Category: National

Several areas in Delhi are flooded even as the water levels of the Yamuna River, which rose to an all-time high yesterday, are slowly receding. Delhi government shut down schools, colleges, crematoriums, and even water treatment plants yesterday as water from the overflowing Yamuna flooded the national capital. At 6 … Read more

India on Thursday approved proposals for purchasing 26 Naval variant of Rafale jets from France and procuring three French-designed Scorpene class submarines, a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wide-ranging talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The two big-ticket procurement projects, expected to cost in the range … Read more

As India introduced 28% GST on online games at the 50th GST Council meeting on Tuesday, BharatPe co-founder and former Shark Tank India judge Ashneer Grover has hit out at policymakers. Grover on Wednesday posted a sarcastic tweet wherein he slammed the GST panel’s Group of Ministers for imposing 28% GST on online games. … Read more

The Centre will sell tomatoes at discounted prices in retail markets, starting from Friday. The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumers Federation (NCCF) will undertake the sale of tomatoes. The discounted tomatoes will be available in Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal, with cities such … Read more

The Yamuna in Delhi has risen to an all-time high of 208.46 meters today, submerging low-lying areas and prompting evacuation measures. The Central Water Commission has called it an “extreme situation” as the water flow into Yamuna is expected to peak at around 8-10 am today. The current water level … Read more

ight to heavy rain lashed parts of the national capital in the early hours on Sunday, for the second day straight with the weather department predicting more showers in the next few days. In its daily weather forecast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said heavy rainfall is likely to occur … Read more

Fares of AC chair cars and executive classes of all trains, including Vande Bharat, and those with Anubhuti and Vistadome coaches will be reduced by up to 25 per cent, depending on occupancy, a Railway Board order has stated. The fares will also depend on those of competitive modes of … Read more

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday seized properties worth Rs 52 crore from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, his wife Seema Sisodia, and others The development comes a day after the Delhi High Court denied bail to Sisodia in a money laundering case linked … Read more

It urged people to “exercise caution” and rely on official sources, including its website, for accurate information. In its disclaimer, the law panel referred to “certain WhatsApp texts, calls, and messages” being circulated pertaining to the UCC. “It has come to notice that certain phone numbers are rotating among the … Read more

Four persons, including a Manipur police commando and a teenaged boy, were shot dead and several others injured in separate incidents in Bishnupur district as violence continued in the state on Friday, officials said. While the policeman was killed in a gunfight with suspected militants at Moirang Turel Mapan in … Read more