Centre steps up anti-stubble burning drive ahead of peak crop residue season (representative image) NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday asked Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi-NCR authorities to work in “mission mode” to prevent stubble burning ahead of the peak crop residue burning season, flagging a sharp rise in farm fires in Madhya…
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar clarified that Rahul Gandhi did not push him during the Delhi protest (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday dismissed claims that Rahul Gandhi pushed him aside during Monday’s protest march in Delhi, as the Congress and the BJP traded barbs over a viral video…
Kalyan: The complainant in the July 6 Shastri Nagar Hospital assault case, Dr Vaibhav Salunkhe, began recording his testimony against Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and others before a fast-track court in Kalyan on Tuesday.His testimony will continue on Wednesday as its recording could not be completed after a power outage interrupted court proceedings.Salunkhe and…
Bengaluru: The high court Tuesday ordered notice to the forest department in response to a petition filed by a Bengaluru resident seeking return of his pet African grey parrot and also seeking to quash proceedings initiated under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.R Mahesh Kumar is the petitioner. The bird in question was taken by…
Chennai: TVK govt has come under fire from opposition parties for its decision to purchase electricity at ₹35 per unit. Leaders from DMK, AIADMK, PMK and AMMK warned that the move would deepen the state power utility’s debt and eventually lead to privatisation. State law minister C T R Nirmal Kumar defended the move, saying…
Kolkata: Senior Trinamool functionary and former mayor-in-council member Baiswanor Chattopadhyay appeared before Shakespeare Sarani police on Tuesday for a fresh round of questioning in connection with an alleged clash during the removal of an unauthorised party hoarding.This was Chattopadhyay’s second appearance after he was first summoned on Sept 3. His interrogation came hours before a…
Launching Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0 in Assam Guwahati: Digital health records will form the backbone of Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0, launched in Assam on Tuesday to track children from the early detection of health conditions through treatment and recovery.Health minister Ashok Singhal unveiled the programme guidelines at Pragjyotish Medical College and…
Azam Khan, Mohammad Ali Jauhar University LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned senior Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan at Rampur jail in connection with its money-laundering investigation into the Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.A three-member ED team visited the prison to question Azam Khan for eight…
According to the complaint, the incident took place at around 6pm on Tuesday NEW DELHi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday alleged a knife attack bid on former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, claiming that it could have been a conspiracy planned by the BJP.TMC MP Saket Gokhale alleged that a drug addict had reached…
Tony Robbins’ hunger-relief work began not with a fundraising campaign, but with a memory from his childhood. As the motivational speaker and author has recounted, his family was struggling financially when he was about 11 years old, and a stranger arrived at their home with groceries and a frozen turkey for Thanksgiving. The experience stayed…
