Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said India is showing intent as a problem-solver despite not being a traditional contributor to global emissions.Addressing the opening ceremony of the G20 environmental and climate ministerial meeting in Bali, Indonesia, he said the promise of climate finance from developed countries remained a mirage and its current pace […]
Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Adani Group, has overtaken France’s Bernard Arnault, the chief of Louis Vuitton, to become the world’s third richest individual, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. With a total net worth of USD 137.4 billion, 60-year-old Adani has surpassed the wealth of Louis Vuitton chairman Arnault and […]
Hardik Pandya produced a special all-round effort as India held nerves to pull off an exciting five-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener here on Sunday. Hardik (3/25 in 4 overs) showed his high value under extreme pressure as his well-directed short balls helped India bowl out Pakistan for 147. It should […]
Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais is likely to send the order of disqualification of Chief Minister Hemant Soren as an MLA to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday, Raj Bhavan sources said.Members of the state’s ruling coalition will gather for the third round of meeting in the morning at the chief minister’s residence in […]
Things came to a head in the Congress on Friday with veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad calling it quits after tearing into Congress president Sonia Gandhi for letting the party go adrift and applying UPA’s remote control model to the Congress.In a five-page letter to Sonia, Azad, 73, resigned from all posts including primary membership of […]
Two associates of BJP leader from Haryana Sonali Phogat were questioned overnight by Goa Police in connection with her alleged murder, an official said on Friday.Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Wasi, whose names figure as accused in the FIR for murder, had been detained but not arrested yet, he added. On Thursday, Deputy Superintendent of Police […]
The government did not cooperate with the investigation into the Pegasus spyware cases, the panel report said. The Supreme Court on Thursday began hearing the Pegasus spyware cases as Chief Justice NV Ramana went through the report of the panel comprising three parts. “Some part of the Pegasus panel report is confidential and may also […]
A midday meal worker suffered burns as a pressure cooker exploded at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, here while the meal was being prepared on Thursday morning.Roop Ram, the head cook, has been admitted to the PGI after he received burns on his face. An official statement of the UT Education Department reads, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said holistic health care has been a priority in the country in the past eight years as he inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, in Mullanpur. The 300-bed hospital has been built in Mohali’s Mullanpur at a cost of over Rs 660 crore by Tata Memorial Centre, […]
The CBI on Wednesday morning started a search operation on the premises of several RJD leaders in Bihar in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam that took place when Lalu Prasad was the railway minister, officials said.The search operation comes on a day when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who parted ways with the BJP […]