said the people of Delhi are watching the drama staged by AAP MLAs outside the assembly and are amused by the unfolding events....
Three Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs in Delhi on Thursday proposed to change the names of the Najafgarh and Mustafabad Assembly constituencies, as well as the name of the capital’s Mohammadpur village, reported Speaking in the Assembly, Najafgarh MLA Neelam Pahalwan proposed that the name of her constituency be changed to Nahargarh. “People opposed Mughal emperor Shah Alam...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (February 27, 2025) likened the massive Maha Kumbh congregation to the newly awakened consciousness of a nation breathing freely after breaking the shackles of a slavery mindset. “The Maha Kumbh has concluded. The ‘mahayagna’ of unity has concluded,” he wrote in a blog, a day after the mega religious exercise concluded....
A fire broke out at a cinema hall in Select City Mall in Delhi on Wednesday during the screening of a movie, an official said. Panic gripped cinemagoers as a corner of the movie screen of PVR Cinemas at the mall caught fire during the 4:15 pm screening of the film ‘Chhava’, a witness told...
US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to undertake more large-scale layoffs of federal workers, as downsizing czar Elon Musk vowed at Trump’s first cabinet meeting to pursue deeper spending cuts. A new administration memo instructed agencies to submit plans by March 13 for a “significant reduction” in staffing to a federal...
India on Wednesday strongly rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meeting in Geneva, dismissing its allegations of suppressing democracy and violating human rights in Jammu and Kashmir as “baseless and malicious”. The Indian envoy hit out at the neighbouring country, saying that Pakistan itself is plagued by human rights abuses and...