Stay updated with the latest british-empire news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on british-empire topics.
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has secured the 31st position in the 'Medium Cities' category in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25. The awards, announced on Thursday, were based on the world's largest urban sanitation survey conducted under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. This edition of the survey saw participation from 4,589 Urban Local Bodies, a significant increase from just 73 participating cities in 2016 when the exercise was firs ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has secured the 31st position in the 'Medium Cities' category in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25. The awards, announced on Thursday, were based on the world's largest urban sanitation survey conducted under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. This edition of the survey saw participation from 4,589 Urban Local Bodies, a significant increase from just 73 participating cities in 2016 when the exercise was firs ...Read More >
Nashik, Jul 17 (PTI) Congress workers staged a demonstration in Nashik city on Thursday against the special public security bill passed by the Maharashtra legislature, saying it is aimed at suppressing the voice of the people as was done by the British during their rule in India. The party demanded immediate rollback of the bill. Both Houses of the state legislature last week passed the contentious Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, which seeks to prevent unlawful activities of Le ...Read More >
New Delhi: The recently released NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook has stirred controversy for reportedly omitting events from India's colonial period and key historical figures, including Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, and the four Anglo-Mysore Wars of 1700s, which once featured prominently in earlier editions. The updated textbook, titled 'Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 1)', focuses on the narrative of colonialism from the late 1400s, beginning with Vasco da Gama, to the late 1800s. ...Read More >
JAIPUR: Monsoon continues to wreak havoc in Rajasthan, with relentless rainfall severely impacting eastern and southeastern parts of the state. Widespread flooding has submerged colonies, disrupted rail services, and forced closure of multiple national highways. Nearly 10,000 people are reportedly confined to their homes due to waterlogging and blocked roads. The meteorological department has issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in three districts on Tuesday, along with an orange alert in ten ...Read More >
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, chief minister M K Stalin, and leaders across the political spectrum paid respect to Congress stalwart CM K Kamaraj on his 123rd birth anniversary.Modi said the late leader's ideals and emphasis on social justice inspired everyone. "He was at the forefront of the freedom struggle and provided leadership in the formative years of our journey after Independence,'' Modi said.Ravi garlanded Kamaraj's statue at his memorial. "The na ...Read More >
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court observed that Hindu marriages, regarded as spiritual unions, are increasingly under threat from trivial disputes and prolonged litigation. While quashing a dowry harassment case filed in December 2023 against a Nagpur man and his family, the court noted such discord often causes irreversible damage to families and must be resolved with dignity, where reconciliation is not possible.The division bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and Mahendra Nerlikar pass ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay high court has declined to issue any direction to opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on his utterances against late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar."This court cannot issue any direction to respondent no 1 (Gandhi) to study the contents of this public interest litigation and to remove ignorance about the contribution of Shri Vinayak Savarkar,'' said Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne.The PIL was by Pankaj Phadnis, president of Abhinav Bharat Congress, a policy think tank, sa ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed appeals filed by Shilpi Minz and other Air India staffers against their eviction from the AI staff colony in Kalina, Santacruz East. HC, though, continued a stay on their eviction for another six weeks to enable them to appeal to Supreme Court.The staffers and AI, following its privatisation, were locked in a legal battle over eviction from their staff quarters. The employees, in their appeals against Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) and othe ...Read More >
NEW DELHI -- India's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident at age 114, his biographer said on Tuesday. Singh, an Indian-born British citizen who was nicknamed the "Turbaned Tornado," died after being hit by a vehicle in the Jalandhar district of northwestern Punjab state on Monday. "My Turbaned Tornado is no more," Fauja's biographer Khushwant Singh wrote on X. "He was struck by an unidentified vehicle ... in his village, Bias, while crossi ...Read More >
Chennai, July 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to K. Kamaraj, one of India's most respected political leaders, on his birth anniversary, lauding his pivotal role in the freedom struggle and his enduring contributions to post-Independence India. In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister said, "Paying homage to Thiru K. Kamaraj Ji on his birth anniversary. He was at the forefront of India's freedom struggle and provided invaluable leadership in the formative year ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - India's Mr Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident at age 114, his biographer said July 15. Mr Singh, an India-born British national, nicknamed the "Turbaned Tornado", died after being hit by a vehicle in Punjab state's Jalandhar district on July 14. "My Turbaned Tornado is no more," Mr Singh's biographer, Mr Khushwant Singh, wrote on X. "He was struck by an unidentified vehicle... in his village, Bias, while crossing the road. R ...Read More >
Jaipur, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the first time in independent India, senior constitutional authorities, including former Chief Justices of India, Supreme Court judges, Chief Ministers, and Assembly Speakers, are participating in deliberations on the One Nation One Election (ONOE) proposal before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), BJP MP and JPC Chairperson P.P. Chaudhary has said. Calling the moment "historic and unprecedented," Chaudhary underlined the scale and seriousness of the c ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The first look of the upcoming period-drama 'The Revolutionaries' was unveiled on Monday. It features an ensemble cast led by Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta, Gurfateh Pirzada and Jason Shah, and shows the fight for freedom put up by the Indian revolutionaries against the British imperial power. The series is created and directed by Nikkhil Advani, and is based on the acclaimed book, 'Revolutionaries: The Other Story Of How India Won Its Freedom'. It tel ...Read More >
Political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir alleged house arrest. This prevented them from honoring 22 people killed by the Dogra army in 1931. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah likened the incident to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Other leaders, including Mehbooba Mufti and Sajad Gani Lone, also protested restrictions. The Srinagar district administration denied permission for memorial gatherings. Prominent political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir-- both from ruling National Conference and opposition par ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 13 (PTI) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that the "unelected nominees of New Delhi locked up the elected representatives" of the people of Jammu and Kashmir after prominent leaders from ruling and opposition parties were not allowed to leave their houses to prevent them from visiting the graveyard of 1931 martyrs here. The detentions, which were not officially confirmed by police or the administration, were widely reported by leaders who posted videos and pictures show ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 13 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that the 'dil ki doori (distance of hearts)' between Kashmir and the rest of India would end when the Centre accepts Kashmir's heroes as its own, just as Kashmiris have embraced national figures. Her comments came amid allegations that the Union Territory administration had denied regional political parties permission to visit the martyrs' graveyard in Srinagar. Mufti fur ...Read More >
Srinagar: People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that the "dil ki doori (distance of hearts)" between Kashmir and the rest of India would end when the Centre accepts Kashmir's heroes as its own, just as Kashmiris have embraced national figures. Her comments came amid allegations that the Union Territory administration had denied regional political parties permission to visit the martyrs' graveyard in Srinagar. Mufti further claimed that residents had been 'locke ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 13 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that the 'dil ki doori (distance of hearts)' between Kashmir and the rest of India would end when the Centre accepts Kashmir's heroes as its own, just as Kashmiris have embraced national figures. Her comments came amid allegations that the Union Territory administration had denied regional political parties permission to visit the martyrs' graveyard in Srinagar. Mufti fur ...Read More >
Chennai, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin expressed joy over the inclusion of Gingee Fort in the prestigious list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Taking to social media, CM Stalin wrote: "Delighted that #GingeeFort, famously known as the 'Troy of the East', has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Maratha Military Landscapes of India. This majestic hill fortress now joins Tamil Nadu's proud list of #UNESCO sites including the Great Living C ...Read More >
Srinagar: District Magistrate in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar has denied permission to all applicants who wanted to visit the 'Martyrs Graveyard' on Sunday to commemorate those killed in firing during the Dogra Maharaja's rule on this day in 1931. Advisory Warning Issued Following the DM's order, police in Srinagar issued an advisory warning that any breach of the order would lead to strict legal action under applicable provisions of law and the general public was advised to strictly comply wi ...Read More >
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Saturday launched a Rs 100 Crore worth pilot project to make the city overhead wire-free.Source : Getty Images Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated a pilot project to convert overhead wires into an underground power network. Several other developmental projects were inaugurated by Gupta and Delhi Minister Ashish Sood at the Janata Flats area in Shalimar Bagh. CM Gupta addressed the media after the inauguration and said the government has launched the ...Read More >
Gurugram, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ED's Gurugram Zonal Office attached properties worth Rs 681.54 crore and Rs 588.57 crore in the Gurugram zone in two separate money laundering cases linked to Ramprastha Promoters and Developers and Amtek Auto, an official said on Saturday. In the first case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached immovable properties of Ramprastha Promoters for cheating homebuyers. Investigation revealed that RPDPL collected Rs 1,100 crore from more than 2,000 homebuye ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Slamming the previous AAP government for showing little interest in projects funded by the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said that cleaning the Yamuna, providing tap water to all households and beautifying the city are her top priorities. "Arvind Kejriwal showed no interest in carrying out development despite the central government's willingness to provide crores of rupees. Nothing was done to clean the Yamuna," said CM Gupta, while add ...Read More >
Jaipur: Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) approved infrastructure projects worth Rs 526 crore at its Project Executive Committee (PWC) meeting held Thursday. Several key infrastructure and public utility proposals received administrative and financial endorsement during the session.Among approved projects, Rs 40.17 crore was sanctioned to widen high-level bridge near Vidya Ashram School. To enhance heritage tourism, Rs 5.5 crore was allocated for tourism development at the Govind Dev Ji temple. ...Read More >
MUMBAI: HUL on Thursday named Priya Nair, who heads parent Unilever's beauty & wellbeing business, as MD & CEO. Nair, who joined HUL 30 years ago, will be the first woman to lead the consumer goods giant. The London-based Nair, 53, will take over the corner office in Mumbai on Aug 1, succeeding Rohit Jawa who will step down as MD & CEO on July 31. Jawa, who led HUL for a little over two years, was appointed for a five-year term ending June 26, 2028. His predecessor Sanjiv Mehta had held the CEO' ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief ministerBhagwant Mann on Thursday said the government will table a bill in the assembly on Friday to introduce harsher punishment for religious sacrilege. However, the law will not be enacted immediately, as the government plans to hold consultations with stakeholders before finalising the legislation.Mann said the decision was taken in a meeting of the cabinet earlier in the day. After the legislation is tabled, Punjab govt will gather suggestions on the law from stakeh ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 10 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said his government will present in the state assembly a draft bill for harsher punishment against the sacrilege acts on Friday. Addressing the media after chairing a cabinet meeting, Mann said the government will seek the opinion of all stakeholders and religious bodies for the proposed legislation. The chief minister also took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his foreign visits and said he finds time to tour foreign coun ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): India's rise as a global power must be accompanied by the rise of its intellectual and cultural gravitas, said Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday, noting that a nation's strength lies in the originality of its thought. Addressing the inaugural annual conference on the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) in Delhi, he emphasises the importance of soft power for the rise of a nation-state. 'India's rise as a global power must be accompanied by the rise of its ...Read More >
Stay updated with the latest None news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on None topics.