NEW DELHI: Another infant from the 39 rescued during the Jhansi’s Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College fire incident has died, bringing the total casualties to 12, according to officials. At least 39 infants were rescued from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the hospital on Friday night, as confirmed by a senior medical college…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship has rescued seven Indian fishermen apprehended by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) ship near the India-Pakistan maritime boundary.The ICG rescued the fishermen on Sunday (November 17) despite the PMSA ship’s effort to retreat. The Indian ship intercepted the Pakistani vessel and persuaded them to release Indian…
NEW DELHI: Delhi NCR on Monday continued to grapple with alarmingly high pollution levels, worsened by stubble burning in the neighbouring states. The AQI level in the city remained dangerously high. Notable readings included 919 in Mundka, 762 in ITI Jahangirpuri, and 624 in Anand Vihar, placing these areas in the ‘severe-plus’ category.The Commission for…
NEW DELHI: A minor explosion occurred near a temple in Hyderabad’s Mailardevpally area on Monday, injuring a priest of the temple.The incident occurred while the priest was cleaning garbage on the road outside the temple premises.“An explosion took place near a temple on Laxmiguda Road under Mailardevpally police station limits. The incident occurred when the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed all NCR states to implement Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Level 4 even if the AQI drops below 400, and ordered all state and central governments to file compliance affidavits. The apex court also ordered all states to immediately constitute teams to monitor the implementation of actions…
Leader of opposition and Congress senior Vijay Wadettiwar Leader of opposition and Congress senior Vijay Wadettiwar said the assembly polls are a fight to save the honour of Maharashtra, even as he dubbed the dissent from senior Mahayuti leaders against BJP brass’ divisive slogans as drama to save their votebase. He told Subodh Ghildiyal that…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, accused PM Modi of lying about him being against reservation, saying the INDIA bloc wants to increase quota beyond the 50 per cent cap.Speaking in poll-bound Jharkhand on Monday, the Congress leader said the “election is the election…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a public meeting ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Sangli. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday referred to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as “poison” and labeled them “politically the most dangerous” entities in India.“If there is anything politically most dangerous…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rebuked the Delhi government for delaying the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Level 4, saying that the preventive measures would remain in effect until further orders, regardless of fluctuations in air quality.“We won’t allow scaling down of preventive measures under stage 4 even if AQI…
NEW DELHI: In what could be a new milestone for internationalisation of education in India, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday held discussions with officials from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Maryland, USA, on establishing its campus in India. Academic and research collaboration with the university were also explored during the meeting. According to a…
