Delhi Gymkhana Club (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday voiced serious concern over the Centre’s move to reclaim land occupied by the Indian Polo Association (IPA) and other institutions, including the Delhi Gymkhana Club. The court stressed that the loss of green spaces could make the national capital increasingly unlivable.Hearing a…
A view of High Court for the State of Telangana Hyderabad: The Telangana high court has issued contempt notices to HYDRAA commissioner A V Ranganath for allegedly violating court orders to remove a signage (public notice) from a 500-sq yard land parcel at Suraram.The high court had on April 13 directed HYDRAA to remove the…
Kolkata: To clear the backlog of passport applications, the regional passport office (RPO) in Kolkata announced a ‘Passport Mela’ to be held on Saturday.The single-day drive will be organised at the Passport Seva Kendra in Anandpur, where 2,000-odd appointments are likely to be processed.An official said slots must be booked ahead of time and appointments…
New Delhi: An undertrial who allegedly faked a medical emergency to escape custody was apprehended by Delhi Police’s crime branch after 48 hours.Pawan Bhalla was initially arrested on June 15 during routine patrolling near Lal Flats in Sector 4, Rohini. During his personal search, police recovered a prohibited button-operated knife from the pocket of his…
Australia’s renewable energy boom has reached a remarkable milestone. The country now generates so much electricity from rooftop solar panels that, during the middle of the day, wholesale power prices frequently fall to zero or even below zero. Instead of allowing surplus electricity to go to waste, eligible households in parts of Australia can now…
Oil prices have surged since Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the subsequent US naval blockade of Iranian ports, yet crude has stopped well short of the $200-a-barrel levels many analysts once feared. According to maritime intelligence firm TankerTrackers, one key reason is the emergence of alternative shipping networks that are allowing oil…
Kolkata: In a bid to improve connectivity in Bengal, state govt has cleared the transfer of seven key highway corridors to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), to allow development works on the stretches. The decision had been pending for almost a year due to…
NEW DELHI: The death toll in the Malviya Nagar bed and breakfast fire tragedy has risen to 22 after a forgein national died while undergoing treatment on Sunday.The victim was from Nigeria.The incident took place on June 3 at the Flourish Inn hotel, where a major fire broke out, killing 21 people and injuring several…
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has said both BJP and BRS are secretly working together while pretending to fight each other.“It was the BRS govt that caused losses worth thousands of crores to Singareni. SCCL was deliberately weakened by preventing it from participating in coal block auctions. We will not allow vultures, brokers,…
Activists alleged Satyam Verma was arrested because he is a critic of govt policies Noida: Various civil rights organisations and trade unions have come forward to express solidarity with labour activists facing police action in Noida over the April 13 protest in the city seeking a hike in minimum wages.The protest turned violent, leading to…
