Delhi locality’s 52.9 degrees C temperature reading likely due to error, IMD checking data
New Delhi; The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday that the maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius recorded by Delhi's Mungeshpur locality's Automatic Weather Station (AWS) is likely to be an error and is being…
Gurugram civic body ramps up monsoon preparedness
Gurugram: In a bit to deal with waterlogging, the Additional Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), Balpreet Singh, on Wednesday directed the technical engineering wing to monitor the situation in the city.
Singh…
Varanasi youth wearing ‘Main hoon Modi ka Parivar’ T-shirts seek support for PM Modi
New Delhi: Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated for polling in the seventh and final phase on June 1. The VVIP constituency is buzzing with last-minute election campaigns by political parties while…
Delhi HC launches free Wi-Fi facility, new website for lawyers, public
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has introduced a free Wi-Fi facility on its premises for lawyers, litigants, and the public.
Phase I of the Wi-Fi service was launched on Wednesday by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan, Justice Rajiv…
Elephant cub rescued from deep well in TN’s Nilgiris, reunited with herd
Chennai; The Tamil Nadu Forest Department on Wednesday safely rescued an elephant cub from a 30-feet deep well in Kolapellur in the Nilgiris district, and reunited it with its waiting mother, officials said.
The elephant cub, according…
IOC reacts sharply as IBA unveils plans to award prize money to Olympic medallists
Lausanne (Switzerland): The International Boxing Association (IBA) on Wednesday announced that it will award prize money to pugilists who will win medals in the upcoming Paris Olympic Games, the move getting a sharp reaction from the…
Telangana BJP MLA complains to Amit Shah about receiving threat calls
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP MLA T. Raja Singh on Wednesday complained to Union Home Minister Amit Shah of receiving threatening phone calls.
Raja Singh claimed that unknown persons called and threatened to kill him and his family.
The…
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Shashi Tharoor’s aide detained from Delhi’s IGI Airport with gold valued at Rs 55 lakh
New Delhi: An aide of senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has reportedly been detained from the IGI Airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold estimated to be valued at over Rs 55 lakh.
According to sources, Shiv Prasad was…
Congress to ‘disappear’ from the country after 10 years, says Rajnath Singh
Patna; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that the Congress will become extinct in the next 10 years and its countdown has begun.
While addressing a rally in Bikramganj of Karakat parliamentary constituency, the Defence…
Fire breaks out in a multi-story building in Patna, residents rescued
Patna: A massive fire broke out in a multi-story building on Patna's Fraser Road area on Wednesday evening and more than 20 fire engines were working to douse the blaze, officials said, adding all the residents had been rescued safely.…
Pole vault champion Braz to miss Paris Games after failing dope test
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz will miss the Paris Olympic Games after breaching anti-doping regulations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced.
The 30-year-old Brazilian was provisionally…
This election is about the country’s future, Nitin Gadkari says in Himachal
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said "this election is not about the future of the Congress and the BJP but it is about the future of the country and its people".…
Man arrested over hoax bomb threats in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police on Wednesday arrested a man who allegedly made a call about a bomb being planted in Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Praja Bhavan and Nampally Court.
Shiva Kumar, a resident of Chikkadpally area in the city, was taken…
Woman strangled to death by husband in Delhi
New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband in south Delhi over some dispute on Wednesday, police said, adding that a manhunt has been initiated to apprehend the accused.
The deceased was identified as…
Several NE states cut off from rest of India by rail as tracks submerged or damaged
Agartala: Several northeastern states, including Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Assam (southern part), remained cut off from the rest of the country by rail as railway tracks were waterlogged and damaged after landslides triggered by…
‘I’m perfectly healthy’, Naveen Patnaik on PM Modi’s ‘concern’…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his last leg of campaigning in Odisha on Wednesday, took a dig at the health condition of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, to which the veteran Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader said he is "perfectly…
ISIS-K calling for ‘Lone Wolf’ attack on India-Pakistan match
New York: ISIS-K has called for a "Lone Wolf" attack on the India-Pakistan World Cup Cricket match here next month, a top police official has warned while putting security on high alert.
In a video that has gone global, the terror group…
French Open: Iga Swiatek saves match point to beat Naomi Osaka
Paris: World No.1 Iga Swiatek came back from 0-3 down to save a match point at 5-3 in the decider before overcoming Naomi Osaka and pulling off a great escape into the third round at the French Open here on Wednesday.
In a clash between…
Iceland orders evacuations after volcanic eruption
Helsinki: Local authorities have ordered an evacuation of the village of Grindavik and the iconic Blue Lagoon resort in southwest Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula after a volcano nearby erupted.
The volcano located north of Grindavik…
