Storm Kathleen set to bring 70mph winds as UK expected to record hottest day of the year

Storm Kathleen is expected to bring heavy gusts and rain - and the highest temperatures of year so far, as it hits the UK today. Pushing in from the Atlantic, the storm is set to bring gusts up to 70mph to Northern Ireland and the west of Britain as temperatures …...Read More

Weather: Major tourist attraction closes and planes struggle to land as Storm Kathleen leaves thousands without power

Storm Kathleen has brought disruption to the UK and Ireland, with tens of thousands of people left without power, dozens of flights cancelled and a major tourist attraction forced to close. Gusts of up to 70mph have hit the island of Ireland and parts of Britain - with the conditions …...Read More

Bombay High Court grants bail in HDIL-PMC bank scam

April 06, 2024 04:23 am | Updated 04:23 am IST - MUMBAI The Bombay High Court on April 5 granted bail to the promoters of Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan (father and son) in two cases registered against them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) …...Read More

Flexible working now a legal right for all workers from first day in job

Employees across the country have today been granted the legal right to request flexible working from the day they enter a new job. Previously, the right was only applicable if someone had worked for their employer for 26 weeks or more. The Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023 gained Royal Assent …...Read More

With its core vote intact, BSP seeks to play spoilsport in U.P.

April 06, 2024 03:22 am | Updated 03:22 am IST - GHAZIABAD Bucking the perception of being the ‘B’ team of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is set to spoil the prospects of the BJP in the first two rounds of voting for Lok Sabha seats …...Read More

Rakhigarhi findings in NCERT books; Narmada Dam references dropped

April 06, 2024 03:04 am | Updated 03:04 am IST - New Delhi: Among the latest set of revisions that the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has proposed in school textbooks are additions about findings from the DNA analysis of skeletal remains found at the archaeological site …...Read More

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea against FCRA cancellation of NGO

April 06, 2024 02:42 am | Updated 02:47 am IST - NEW DELHI The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre to respond to a petition by the NGO Environics Trust challenging the cancellation of its registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). The HC asked the Centre …...Read More

The unsettled settlers of Arunachal Pradesh

April 06, 2024 02:30 am | Updated 03:18 am IST Uncertainty for Katak Bahadur Chhetri begins where India’s longest road under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, the Miao-Vijaynagar Road, ends near the border with Myanmar. While the 1,57.56 kilometre-long road connecting Vijaynagar on the border to inland Miao in …...Read More

Mukesh Sahani-led Vikassheel Insaan Party ties up with RJD, set to fight in 3 seats

April 06, 2024 02:27 am | Updated 02:46 am IST - PATNA Mukesh Sahani-led Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) on April 05 joined hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal to contest from three Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. RJD leader and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav announced that his party …...Read More

In Nagpur, Congress’ Vikas Thakre banks on grassroot support to take on Nitin Gadkari

April 06, 2024 02:09 am | Updated 02:45 am IST - Nagpur Going head-to-head with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, former Nagpur Mayor and Congress candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Vikas Thakre banks on his deep ties with the local community and the party’s longstanding presence in the region, …...Read More