- Government wants to alter history; fearful of future, mistrusts present: Mohua Moitra
TMC MP Mohua Moitra on Thursday hit out at the government saying that it wants to alter history, is “fearful of the future” and “mistrusts the present”, adding that while the president, in his address, spoke about freedom fighters, it was just “lip service”.
- 49.48 lakh street vendors identified in India: Government
Around 49.48 lakh street vendors have been identified in the country so far, with Uttar Pradesh having the maximum at 8.49 lakh, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 7.04 lakh, the government said on Thursday.
- Anand Mahindra fulfils promise, helps quadruple amputee get a job at Mahindra
Mahindra group owner Anand Mahindra has managed to hold up his image of a magnanimous and talent respecting person, by finally landing a job to a quadruple amputee from Delhi.
- Chorus grows louder for reopening Delhi schools ahead of crucial DDMA meeting
The chorus for reopening schools in the national capital grew louder ahead of a DDMA meeting on Friday to take a call on the restrictions imposed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- As IVRS messages seek voters? choice for Punjab CM face, PPCC denies any official survey being carried out by party
Amid lakhs of voters in Punjab getting Delhi-based IVRS messages seeking choice of the Congress CM face, PPCC has denied that any verified or official survey is being carried out by the party.
- 'Plastic' roads to be a reality soon in Kullu
A machine to convert waste plastic bottles into solid paver blocks has been installed at Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development at Mohal in the district.
- Schools fully open in 11 states, closed in nine: Education Ministry
Schools are fully open in 11 states, partially opened mainly for higher classes in 16 states and continue to remain closed in nine states, Union Education Ministry officials said on Thursday.
- Owaisi says car fired upon in poll - bound UP, urges EC to take note
AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday alleged that his car was fired upon by unidentified men while he was returning to Delhi from election-related programmes in western Uttar Pradesh.
- We apprehended all accused within 24 hrs in Shahdara case: Delhi Police commissioner Asthana
Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has defended his officers in the Shahdara rape issue, saying the first of the mobile PCR van reached the spot in little over two minutes.
- Amitabh Bachchan sells parents? Delhi house for Rs 23 crores
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has sold his parents Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan’s bungalow in South Delhi. The house, named Sopaan, is said to be the family’s first homes and was registered under his mother Teji’s name. It’s being said that the actor sold the house fo
- 1988 road rage case against Navjot Sidhu: SC defers hearing to February 25
A Bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar adjourned the hearing on a petition seeking review of its 2018 order letting off Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu with a fine of Rs 1,000 after senior advocate P Chidambaram said on his behalf that the advocate-on-record in the case has changed and he
- Privilege notice in LS over Rahul?s Union of States comment
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi described India as a Union of States in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey gave a notice for breach of privilege against Wayanad MP saying he attempted to “incite MPs and the nation” with his remarks during the debate on the Motion of
- In a first, Facebook loses daily users globally
The prepaid data price hike by Indian telecom players hit Facebook's overall growth in the country in the fourth quarter of 2021, the company has revealed.
- On Rahul Gandhi's China - Pak nexus remark, US says they value ties with Pakistan
The US has said that it does not endorse Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy had strengthened the Pakistan-China relationship.
- BJP govt?s priority is spying on citizens: Priyanka
BJP govt?s priority is spying on citizens: Priyanka
- Research journal makes it to UGC Care list
Hisar: Research journal “HSB Research Review” published by the Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, has been included in the research CARE list of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. Vice-Chancellor Prof Baldev Raj Kamboj, whi
- 94 - year - old woman social activist to fight TN urban polls
When 94-year-old Kamakshi Subramanian filed her nomination papers as an independent candidate from Chennai's ward 174 comprising Besant Nagar and Adayar area, it is an extension of the long-drawn battle she had undertaken for several civic issues in and around Besant Nagar for the rights of people.
- Supreme Court refuses to postpone GATE examination scheduled for February 5
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition seeking postponement of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam (GATE) commencing from February 5.
- India reports 1.72 lakh new Covid cases, 1,008 more deaths
With 1,72,433 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of Covid cases rose to 4,18,03,318, while the active cases decreased to 15,33,921, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
- Heavy rain lashes Delhi; thunderstorms, strong winds likely
Heavy rain lashed the national capital early on Thursday with the minimum temperature in the city settling at 11 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
- Goods train derails in Mathura, traffic hit
Goods train derails in Mathura, traffic hit
- Constituency watch: Banga
THE reserved constituency falls on the Phagwara-Ropar highway, but the recent construction of flyovers on the highway has made the town less visible to the commuters zipping past the area. The constituency's most significant aspect is that it includes Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Shaheed-
- Experts dwell on importance of wetlands, call for their protection
Pushpa Gujral Science City celebrated World Wetlands Day by organising a webinar to highlight the importance of actions to conserve and sustain wetlands. The day is observed on February 2 every year which marks the anniversary of Ramsar convention adopted in 1971. As many as 100 students from all ov
- Ahead of poll, issue of Sikh prisoners' release gains prominence
Fierce protests by Sikh groups on the issue of release of Sikh prisoners - most prominently Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar - have taken prominence as a key issue ahead of the Assembly elections.