Northwest and central India recorded the highest average maximum temperatures in April since 1900 as there would be no respite for the region in May, the weather office said on Saturday.Releasing the monthly outlook for temperature and rainfall for May, India Meteorological Department Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said most parts of the country, barring parts […]
In order to check spread of rumours, the Punjab government has ordered shutdown of mobile internet services and SMS services in Patiala district on Saturday. As per an order issued by Principal Secretary, Home, Anurag Verma, mobile internet services (2G/3G/4G/CDMA), all SMS services and all dongle services, etc, provided on mobile networks except voice calls […]
Stones were hurled and swords were brandished as two groups clashed near Kali Mata temple in Patiala, Punjab on Friday. The incident happened when the Shiv Sena was carrying out a march against Khalistani groups in Patiala under the supervision of Punjab Shiv Sena working president Harish Singla.Members of a Sikh organisation and that of […]
Delhi will continue to reel under an intense heat wave with the maximum temperature likely to touch 44 degrees Celsius on Friday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded two notches above normal at 25.8 degrees Celsius. “Heat wave conditions in some parts very likely over west […]
India on Friday reported 3,377 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest tally since mid-March. The country also reported 60 covid-19 related deaths, the ministry of health affairs said. The 60 new fatalities include 42 from Karnataka, 14 from Kerala, and two each from Delhi and Maharashtra. A total of 5,23,753 deaths […]
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray whose call to remove loudspeakers from mosques stirred the entire Hanuman Chalisa controversy in the state and elsewhere on Thursday congratulated and thanked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath for removing thousands of loudspeakers from UP religious places, ‘specially the masjids’. “Unfortunately in Maharashtra, we don’t have any yogis; […]
Elon Musk on Thursday tweeted he will next buy Coca-Cola and put the cocaine back in it triggering a frenzy on the social media platform, as much as coca-cola started trending on Twitter. In two hours, the tweet crossed 1 million likes, 200K retweets and 60K quote tweets. Musk’s tweet comes after he bought 100% […]
In view of the rising petrol and diesel prices, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged state governments to cur tax on fuel to provide relief to consumers. Last year in November, the Centre had cut the tax on fuel prices but some state governments did not follow through.It is injustice to people and other […]
As many as 11 persons were electrocuted during a temple chariot procession in the district when it came in contact with a high tension transmission line, police said on Wednesday.The deceased included two children.The tragic incident occurred early on Wednesday nearby Kalimedu when the Appar temple chariot procession was underway. The temple car was negotiating […]
The husband of 30-year-old Shaari Baloch who blew herself up in Karachi University killing three Chinese nationals on Tuesday has reportedly posted a tweet expressing his pride in his wife’s ‘selfless act’, reports quoting Afghanistan journalist Bashir Ahmad Gwakh claimed. “Shari Jan, your selfless act has left me speechless but I am also beaming with […]