Pagers explosion in Lebanon, Syria: Over eight dead, 2,700 injured

Pagers explosion in Lebanon, Syria: Over eight dead, 2,700 injured

Wednesday, 18 September 2024 | AP | Beirut

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people (as we go to print), including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian Ambassador, Government officials said. The number of deaths is likely...

Capital to combat vector-borne diseases

Tuesday, 17 September 2024 | Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

In the wake of two deaths by dengue reportedly in the national Capital including a 54-year-old patient who died at Lok Nayak Hospital and another at Safdarjung Hospital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has intensified efforts to combat the spread of vector borne diseases including spraying and fogging of...

Kejriwal to meet LG today, likely to tender resignation

Tuesday, 17 September 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

A day after Arvind Kejriwal sent shockwaves across political circles saying that he would step down as the Chief Minister of Delhi, the AAP chief will meet Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena at 4.30 pm on Tuesday, during which he is likely to tender his resignation. Saxena has given...

Modi’s 100 days projects push historic

Modi’s 100 days projects push historic

Tuesday, 17 September 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Projects worth over Rs 15 lakh crores have been launched in the first 100 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government for a historic third term. The projects focussed on infrastructure, farmers, middle class, women, and minorities, among others, according to a Government statement. Incidentally, the will Government will complete...

Road to justice in Kolkata

Monday, 16 September 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday alleged a “larger conspiracy” and “deep nexus” between the hospital authorities and a section of the police in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case. A day after arresting Abhijit Mondal the officer in-charge of the Tala Police Station and...

Vande Bharat on Voters’ Platter

Monday, 16 September 2024 | Deepak Kumar Jha | Jamshedpur/Ranchi

With Assembly polls in few States round the corner, fresh spice of Vande Bharat train series are back on the platter of the voters as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off six Vande Bharat Trains and also launched various projects worth Rs 660 crore. The PM’s schedule to flag...

KEJRIWAL OFFERS TO QUIT AS DELHI CM

KEJRIWAL OFFERS TO QUIT AS DELHI CM

Monday, 16 September 2024 | Rajesh Kumar/ Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

In an unexpected move that shook the political circles here, AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that he would resign after two days and would demand early polls in Delhi while vowing not to sit in Chief Minister’s chair till people give him a “certificate...

Fresh assault in J and K

Sunday, 15 September 2024 | PNS | Jammu

Ahead of the maiden visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address an election rally in the land-locked Doda district on Saturday, two soldiers of the Indian army sacrificed their lives while two others received injuries during a counter-terrorism operation in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar on Friday. In another overnight...

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