New Delhi (IANS) The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority has declared a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR region, banning construction till November 5 and bursting of firecrackers throughout the winter. Construction activities in the Delhi-NCR region are already banned … read more
Ranchi (IANS) With Jharkhand Assembly elections only two months away, political parties have started exploring poll tie-ups, tightening loose ends and connecting with workers. While the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) have decided to contest the elections jointly, they … read more
Paris (IANS) Indian cities Mumbai and Hyderabad are among the 66 urban settlements designated as creative cities by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Thursday, it said in a press statement. Mumbai has been selected for its … read more
Lucknow (IANS) In view of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Ram Janmabhumi-Babri Masjid title dispute case on November 17, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has cancelled all its programmes lined up for the month of November and has asked its … read more
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) A European Union (EU) parliamentary delegation that met Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier, has left for Srinagar on Tuesday, in the first visit by a foreign delegation to Kashmir after the revocation of its special status. … read more
New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on the occasion of Diwali. “Greetings and best wishes to fellow citizens on the auspicious occasion of Deepawali. Let us on this day try to … read more
Srinagar, There is an eerie silence at Gundishut village in Karnah, Kupwara, near the Line of Control (LoC), some 200 km from Srinagar, a week after Pakistan resorted to intense shelling of Indian defence positions and civilian areas in the … read more
Lucknow (IANS) The Yogi Adiyanath government of Uttar Pradesh will celebrate the annual Diwali event ‘Deepotsav’ on Saturday with the illumination of 5.51 lakh diyas or earthen lamps. The government will also launch schemes worth Rs 226 crore on the occasion. … read more
Ranchi (IANS) Notices have been issued to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)president Shibu Soren and his family members in, land act violation. The notices have been issued in Ranchi, Dhanbad and Bokaro districts of the state by the Additional Collector of the respective … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Even as he appeared before a court here in connection with his bail hearing, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday were apparently curious to know about Assembly election results in Haryana and Maharashtra. … read more