IAS K Sanjay Murthy (Centre) (Image Credit: Education ministry) The Centre has appointed IAS K Sanjay Murthy as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), succeeding Girish Chandra Murmu. Murmu was previously the first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir following the formation of the new Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.In order, the centre…
From left (Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis) NEW DELHI: The high-decibel and often bitter campaign for Maharashtra assembly elections has drawn to a close and on November 23 we will know who is the winner of this keenly contested “Maha political yudh”. But the…
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…
