The plummeting temperature in Delhi has raised power demand to newer heights with December clocking a peak of 5,213 MW, the highest ever for the month, discom officials on Monday said. For the first time in Delhi's history, the peak power demand in December has crossed the 5,000 MW-mark. As …...Read More
Delhi's Power Demand In December Crosses 5,000 MW Mark For First Time
AAP Leader Sanjay Singh Threatens To Sue BJP Over Voter Claim On His Wife
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Monday said he will file a defamation case against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and its IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya for their claims that his wife Anita Singh is not a registered voter in Delhi. Responding to Sanjay Singh's allegation that the BJP …...Read More
'Vitiligo Valid Reason For Rejecting Central Armed Force Candidate': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court in a landmark decision held that a candidate suffering from vitiligo is not entitled to be recruited into the central armed forces. The candidate filed a petition against rejection of his candidature for Assistant Commandant in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). It was argued that though …...Read More
Ex-PM Manmohan Singh Admitted To Emergency Ward Of AIIMS Delhi
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on Thursday evening after his health deteriorated, Press Trust of India reported. The 92-year-old ex-Prime Minister was brought to the emergency department of the hospital, they said. The reason for his hospitalisation was not immediately known. (Except for the headline, …...Read More
Lessons Learnt, Policy Revised: Paramilitary Force CISF On Hoax Bomb Threats To Airlines
CISF provides counter-terrorist security cover to 68 civil airports of the country The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Monday said it has "learnt its lessons" following incidents of a spate of hoax messages being sent to Indian airlines recently and the situation has improved after the assessment protocol for …...Read More
How To Tax Popcorn? Government's GST Formula Sparks Debate
The announcement sparked a social media storm. Centre's move to tax popcorn differently based on its sugar or spice content has sparked a debate, with two former government economic advisers questioning the tax system introduced in 2017. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by the finance minister and …...Read More
Couple Threatened And Extorted, Woman Molested At Madhya Pradesh Picnic Spot
The Rewa police launched an investigation into the incident. A young couple in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district were threatened by a group of people who caught them in an objectionable situation. A viral video of the incident shows the perpetrators extorting money from the accused and molesting the woman. The …...Read More
Court Refuses To Cancel Case Against Delhi University Professor For "Shiva Linga" Post
It stated that the petitioner should be "more conscious" as his statements carry weight. (File) The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against a DU professor for his alleged objectionable social media post on the presence of a 'shiva linga' in Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque. Justice Chandra …...Read More
'Against Society's Rules': Nitin Gadkari On Live-In Relationships, Same Sex Marriages
Mr Gadkari said that the society will ultimately decide its own norms. Union minister Nitin Gadkari said live-in relationships are wrong and against the rules of society, while adding that same-sex marriages would lead to the collapse of social structure. In a podcast on YouTube, Mr Gadkari recalled his visit …...Read More
Goa Chief Minister's Wife Sues AAP MP For Rs 100 Crore Over Job Scam Charge
Sulakshana Pramod Sawant has demanded a public apology from Sanjay Singh. Sulakshana Pramod Sawant, wife of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, has filed a Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh, accusing the MP of making defamatory statements linking her to a "Cash-for-Jobs Scam" …...Read More
