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New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) A 31-year-old man allegedly died by suicide at his home in outer Delhi's Nihal Vihar, after suspecting his estranged wife of being in a relationship, an official said on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Vikas, who worked as a salesman, he added. A PCR call was received at 9.46 am on Wednesday, informing that a man had hanged himself, following which the police quickly arrived at the scene. A purported video showing Vikas recording himself taking the extreme ste ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday criticised the Emergency and the Gandhis for suspending fundamental rights, in what is seen as another poke at the Congress leadership after defying the party on the Union govt's global outreach on Operation Sindoor and statements lauding PM Narendra Modi.The remarks targeting Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi in an article on an English website and a Malayalam daily in Kerala appeared to ruffle feathers in Congress, but the party maintained ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again found himself in a delicate position within his party amid buzz over rift within the party leadership. In an article published in Malayalam daily Deepika, Tharoor called the 1975 Emergency imposed under then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, as a "dark chapter" in India's history. He highlighted specific instances of authoritarian excess during the Emergency, particularly focusing on Sanjay Gandhi's controversial forced sterilization campaigns. " ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress and Shashi Tharoor have been associated for 16 long years. But of late, the Thiruvananthapuram MP seems to be bringing more cheers to the rival BJP than his own party Congress. And what's more, Tharoor seems to be pushing the boundaries with every new "statement" he makes.In the last 6 months, there have been several instances when Tharoor's critical remarks have become fodder for the BJP to attack the Congress. Whenever Tharoor speaks - the Congress ducks for cover while BJP ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has criticised the Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, saying the people of the country responded clearly to the excesses of that period by voting her party out of power by a large margin. In an article published on the measure, which lasted between 25 June 1975 and 21 March 1977, in the Malayalam daily 'Deepika' on Thursday, the Congress Working Committee member termed it "a dark chapter" in India's histo ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 10 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has criticised the Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, saying the people of the country responded clearly to the excesses of that period by voting her party out of power by a large margin. In an article published on the measure, which lasted between 25 June 1975 and 21 March 1977, in the Malayalam daily 'Deepika' on Thursday, the Congress Working Committee member termed it "a dark chapter" in India's ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor set the cat among the pigeons on Thursday when he criticised late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi for imposing the Emergency, in an article to commemorate its 50 years, leaving Congress leaders in Kerala jittery. No sooner did the Emergency article surface, that veteran Congress leader and former lawmaker K. Muraleedharan minced no words and asked Tharoor to decide "which party he i ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has once again stirred controversy within the party by strongly criticising the Emergency period and directly targeting the Nehru-Gandhi family. In a recent article that has gone viral, Tharoor described the Emergency as a "dark period" in India's democratic history and called out the "unspeakable atrocities" committed during that time. Tharoor did not mince words as he blamed former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for enforcing harsh meas ...Read More >
Officials said the proposal will now be put up before the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). "The DJB is currently working on improving its billing system software, which will take about two to three months. Once done, the scheme will be implemented," said an official. The Delhi government has given in-principle approval to waive the entire late payment surcharge in water bills for domestic and government categories, Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Thursday. Speaking to mediapersons, Singh said ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Marathi-non-Marathi row, a group of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly stormed a man's residence in the Vanaz area of the city on Thursday and threatened to assault him over an objectionable social media post targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray. The man, identified as Kedar Soman, had reportedly posted a comment on Facebook that MNS workers found offensive and disrespectful to their leader. Enraged by the post, a group o ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has given in-principle approval to waive late payment surcharges on inflated water bills, which will bring relief to lakhs of people who have raised concerns about receiving inflated bills. The waiver, however, will be for domestic and govt houses, not for commercial consumers.Water minister Parvesh Verma Thursday said the scheme will be launched in two months. He said that the implementation awaits a software upgrade, shifting the existing Oracle-based system to a cloud-ba ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Thursday approved the re-initiation of the Delhi Water Supply Improvement Project in the command area of Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant (WTP) under Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding. The project whose proposed funding was withdrawn by the ADB allegedly due to the previous government's poor progress, promises to benefit over 30.16 lakh people -- approximately 13 per cent of the city's population. The Delhi Jal Board (D ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Water Minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday said the Delhi government will bring a full water bill waiver scheme in the next few months. For water bill waiver scheme, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is working on improving its billing system software and the work will be completed in two to three months. "Soon we are planning to waive the entire late payment surcharges for domestic and government categories by 100 per cent," Verma said. The DJB's board meeting held recently has ...Read More >
Pune: Two men on a bike robbed two women travelling in a private van of their ornaments worth Rs1.5 lakh and one of them sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl, who was also in the vehicle that had halted in front of a tea stall on the outskirts of Swami Chincholi village near Bhigwan on Pune-Solapur highway around 4.15am on Monday.Superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill said, "A case of robbery, rape, abduction and criminal intimidation has been registered with the Daund police. ...Read More >
Mumbai: Just three months into the financial year, the cash-strapped Mahayuti govt which faces local body polls across the state, tabled supplementary budgetary demands worth a steep Rs 57,509 crore in the state legislative assembly on Monday. This will add to the financial strain of the state which not only faces its highest-ever debt projection at Rs 9.3 lakh crore but also its steepest revenue deficit at Rs 45,890 crore for 2025-26.Supplementary demands are additional funds sought by govt bey ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) The Maharashtra government tabled supplementary demands of Rs 57,509.71 crore in the state legislative assembly on Monday to allocate funds for various schemes and projects. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is also the state finance and planning minister, presented these demands on the first day of the three-week monsoon session. Supplementary demands are additional funds sought by the government over budgetary allocations. The government has primarily allocated thes ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Even as the state is in the process of scrutinising beneficiaries of its flagship Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, the total number of beneficiaries has declined by 5 lakh over the period of just one month, officials have said. In Dec 2024, there were 2.46 crore beneficiaries who received a stipend of Rs 1,500 each. However, in Jan 2025, the number has reduced to 2.41 crore, officials said. One of the reasons is that almost 1.5 lakh beneficiaries over the age of 65 years have be ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Veteran journalist and writer Humra Quraishi, who died due to heart failure and diabetic complications, was known as an advocate for truth, justice and as a champion for the marginalised. Quraishi breathed her last at a hospital in Gurugram on Thursday, her daughter Sarah Quraishi told PTI. She was 70. Also Read | Indian Army's 'Sambhav' Smart Phone Used During China Border Talks for Secure Communication. Born in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh on April 25, 1956, Quraish ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Veteran journalist and writer Humra Quraishi, who died due to heart failure and diabetic complications, was known as an advocate for truth, justice and as a champion for the marginalised. Quraishi breathed her last at a hospital in Gurugram on Thursday, her daughter Sarah Quraishi told PTI. She was 70. Born in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh on April 25, 1956, Quraishi worked as a Delhi-based writer and columnist. Having spent long years covering Kashmir as a journalist, ...Read More >
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