New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Large parts of India are reeling under an intense heatwave, with temperatures soaring well above normal levels for this time of the year. The national capital, Delhi, has witnessed a sharp spike in temperature, raising concerns over public health and safety.On Saturday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 44.5 degrees Celsius, the highest so far this season, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On Sunday, the temperature remained above 40 degrees…
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New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A SWISS flight from Delhi to Zurich aborted takeoff from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in early hours on Sunday after facing an issue with one of the engines, leaving six passengers hurt who were being treated in a hospital.According to the airline, the crew “rejected the takeoff and, following an assessment of the situation, decided as a precaution to evacuate the aircraft”.The airline said they are determined to fully understand what led to this inciden…
Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday described Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s decision to seek an appointment with the President to recall party Rajya Sabha MPs who had joined the BJP as political theatre and reminded him that under the 10th schedule of the Constitution, taking action against MPs was Parliament’s domain and not the President’s discretion. In a statement here, senior party leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the anti-defection law was cle…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Another “Sheesh Mahal” controversy over Delhi’s former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has come to the fore in a renovation row that is again boiling into a confrontation over privilege, image, and accountability, following an iteration from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). AAP leader Atishi has claimed that the photographs released by Delhi’s Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma were fake.In a media conference on Sat…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bansuri Swaraj on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its Chief Arvind Kejriwal, criticising the AAP supremo of adopting “double standards” by leading luxurious lifestyle while promising the opposite to the people.She also alleged that “ideological bankruptcy” is now visible in the AAP since few of its founding members have now quit the party.Addressing the press after seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs merged w…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) A 32-year-old man was seriously injured after an alleged brutal assault over a payment dispute in Vijay Enclave area of Dwarka in the national capital, police said on Saturday.According to officials, a PCR call was received on April 24 at around 8:30 p.m. reporting that a man’s hands were allegedly cut using a grinder by few known persons in Delhi’s Vijay Enclave.Police from Dabri Police Station rushed to the spot and found the victim, Lokesh Gupta, a resident of Vijay…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha said on Saturday that he and six other Members of Parliament chose to leave the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the party had fallen into “corrupt and compromised hands”, leaving them “disappointed, disenchanted and disgusted”. Chadha triggered a major political development on Friday by announcing his resignation from AAP along with six other Rajya Sabha MPs — Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Rajinder Gupta and Vi…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) A day after former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal, along with six other Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she cited AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal’s “corruption, hooliganism and lies” as the reason. Maliwal also clarified that she has not joined the BJP under any compulsion.During an interaction with IANS, she rekindled her time with the AAP.Maliwal said: “I have been working with Arvind Kejriwal since 2006. I left…
Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) There is hectic political activity taking place in Karnataka Congress with Deputy Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar camping in Delhi to meet leaders of the Gandhi family and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah holding a closed door meeting with his supporters in Bengaluru.Congress sources state that the controversy surrounding Davanagere bypolls has given opportunity to Shivakumar to initiate action against CM Siddaramaiah camp leaders. They also indicate that CM Siddaramaiah’s …
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) BJP leader and Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday launched a sharp attack on former Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of hypocrisy and misleading the public over his lifestyle and housing choices. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Verma alleged that Kejriwal, who once projected himself as a leader of simplicity, is now living in luxury, pointing to his new official residence at 95 Lodhi Estate.Verma claimed that Kejriwal had earlier bu…