The Delhi High Court today said that the inability of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to act with alacrity and respond to the urgency of providing MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) students with basic amenities, exhibits its indifference towards their plight and is a wilful violation of their fundamental rights. It took
Home Ministry has denied the media reports that claimed Union Home Minister and Senior BJP leader Amit Shah’s helicopter faced some balance issues today while taking off from Bihar’s Begusarai. The ministry said there were no such issue as was being reported by some channels. Mr Shah was in Bihar to address a public meeting
Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi today said that the NDA government used technologies such as social media to connect to the masses and to garner feedback for welfare various schemes of the Government. Addressing a public rally in Satara, Maharashtra, he accused the opposition of circulating fake videos of political leaders of
In Bihar, high-pitch campaigning for the third and rest of the phases of Lok Sabha elections is being witnessed in the state with senior leaders of NDA and Grand Alliance trying to garner the support of voters. Despite sweltering heat and rising mercury, the star campaigners are holding back-to-back election rallies in different parts of
All key Asian stocks ended with gains today. South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.16 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite index jumped 0.80 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index soared 0.54 percent. Singapore’s Straits Times index also ended higher with 0.06 percent gains. Major European markets were trading mixed today. London’s FTSE was 0.56 percent up
Gold prices gained today in the futures market. The precious metal was up by 64 rupees, or 0.09 per cent, trading at 71,564 rupees per ten grams. Silver futures for July contracts were higher by 114 rupees, or 0.14 per cent, trading at 82,610 rupees per kilogram, when the reports last came in. In
Oil prices remain steadied today as Israel-Hamas peace talks in Cairo tempered fears of a wider conflict in the West Asia, while US inflation data dimmed the prospects of interest rate cuts anytime soon. The Brent Crude oil futures was lower by 0.45 percent at 89 dollar and 10 cents, whereas Western Texas Intermediate
In the forex market, the rupee closed at 83 rupees and 47 paise against the US dollar today. The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies was down at 105.66 in intra-day trade.
Dubai has revealed plans for the construction of the world’s largest airport terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport. The ambitious project, approved by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, is set to revolutionize the aviation industry and solidify Dubai’s position as a global transportation hub. Upon completion
In Jammu and Kashmir, the 275 Kms long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44) was closed for vehicular traffic today following multiple landslides triggered by rains that lashed wide parts of the Union Territory overnight. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the strategic national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was