Heavy downpour in Hyderabad on Wednesday left seven people, including four children, dead in two rain-related incidents, while traffic movement was thrown out of gear due to waterlogging in most parts of the city. The rains caused a chaotic situation with huge traffic blocks in many parts of the city till afternoon. Several low-lying areas were inundated forcing people to […]
» Read moreThe Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the allotment of 1,000 acres by the former CPI(M)-led government in West Bengal to Tata Motors in 2006 for the company’s aborted project to start a Nano car plant in Singur, declaring that the “entire acquisition process was illegal”. A bench of Justices V. Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra agreed for different reasons, in […]
» Read moreUS Secretary of State John Kerry is extending his stay in India and will join President Barack Obama in China for the G-20 this weekend. Kerry had been due to return from New Delhi to Washington on Thursday. But State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Kerry would now remain in the Indian capital until Friday or Saturday, when he will […]
» Read morePetrol price was on Wednesday hiked by a steep Rs 3.38 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.67 a litre, reversing a two-month declining trend. Petrol will cost Rs 63.47 a litre in Delhi from midnight tonight, up from Rs 60.09 a litre, said Indian Oil Corp, the nation’s largest fuel retailer. Similarly, a litre of diesel will cost Rs […]
» Read moreFor the second time in two days, visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry got stuck in the Delhi’s traffic jam on Wednesday, while Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag was also caught in the massive vehicular congestion, following heavy rain+ in the national capital. Kerry was caught in the traffic snarl when he was heading towards IIT+ in south Delhi […]
» Read moreDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday evening sacked minister Sandeep Kumar from his cabinet with immediate effect. The CD contained a sex tape and similar images, Times Now has reported. Sandeep Kumar was the Minister for Child Welfare and Social Justice in the AAP cabinet. Kejriwal announced his decision to sack Sandeep Kumar on Twitter:
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