Delhi slum fire near Udyog Bhawan brought under control; no casualties reported NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in labour slums near Udyog Bhawan in Delhi on early Wednesday after an electric panel caught fire, with the flames spreading to nearby temporary structures, officials told ANI.According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), around 20 fire…
The Strait of Hormuz disruption served as a stark reminder of how vulnerable global energy supplies can be. Now, India is responding with a major push to strengthen its energy security.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) project, the country’s first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex. He also launched and…
Drop a glass and it falls, whether or not you believe in gravity. The Earth circles the Sun, whether or not it ever crossed your mind. That stubborn, slightly cheeky truth is the whole idea behind one of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s most quoted lines. He is making a simple point that lands harder the longer…
NEW DELHI: Highlighting the anguish of those who have to face undue harassment at the hands of police, the Supreme Court has said a police officer who abuses his position must be dealt with sternly, and presumptions and standards applicable to an accused-layperson would not apply to them. It cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has issued an eviction notice to the Delhi Gymkhana Club, saying that the club is in “unauthorised occupation of public premises” since the land lease ended on May 22. The Land and Development Office (L&DO) under the housing and urban affairs ministry, in the show-cause notice to the club, has sought…
Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday categorically stated that Shreyas Iyer had come close to earning a place in India’s T20 World Cup squad earlier this year.“With Surya still there, there was no room for him. So he is, in my opinion, a standout candidate with…
Selling a property can leave you with a sizable profit, but it can also rake up significant taxes. The amount of tax you pay depends on how long you have owned the property and the capital gains tax rules introduced in the Union Budget 2024 and made effective from July 23, 2024. The changes have…
NEW DELHI: BJP is looking to take down the opposition in one of its few remaining strongholds West Bengal, while its rivals hope to hold their line in their redoubts in eastern and southern India, with the results to five assemblies polls – Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry – set to offer a…
NEW DELHI: CBI has arrested a colonel posted with the Army Ordnance Corps and a private individual in connection with an alleged bribery case. The accused officer, posted under the Eastern Command in Kolkata, is accused of favouring a Kanpur-based firm by allegedly manipulating the process of awarding tenders, approving substandard samples, and clearing inflated…
New Delhi: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday deplored the “betrayal by teachers entrusted with safeguarding NEET-UG”, saying individuals responsible for protecting the examination had “instead compromised its integrity.” He also accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of scaring aspirants and seeking to “create anarchy”, while terming the CJP a “proxy” of disruptive forces.In his…