Shaheen Bagh falls in the Okhla constituency and is a minority-dominated area. With the election campaign being polarised with debate centred around Shaheen Bagh, the centre of massive protests has become a flashpoint between AAP, BJP and Congress. HIGHLIGHTS Voters have turned up in large numbers in Shaheen Bagh Delhi Police has deployed additional security […]
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Vodafone-Idea mobile network down in Bengaluru, users complain
Vodafone-Idea network in Bengaluru is down users are facing issues. It is suspected that there are issues with optical fibre cable network in the city. Users from Indiranagar, Electronic City, Kumaraswamy layout and Shantala Nagar appear to be the worst affected as the majority of the twitter reactions seem to have come from these areas. […]
Goa Should Have Austria-Like “Flying Buses”, Says Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari said that he had seen the innovative flying double decker bus transport system during his recent visit to Austria. PANAJI: Goa needs to introduce less polluting flying double decker buses, like those manufactured in Austria since the coastal state is a tourism destination, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said […]
Alok Verma Reinstated As CBI Chief By Top Court In Setback To Government
Alok Verma case: The Supreme Court cancelled the government’s midnight order removing Alok Verma and installing an interim chief NEW DELHI: Exiled CBI chief Alok Verma was reinstated by the Supreme Court today, three months after the government divested him of his powers and sent him on forced leave in a midnight swoop. Alok Verma […]
Air India announces new flights from Delhi, Kolkata, ahead of Kumbh mela
Air India on Friday announced the launch of new flights to Allahabad from Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata to facilitate the movement of passengers during the Kumbh mela. HIGHLIGHTS The new flights will operate from January 13 to March 30 The new flight on Delhi-Allahabad route will operate on five days of the week The flight […]
Rafale in Lok Sabha: Sitharaman takes on Congress and Rahul, question by question | Live Updates
In her counter on Day 3 of the debate of the Rafale deal in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman explained how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) stitched the deal with the Dasault Aviation. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday took on the Congress party and its chief Rahul Gandhi – question by […]
New Year fervour: Delhi Traffic Police lays ground rules for smooth traffic flow
There will be well-laid arrangements covering the whole of Delhi where such celebrations are expected to be organised. Special arrangements have been made for the areas in the vicinity of Connaught Place, New Delhi. HIGHLIGHTS No vehicular traffic shall be allowed in the inner, middle or outer circle of Connaught Place Limited parking space will […]
Rescue efforts for Meghalaya coal miners peak, but no signs yet of 15 trapped men
It’s a race against time as it’s been 16 days since they got trapped inside a flooded 320-feet coal mine in Meghalaya. HIGHLIGHTS 15 miners got trapped inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine over 2 weeks back Navy has taken charge and dispatched a special 15-member team with divers Lone survivor escaped the mine by […]
GMPF Demands Changes in Mining Laws, to Protest During PM’s Visit
The Goa Mining People’s Front, an umbrella organization of people dependent on the state’s mining sector, has decided to stage a protest during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Goa next month, its chief Puti Goankar said. The GMPF has been agitating for several months now demanding amendment in mining laws for the […]
Do not need RBI surplus for govt schemes, poll sops, says Arun Jaitley
Finance minister Arun Jaitley today brushed away speculation that the government was eyeing money held by the Reserve Bank of India in its reserves so that it could announce a mega poll sop ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Jaitley said that he does not want a “single rupee” from the RBI’s surplus to […]