Aam Aadmi Party’s transgender wing today staged a protest in the national capital against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The protest was led by AAP leader Dilip Pandey. Speaking to the media, Mr Pandey alleged that BJP is scared of losing elections and targeting opposition leaders. He said, people will give a
Efforts to combat the forest fires in Uttarakhand are underway with NDRF personnel, along with the Fire and Forest Departments, making significant progress in controlling the blaze across Garhwal and Kumaon divisions. Local communities are also lending their support to the firefighting efforts. In Nainital district’s Maheshkhan area alone, 300 fire watchers, including
In Chhattisgarh, eight people have died and 21 injured in a road accident in Bemetara district. According to police officials, about 30 people were returning to their village in a vehicle after attending a family function. Their vehicle collided with another vehicle near Kathia village. In the incident, eight people died on the spot. The
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today underscored that India has enormous potential which is still vastly unrealized. Addressing an interactive session on Northeast India’s integration with Southeast Asia and Japan at Delhi University’s college, Dr Jaishankar mentioned that the country organised the G20 for integrated development. He said that this is the biggest
Today was the day for high-profile nominations in Uttar Pradesh. Senior BJP leaders and Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani filed their nominations today. Rajnath Singh filed his nomination from Lucknow parliamentary constituency. He is contesting third time from this constituency. Senior BJP leader and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami and Chief
Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi has emphasised that he is working 24 by 7 with a vision to make India a developed nation by 2047. Addressing a public rally at Bagalkote in Karnataka today, he said that BJP works for the development and Congress works for its vote bank. Highlighting
As the voting day approaches, Leaders from various political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. Prominent faces of BJP, Congress, Left, TMC, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Shiv Sena, NCP, JDU, RJD and others are engaged in hectic campaigning in different parts of the country. Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge will
Bengaluru recorded its second-highest temperature of 38.2 degrees yesterday. The met department has said that it was on April 25 of 2016 that Bengaluru had registered a record high temperature of 39.2 degrees in the last 50 years. The dry spell was above normal by 3.1 to 5.00 percent for nine days in this month
Centre is closely monitoring seasonal influenza across states through real-time surveillance. Union Health Ministry held a review meeting with states and UTs to assess the present situation in the country amid reports regarding detection of avian influenza virus in cattle and milk in various States of USA. However, as of now there has been
In the Kashmir Valley, the death toll in yesterday’s tragic Sonamarg road accident in Ganderbal district has risen to five. According to officials, another body was retrieved this morning from Nallah Sindh in Kullan area of Ganderbal following an accident near Gagangeer in Sonamarg. The incident unfolded when a vehicle carrying