GUWAHATI: The unrelenting downpour persists in Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh, prompting the IMD to extend the ‘red alert‘ for an additional day in these three northeastern states until Wednesday. Mawsynram, renowned as one of the wettest locations globally, experienced the season’s peak precipitation within the past 24 hours, exacerbating the already dire situation in…
NEW DELHI: After the day’s programmes in Kashi, which included the programme to hand over Kisan Samman Nidhi, Ganga Aarti and prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a surprise visit to review the work underway to build a stadium and sports complex in Varanasi.Once ready, it will cater to the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has resigned from his Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. He has chosen to retain his Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh. The Lok Sabha Secretariat confirmed his resignation, effective from June 18. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had announced the decision following discussions with the party’s top leaders at…
NEW DELHI: The temperature is going to rise with strong opposition voices taking on the BJP to ensure that the House is “not run dictatorially as was done earlier,” the Congress said on Tuesday as the Parliament session is all set to start. Supriya Shrinate, a Congress spokesperson, expressed her “sympathies” towards the BJP, as…
NEW DELHI: Taiwan on Tuesday dismissed China’s criticism of a message exchange between PM Narendra Modi and Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te as “unreasonable interference”.Deputy foreign minister of Taiwan Tien Chung-kwang was talking about China taking objection to India looking forward to having closer ties with Taiwan.“I am sure that Modi ji and our president won’t…
NEW DELHI: N Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) accused the ousted YS Jagan Mohan Reddy‘s YSRCP government of building a hilltop palace in Vishakhapatnam, also known as Vizag, in secrecy behind large barricades.TDP claimed the luxurious property, located on Rushikonda Hill, was meant to serve as a camp office for Jagan Reddy, who had…
NEW DELHI: The armed forces have formulated a new joint doctrine for cyberspace operations, which have become critical in modern-day warfare especially in the backdrop of China developing potent cyber-warfare and cyber-espionage capabilities.The doctrine, which was released by chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan in the presence of the three Service chiefs on Tuesday,…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has instructed Tihar jail authorities to provide an air cooler to Sukesh Chandrasekhar on medical grounds since the centralised air conditioning system is under repair.Alleged conman Chandrasekhar had filed a plea citing health issues caused by excessive heat stating that he developed skin problems due to high temperatures.Chandrashekhar was arrested…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday marked his first trip to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi since being re-elected for a third term. He released the 17th instalment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.The 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme aims to benefit over 9.26 crore farmers with a disbursement of more than…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s peak power demand reached a record high of 8,647 MW on Tuesday as severe heatwave increased power demand, as per data released by State Load Dispatch Centre.The National capital;peak power demand clocked 8000 MW for the first time on May 22, 2024. Source link
