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Mercury again breaches 47 deg C in Delhi; 'red alert' issued for heatwave

The searing heat pushed the city's peak power demand to its highest for May, while the Delhi government directed the schools that have not closed for summer vacations to do so with immediate effect

Tripura govt working on arrangement to bring fuel, goods via B'desh: Min

Notably, the northeastern state had faced a severe fuel crisis after the derailment of a goods train in Assam's Jatinga

Illegal hoardings in Maha: 15 cases lodged; billboards, banners removed

The action was taken against the backdrop of the collapse of an illegal hoarding in Mumbai on May 13, which claimed 16 lives and injured several others

BJP's 7 MPs in Delhi failed to use 66% of development funds, claims AAP

AAP leader Jasmine Shah claimed that as per data from Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, all the seven MPs had received Rs 124 crore for five years

MP 'nursing scam': 2 CBI inspectors, 11 others, including touts arrested

Sources said the CBI had inspected 500-odd nursing colleges and found 65 of them lacking in infrastructure or running with dispensaries

BJP insulting nation builders, trying to disprove history: Congress

At an election rally in Churah of Chamba district, he also lashed at the BJP-led Centre for its 'step brotherly treatment' towards the hill state during last year's monsoon disaster

Maliwal threatens to take Delhi ministers to court for spreading 'lies'

In a post on X, Maliwal refuted allegations by AAP leaders that she had filed the assault complaint against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar at the BJP's behest

Violence mars fifth phase of polls in Bengal, 73% voter turnout till 5 pm

The voters' turnout in Bangaon was 75.73 per cent till 5 pm on Monday, much lesser than 82.63% in 2019 and 84.14 in 2021

Storm brewing, vital to have safe pair of hands to take India through: EAM

He was speaking during an interaction held at a Delhi Tamil Education Association-run school in the national capital, days ahead of the polling for the ongoing Lok Sabha election here

Agniveers not just soldiers but leaders, innovators, defenders: CDS Chauhan

The CDS acknowledged the personal challenges faced by the soldiers and their families and the hardships they endure while operating in challenging environments

FSIB to interview eligible candidates for SBI Chairman post on May 21

FSIB would recommend the name and the final decision would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Govt mulls new rules for radar speed guns, seeks public comments

The draft rules stipulate that radar equipment installed after the final rules are notified must be verified and stamped within one year

Rishi Sunak apologises for Britain's historic infected blood scandal

The scandal involves over 30,000 people being infected with life-threatening viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis C while they were under NHS care between the 1970s and 1990s

Britain's health service accused of cover up in infected blood scandal

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to issue an apology on behalf of the government after inquiry chair Sir Brian Langstaff delivered his scathing verdict on the issue

ULIP offers huge opportunity for states to enhance logistics sector: DPIIT

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh encouraged all states to actively leverage ULIP and drive forward a seamless

Farmers suspend 'rail roko' protest at Shambhu railway station in Patiala

The protesting farmers are still at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces on February 13

EAM Jaishankar recalls contribution of Prez Raisi in Chabahar port pact

Raisi, Abdollahian and a number of other officials were found dead on Monday, a day after their helicopter crashed in northwest Iran, the country's media reported

Whirlpool of India Q4 results: Net profit rises 24.7% to Rs 79.5 crore

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 63.71 crore during the January-March quarter of the previous fiscal, Whirlpool of India, a subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation, said in a regulatory filing

Bharti Airtel's Africa Ebitda likely to contract by about 20%: S&P Global

Bharti Airtel on Tuesday posted a 31 per cent drop in consolidated profit to Rs 2,072 crore in the March 2024 quarter, mainly due to the devaluation of the Nigerian Naira

Retirement fund body EPFO adds 1.44 million net members in March 2024

The payroll data highlighted that approximately 1.18 million members exited and subsequently rejoined the EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation), a labour ministry statement said