File photo: A drone view of the dry riverbed as Cauvery water flow remains low at Mukkombu Dam, in Tiruchirappalli (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government is seriously considering approaching the Supreme Court against the direction to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water daily to Tamil Nadu, state water resources minister N…
SC sets condition for Rajpal Yadav’s surrender relief NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed actor Rajpal Yadav to deposit Rs 5 crore with its Registry by Wednesday as a condition for exempting him from surrendering to serve his sentence in a cheque-bounce case involving film producer-financier Murli Projects Pvt Ltd.A bench headed by…
Delhi Govt cracks whip, 5 MCD officials suspended after Satya Niketan building collapse. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has demolished 24 properties and sealed seven illegal structures across the capital following the building collapse in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan that killed seven people.According to the MCD data, quoted by…
Delhi hotels run out of rooms NEW DELHI: As India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, luxury hotels in the national capital are facing a sharp squeeze in room availability, with tariffs at some marquee properties climbing beyond Rs 2 lakh a night ahead of the September 12-13 gathering.The summit, which brings leaders…
Digital asset companies from BRICS and partner countries will seek a bigger place in cross-border payments and institutional investment NEW DELHI: Digital asset firms will seek sovereign investors’ backing at a Delhi roundtable this week as India pursues faster, cheaper international payments while maintaining that replacing the dollar is outside its financial agenda.The September 12…
File photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a four-hour review meeting with 20 Union ministers of state (MoS) and ministers with independent charge at his official residence on Monday evening, focusing on the progress of key government initiatives and their implementation on the ground.The meeting began around 5 pm…
Police complaint lodged against Dhirendra Shastri NEW DELHI: The Congress‘ West Bengal unit on Tuesday lodged a police complaint against Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Shastri over his recent “avoid non-veg during Durga Puja” remark, asserting that the call was “intended to create disharmony.”In the complaint submitted to the officer-in-charge of Kolkata’s Bhawanipore police station,…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi for “politicising” the killing of Manipuri musician C Vikram Singh in Delhi, saying that the focus should be on immediate action.While talking to reporters, Rijiju said that Rahul should not bring BJP into the issue and said that Delhi…
Police officials and people gather at the site during a rescue operation. Photo credit: PTI NEW DELHI: Demanding immediate safety audits of student accommodation and suspension of the MCD commissioner, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has taken its protest over the Satya Niketan PG tragedy to Delhi University colleges, alleging administrative negligence and seeking accountability for…
TMC MP Nadimul Haque was in Ranchi in neighbouring Jharkhand when the operation began (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) concluded searches at the premises of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haque early Tuesday morning, bringing an end to a marathon search operation that lasted more than 24 hours.According to officials,…