Sky clear, city air still poor

Sky clear, city air still poor

Monday, 20 January 2025 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The national Capital’s air quality index (AQI) dropped to the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday, with the city recording 368 as average AQI at 4 pm even as the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage 3 remains revoked by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). The city recorded an AQI...

In another first, poll freebie for Delhi tenants

In another first, poll freebie for Delhi tenants

Sunday, 19 January 2025 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

A few days after casting aspersions on the residents of Bihar and eastern UP by claiming that the BJP has faked voter lists in the names of Poorvanchalis, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday attempted to assuage the mollification directed at the one-third chunk of electors in Delhi. Aam...

Roy guilty in RG Kar murder case

Roy guilty in RG Kar murder case

Sunday, 19 January 2025 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

A Kolkata Sessions Court on Saturday held prime accused Sanjoy Roy guilty in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Monday, District and Sessions Judge of Sealdah Court Anirban Das told Roy in a 12-minute hearing, adding that he...

Israel-Hamas limp towards normalcy

Saturday, 18 January 2025 | PTI | Jerusalem

Israel’s security Cabinet on Friday recommended approval of a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants there. Mediators Qatar and the US announced the ceasefire on Wednesday,...

Imran Khan convicted

Imran Khan convicted

Saturday, 18 January 2025 | PTI | Islamabad

A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 and seven years in prison respectively after finding them guilty of corruption in the 190 million pounds al-Qadir Trust case. Judge Nasir Javed Rana of the anti-corruption court announced the verdict in...

Mystery deepens in Saif Ali assault

Mystery deepens in Saif Ali assault

Saturday, 18 January 2025 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

More than 40 hours after a gruesome attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, the Mumbai police had not achieved any breakthrough in the sensational case as of late Friday evening. Meanwhile, the actor was making a rapid recovery from the grievous wounds he sustained in the knife attack by...

AAP promises, BJP dismisses

AAP promises, BJP dismisses

Saturday, 18 January 2025 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

In another move to target youth voters, former Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, seeking re-election in the assembly polls, announced a major guarantee providing free bus travel to all school and college students in Delhi. Additionally, Kejriwal proposed a 50 percent concession on metro fares for students, urging...

FREEFALL OF FREEBIES

FREEFALL OF FREEBIES

Saturday, 18 January 2025 | Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

The BJP on Friday launched the first part of its ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, surpassing all ‘freebies’ expectations with the announcement of six poll promises, including Rs 21,000 for pregnant women, Rs 2,500 under the ‘Mahila Samriddhi Yojana,’ LPG cylinders at Rs 500, and Rs 3,000...

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