New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has raised concerns over the ongoing debate surrounding the use of firecrackers in Delhi during Diwali, questioning whether an outright ban on their sale would guarantee better air quality in the national capital.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The BJP and Shiv Sena on Monday criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his description of Diwali as 'Khushiyon ka Eid' (Eid of Happiness) and accused the Congress of displaying anti-Hindu mindset and indulging in vote-bank politics.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu is set to confer awards across various categories at the 10th edition of the ‘Swachh Survekshan’ to honour cleanest cities in the country, an official statement said on Monday.
Bengaluru, Nov 9 (IANS) A criminal complaint has been lodged alleging that fabricated WhatsApp messages were created and circulated using the mobile number of Shashikiran, personal assistant to K.S. Lathakumari, the Deputy Commissioner of Hassan district, amid a political controversy triggered by Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy's corruption allegations against district officials.
Gairsain, Nov 9 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Monday said the state had made significant progress over the past 26 years despite facing numerous challenges, while paying tribute to those who fought and sacrificed their lives for its formation.
Ahmedabad, Nov 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, on Monday inaugurated the 4.03-km-long ISKCON-Sanand Elevated Corridor in Ahmedabad, a six-lane project built at a cost of Rs 464 crore to ease traffic congestion on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway and improve connectivity between Sarkhej and Gandhinagar.
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) Sushmita Roy, wife of Sumit Roy, the Executive Assistant to Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, on Monday, approached a single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court, accusing the West Bengal Police of torturing her husband.
Patna, Nov 9 (IANS) Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday called for a democratic and constitutional fight against what he described as "Dimagi Naxals", accusing them of encouraging anarchist elements and working against India's growth and development.
Lucknow, Nov 9 (IANS) Three people were killed and more than 40 others injured after a bus lost control at the Zero Point of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, overturned from an elevated section and plunged into a deep roadside ditch, officials said.
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) The body of a junior doctor was found hanging in the room of a hostel at Nagerbazar on the northern outskirts of Kolkata. The police have begun a probe as the family of the man has alleged that he was either murdered or it was a case of abetment to suicide.
