A red alert indicates heavy-to-extremely heavy rain of over 20 cm in 24 hours (File) The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a red alert for the mountain district of Wayanad -- which has been rocked by landslides triggered by incessant rains -- and all the northern districts of Kerala, …...Read More
Red Alert Issued For Kerala's Landslide Hit Wayanad, Heavy Rain Expected
Protesting Students Start Indefinite Strike Over Delhi Basement Deaths
The civil services aspirants, who are protesting outside Rau's coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar on Tuesday went on an indefinite hunger strike, demanding action in the case of the death of three students. One of the protesting students said that ten aspirants have started an indefinite hunger strike till …...Read More
Civic Body Action A "Welcome Step": Drishti IAS Head On Delhi Basement Tragedy
Drishti IAS is one of the leading coaching centres for IAS exam preparations Days after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) sealed multiple coaching centres running from the basement, including one by Drishti IAS, the institute's chief Vikas Divyakirti said on Tuesday that the safety of students is paramount. "Extensive …...Read More
Woman, 2-Year-Old Son Killed In Manipur Landslide Triggered By Heavy Rain
Many districts of Manipur have recorded heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours. A woman and her infant son were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Manipur's Tamenglong district, police sources said. The woman's husband, a cop, was also critically injured in the landslide. The incident took …...Read More
Lok Sabha Approves Rs 48.21 Lakh Crore Union Budget For 2024-25
The Union Budget and Budget for J&K was passed by a voice vote by the Lok Sabha. (Representational) The Lok Sabha approved the Rs 48.21-lakh crore Budget for 2024-25 of the Union Government. The lower House also approved the budget of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with a …...Read More
Relative Stabs 60-Year-Old Woman To Death In Delhi, Injures Her Daughter
An official said the man stabbed the two women after arguing with them. West Delhi's Tilak Nagar witnessed a dastardly crime on Tuesday when a 22-year-old man stabbed a 60-year-old woman to death at his home and grievously injured her daughter when she tried to intervene. The man is a …...Read More
Odisha Government Suspends Senior IPS Officer For "Misusing Power"
The Odisha government on Tuesday suspended senior IPS officer Pandit Rajesh Uttamrao for allegedly misusing his position, an official statement said. Uttamrao, a 2007-batch IPS officer, was serving as DIG, Fire Services & Home Guards, Odisha. "A complaint has been received, alleging that Pandit has disgraced the dignity of his …...Read More
This Company To Hire 500 Interns Under Scheme Announced In Budget
EaseMyTrip was founded in 2008 by Nishant Pitti, Rikant Pitti, and Prashant Pitti. (Representational) EaseMyTrip, an Indian online travel company headquartered in New Delhi, will hire 500 interns under a Central Government scheme announced in the Union Budget. Nishant Pitti, CEO & Co-Founder of EaseMyTrip, made this announcement on the …...Read More
What Supreme Court Said On Lawrence Bishnoi's Plea Against Probe Over Interview
The Supreme Court asked the gangster to approach the high court. The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a plea by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi against Punjab and Haryana High Court order to form a special investigation team and register FIRs over his interview with a TV channel while in jail. …...Read More
No State Has Been Denied Money In FY25 Budget: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmal;a Sitharaman asserted that no state was being denied money in the Union Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today termed misleading claims by opposition leaders that if any state is not named in the Budget speech, then it does not get any budgetary allocation. Replying to a Budget discussion in …...Read More
