New Delhi: The city on Monday recorded the season’s second warmest night, with the minimum temperature rising to 32.4 degrees Celsius, 5.7 degrees above normal. It was also the highest minimum temperature for May in 14 years.The intrusion of dust worsened Delhi’s air quality, with a haze appearing over the city. At 4pm, when Central…
File pic of Jay Pawar at Sangam in Prayagraj to immerse the ashes of his father, former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar’s younger son, Jay, has denied rumours that he is being fielded for the upcoming MLC polls in Maharashtra from NCP.In a post on a social media platform…
The AirAsia flight, carrying 186 passengers and 10 crew members, was preparing for departure around 11.45pm when the two passengers began arguing loudly inside the cabin Chennai: An AirAsia flight from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur was delayed by nearly one-and-a-half hours after two drunk passengers quarrelled inside the aircraft late on Sunday night.The passengers were…
As part of the drive, the metropolitan authority is carrying out plantation work, landscaping, development of green pockets, painting of kerbstones and fencing of greenbelts The work is underway at Mahavir Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, Atul Kataria Chowk, Jharsa Chowk and Kanhai Chowk Officials said all junction upgrades and beautification will be completed by June 15…
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari will attend NITI Aayog‘s governing council meeting on June 11 as Bengal’s first BJP chief minister, marking a departure since the last few years when his predecessor Mamata Banerjee shunned these meetings.Adhikari, a source said, has directed the state health department to finalise the agreement on the implementation of Ayushman Bharat by…
The Shahberi substation, built at a cost of Rs 12 crore, was energised on Friday Noida: Amid rising power demand during the ongoing heatwave, the Noida power department has energised a newly constructed 33/11 kV substation in Shahberi to improve electricity distribution and reduce load pressure in the region.The Shahberi substation, built at a cost…
Nepal defeated Bhutan 1-0 in the opening match of the SAFF Women’s Championship at Fatorda, on Monday Margao: Nepal were made to huff and puff their way past Bhutan as last edition’s finalists secured a 1-0 win in the opening match of the SAFF Women’s Championship at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Monday.Gita Rana’s strike that…
Varanasi: Five people from Varanasi received Padma awards from President Droupadi Murmu on Monday during the first civil investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards included one Padma Vibhushan and four Padma Shri. The President presented 66 of the 131 approved Padma awards for the year. The Padma Vibhushan was received by N Rajam,…
Ahmedabad: The city on Monday recorded a maximum temperature of 43°C, the highest in the state. This marked a rise of 0.8 degree from 42.2°C logged on Sunday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin, the maximum temperature stood 1.1 degrees above normal.At 28.4°C, the minimum temperature in the city was 0.5 degree above…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Monday criticised the Narendra Modi-led central govt over the continuous rise in petrol and diesel prices, accusing it of burdening common people at a time when crude oil prices have fallen in the international market and oil companies are making huge profits.Condemning the latest fuel price hike, Punjab Congress president…
