In a first, the Centre will start selling tomatoes at discounted rates in retail markets in the national capital and few other cities from Friday to provide relief to the consumers as the price of the kitchen staple is ruling high at over Rs 200 per kilogram in some parts of the country. Announcing the decision, the...
Muslim World League secretary general Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa on Wednesday said the diversity of thought in India has impressed him a lot and asserted that he has not experienced anywhere else the kind of peaceful coexistence he has witnessed in the country. Addressing a gathering at the Vivekananda International Foundation here, Al-Issa also...
Expansion of bilateral defence ties is expected to be a key focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Paris beginning July 13 with ground work being finalised for New Delhi’s procurement of 26 naval variant of Rafale jets from France besides firming up a big-ticket deal to jointly develop an aircraft engine in...
The torrential Yamuna in Delhi swelled to a staggering 208.48 metres Thursday morning, inundating nearby streets and public and private infrastructure, and causing immense hardships to people living in close proximity to the river. The water level at the Old Railway Bridge crossed the 208-metre mark Wednesday night and rose to 208.48 metres by 8...
The India Meteorological Department on Monday issued a ‘yellow alert’ for the nationalcapital while the Yamuna River in Delhi, which was flowing above warning level forhours, crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres at 5 pm on Monday, the latest datafrom the flood control department said.Moreover, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that the government is...
New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday met Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and other top leadership to discuss a wide range of issues to bolster bilateral defence and strategic ties. Singh arrived in Kuala Lumpur on a three-day visit to Malaysia on 9 July The defence minister and his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad Hasan...
The Delhi BJP on Monday protested near the AAP office at DDU Marg here against the inconvenience caused to people due to extensive waterlogging on several roads and stretches across the city. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged a ”scam” in desilting of drains in the city. ”It is clear that the drains have not...
As heavy rainfall in most parts of north India, including Himachal Pradesh,Delhi and Uttarakhand wreaked havoc, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke withsenior ministers and officials and took stock of the situation. In a tweet, PrimeMinister’s Office said that local administrations, National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are working to ensure...
The Indian Navy will add more teeth to its already formidable arsenal in the coming years with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to sign a deal for acquisition of 26 Rafale-Marine fighters for the INS Vikrant aircraft carrier and a repeat order for building three more Scorpene (Kalveri) class submarines at Mazagon Dockyards Limited (MDL) through the “Make in India” route...
BJP MP and Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari has said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will soon have to follow former minister Satyendar Jain and Manish Sisodia, who are presently behind bars Replying to questions from Rajat Sharma in AAP KI ADALAT show, to be telecast again tonight at 10 pm on India TV, Manoj...