News updates: MHA constitutes committee to inquire into UPSC aspirants death in Old Rajinder Nagar

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10:51 PM

Satwik, Chirag qualifies for men's doubles quarterfinals in Olympics

Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have qualified for Paris Olympics men's doubles quarterfinals.

10:20 PM

Delhi min Bharadwaj accuses chief secy of not responding to letters on drain desilting

Delhi Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday alleged that he wrote several times since February to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to chalk out a comprehensive strategy for drain desilting but he evaded responding to the matter.

9:11 PM

Home ministry constitutes committee to inquire into UPSC aspirants death in Delhi's ORN

Ministry of Home Affairs Monday constituted a committee to inquire into the deaths of three civil services aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar. According to ministry's spokesperson, the committee will look into the reasons, fix responsibility, suggest measures and recommend policy changes.

8:56 PM

MeT issues orange alert for Himachal Pradesh; 45 roads closed

Meteorological office in HP issued an orange alert, predicting 'heavy' to 'very heavy' rainfall over next two days in the hilly state. The emergency operation centre informed that 45 roads have been closed due to this.

7:52 PM

Congress to attend INDIA bloc rally raising issue of Kejriwal's declining health

Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said that Congress, Samajwadi party and Trinmool Congress would attend the INDIA bloc rally at Jantar Mantar to raise the issue of Delhi CM Kejriwal's declining health in judicial custody.

7:03 PM

Jharkhand CM Soren hails SC verdict dismissing ED's plea challenging his bail

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's judgement dismissing Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging his bail order. Soren has been granted bail by High Court in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.

6:30 PM

Charges framed against former Haryana min Sandeep Singh in sexual harassment case

A Chandigarh court framed charges against ex Haryana min Sandeep Singh in the molestation case filed against him two years ago.

5:26 PM

Delhi Police writes to MCD seeking status of de-silting of drains

Delhi Police has written a letter to MCD, seeking status of desilting of drains near Rajinder Nagar coaching centre. This comes after 3 students died in Rao's IAS centre's basement after flooding.

5:03 PM

Not looking to other countries to sort out India's border dispute with China: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today ruled out any role for a third party in India's border dispute with China, saying the two neighbours have an issu and it is for them to find a way out. "We are not looking to other countries to sort out what is really an issue between India and China," Jaishankar said.

4:29 PM

Average cost of data breaches in India surged to $2.18 mn in 2023, says RBI report

The Reserve Bank of India stated that the most common attacks in India are phishing, which constitutes around 22 percent. This was followed by stolen or compromised credentials which is around 16 per cent.

4:27 PM

Delhi coaching centre deaths: Action stepped up on illegal basements that are threat to safety, says MCD

Encroachments covering stormwater drains will be demolished, the Delhi  MCD commissioner stated today.

4:15 PM

Prashant Kishor to launch party on Oct 2

"After more than two-years of Padyatra through thousands of villages and small towns of Bihar, we formally started the process of party formation to give a better alternative that would end decades of misery and ensure a better future for the children of #Bihar. Yesterday, the process began with the first of the eight office bearers’ convention before the official launch of the party on Oct 2nd,"  former political strategist Prashant Kishor posted on X.

 

4:09 PM

Delhi High Court reserves order on CM Kejriwal's regular bail plea in CBI case

Earlier today, the probe agency  filed its final charge sheet in the case against Kejriwal and others.

3:57 PM

Vandalism has affected several telecommunications lines, say French officials

French authorities say vandalism has hit multiple telecommunications lines as France hosts 2024 Olympics, news agency AP reported today.

3:52 PM

4 killed in blast in Sopore area in J-K

Four persons were killed in a blast in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today.

3:43 PM

Delhi CS evaded response to several letters I wrote on desilting of drains: Delhi minister Bharadwaj

Delhi Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday alleged that he wrote several times since February to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar for chalking out a comprehensive strategy for desilting of drains but he evaded responding to the matter. There was no immediate reaction from Naresh Kumar.

Addressing a press conference, Bharadwaj said the issue of desilting of drains is being raised and that it has not been carried out the way it should have

 

3:21 PM

Delhi High Court orders Ramdev to remove remark claiming Coronil as Covid-19 'cure'

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Ramdev to remove all claims attributing the deaths of lakhs of people during the Covid-19 pandemic to allopathy doctors, while promoting Patanjali’s Coronil as a ‘cure’, reported LiveLaw.

3:06 PM

SC issues notice to Ajit Pawar on plea against recognition Dy CM's bloc as real NCP

Supreme Court issues notice to Ajit Pawar on Sharad Pawar group's plea against speaker's decision recognising Deputy CM's bloc as real NCP.

3:00 PM

News update: Supreme Court to hear curative plea on Maratha quota

2:34 PM

Engine, two bogies of express train detach from other coaches in Bihar's Samastipur

A major tragedy was averted on Monday after the engine and two bogies of the Bihar Sampark Kranti Express got detached from the other coaches in Samastipur district, officials said. No one was injured in the incident that took place around 10 am between Khudiram Bose and Karpoori Gram railway station, they said.

2:33 PM

Rajasthan Assembly adjourned briefly after opposition ruckus over crimes against Dalits

The Rajasthan Assembly was briefly adjourned on Monday amid a ruckus after the opposition cornered the government over crimes against Dalits. During Zero Hour, Bharat Adivasi Party MLA Thavar Chand raised the murder of a Dalit teacher in Salumbhar district last week. He alleged the government was biased on providing compensation.

2:01 PM

News update: Coaching institute's fire NOC cancelled

1:58 PM

Delhi coaching Centre tragedy: Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena visits Rajendra Nagar, placates protesters

Saxena on Sunday expressed deep anguish and condemnation over the deaths of four civil services aspirants in the national capital in two separate incidents, calling it “most unfortunate and unacceptable.”

1:33 PM

Supreme Court case backlog rises 35 per cent in 5 years

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has told Parliament that the number of pending cases in the Supreme Court has surged by 35 per cent over the last five years, climbing from 59,859 in 2019 to 80,765 by the end of 2023. Read more details here.

1:28 PM

Social unity must for nation's development, says Sharad Pawar

Social unity is must for the development of the country, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said. Addressing the Social Unity Conference on Sunday evening, Pawar also praised the contribution of women in the nation's development and said they must be given ample opportunities to show their potential.

1:24 PM

Coaching centre flooding: Delhi sees protests by AAP, BJP over drain desilting

The Delhi unit of the BJP today launched a protest outside AAP headquarters on DDU Marg, demanding the resignation of AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi chief minister.

1:14 PM

UPSC aspirants death news: Thar driver arrested

Delhi Police has taken into custody five more people in the Delhi coaching centre tragedy. 

12:49 PM

SC dismisses ED plea challenging HC order granting bail to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren

The Supreme Court has dismissed an ED plea challenging a High Court order granting bail to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in a money laundering case.

12:46 PM

We live in a time where our world and our region is being reshaped: Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

Speaking at the QUAD Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting in Japan's Tokyo, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong says, "We live in a time where our world and our region is being reshaped. Conflicts are risking lives and costing lives. Longstanding rules are being bent and twisted or broken. Countries face cohesive trade measures, unsustainable lending, political interferences, and disinformation. For Australia, QUAD partnership is central to how we respond to these circumstances."

 

12:18 PM

Delhi IAS aspirants deaths: Junior engineer terminated, says MCD commissioner

MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar on Monday said that the services of a junior engineer have been terminated and an assistant engineer has suspended for the lapses.