SRINAGAR: J&K high court has allowed the withdrawal of petitions by hotels facing eviction from Gulmarg properties on the expiry of their lease after the UT govt assured the court that it is open to a fair and viable resolution of the issue.Additional advocate general Mohsin Qadri informed the court that if the petitioners file…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday announced ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh to families of adult deceased persons and Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of those who were minor and died in the Palam fire incident. “Delhi government stands firmly with the affected families and will ensure all…
NEW DELHI: Delhi government’s annual Budget for 2026-27 will focus on industrial growth, investment and job creation, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday.Interacting with industrialists, Gupta said that her government is preparing an industry-friendly Budget and sought their suggestions on it.Entrepreneurs from various industrial sectors attended the meeting and shared their demands, suggestions, and…
New Delhi: A gas you rarely think about is disrupting MRI supply chains in India. West Asia-linked helium shortages have tightened availability and driven up costs in India, raising the risk of pricier scans and diagnostic delays.With India heavily dependent on imports from Qatar for the non-renewable gas used to cool MRI magnets, hospitals and…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded West Bengal government for objecting to the validity of Enforcement Directorate‘s plea over alleged obstruction by chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid on I-PAC.The top court observed that no entity can be left without a remedy under the Constitution.A bench of justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and…
NEW DELHI: Parts of the Delhi-NCR witnessed rainfall on Wednesday, bringing a noticeable change in weather conditions along with a dip in temperatures. Visuals from Indira Bhawan showed steady rain under cloudy skies, while scenes from Moolchand Metro Station captured commuters moving through light to moderate showers. In the Palam area, rainfall and gusty winds…
Congress leader and Jorhat MP Gaurav Gogoi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress has made a major move to boost its prospects in Assam as it attempts to return to power in the state after a decade. The party has fielded its state unit chief, Gaurav Gogoi, currently an MP from Jorhat, to contest his…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday called the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi a “tapori” and claimed that women parliamentarians feel “uncomfortable” around him.“Hum mahilaon ko bahut zyada unko dekhkar uncomfortable feel hota hai, kyunki ekdum jaise tapori ki tarah wo aate hain aur kisi ko bhi…
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said his government will seek royalty from Rajasthan for supplying it water, claiming that an unpaid amount of Rs 1.44 lakh crore has accumulated since 1960 under an old arrangement dating back to a 1920 tripartite agreement. Mann cites 1920 pact, says Rajasthan still gets 18,000…
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday responded to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s dig at him for choosing the Bharatiya Janata Party as an alliance partner rather than the Congress.Hours after Kharge’s address in Rajya Sabha, Deve Gowda wrote a letter saying that he was in a “forced marriage” with the grand…