Rajasthan: Extremely heavy rainfall creates flood-like situation in Kota, nearby areas
Extremely heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours has created flood-like situation in parts of Rajasthan’s Kota and nearby areas, officials said on Monday. Low-lying areas have submerged under water owing to rainfall and water released from the barrage in Kota, they said. About 2.76 lakh cusec water has been released from the barrage so […]
Mumbai police get threat of ’26/11-style’ attacks on WhatsApp
Mumbai police’s traffic wing has received several text messages on its helpline number, threatening that a “26/11-like” attack will be carried out in the city by six persons and “preparations are on to blow up” the metropolis, an official said on Saturday. The police said that prima facie the number from which the messages were […]
Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘Missed Call’ campaign for his ‘national mission’
A few days ago, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a national mission to make India the number one country. On Friday, he issued a phone number for people who are willing to join the mission, amid CBI raid on deputy CM Manish Sisodia, reports PTI. “We announced the mission to ‘Make India Number One […]
Farmers on 75-hour protest in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri
The Bhartiya Kisan Union-Tikait (BKU-Tikait) and several other constituents of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of farmers, will hold a 75-hour sit-in at Rajapur Krishi-Utpadan Mandi Samiti in Lakhimpur Kheri from Thursday to press their pending demands. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha will hold the protest from August 18 to 20 to seek […]
India logs 9,062 Covid cases, 36 deaths in a day
India on Wednesday recorded 9,062 fresh COVID-19 infections that took its tally to 4,42,86,256, while the number of active cases came down to 1,05,058, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,27,134 with 36 new fatalities, including six reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases […]
Flood-like situation emerges in Odisha amid heavy rainfall
A flood-like situation has emerged in Odisha following incessant rains in various parts of the state including the upper catchment area of the Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh. Mahanadi has breached the danger level in many parts triggering an alarm. However, the state government is trying to minimise the impact of the flood by regulating the […]
PM let India down by not talking about unfulfilled promises made in last 8 years: Congress
The Congress on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his Independence Day address, saying he has let the country down by not discussing the promises made by him in the last eight years and by not giving an account of his tenure. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera also took a swipe at Modi […]
UP boat tragedy: 7 bodies fished out; death toll rises to 10
Bodies of seven of the 17 people who were feared drowned in a boat capsize two days ago were fished out in Fatehpur district on Saturday, police said. With the recovery of these bodies, 10 people have been confirmed dead in the tragedy that occurred in Banda district’s Samgara village on Thursday. Sanjay Tiwari, SHO […]
Delhi imposes Rs 500 fine to ensure masks amid rising Covid cases
Delhi state authorities plan to enforce through a Rs 500 fine a precautionary mask mandate in public spaces amid rising Covid-19 infections in multiple states that experts believe are driven by new coronavirus sublineages and widespread public defiance against precautions. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority this week set up three enforcement teams to fine offenders […]
Nitish Kumar created storm which can challenge BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Thursday claimed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has created a storm by severing ties with the BJP and this storm can pose a challenge to the saffron party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls if it intensifies into a cyclone. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ lavished praise on Kumar, […]
