Air turns ‘severe plus’: GRAP to squeeze Delhi further; no respite in sight
NEW DELHI: The toxic haze hanging over NCR for past few days intensified on Sunday and Delhi’s average Air Quality Index deteriorated to the season’s worst of 441 at 4pm, well into the ‘severe’ zone, compared to 419 a day earlier. By 6pm, it had surpassed 450, reaching the ‘severe plus’ category, prompting Commission for […]
House panel on OBCs likely to push for ‘equivalence of posts’
NEW DELHI: With a key parliamentary panel preparing to nudge Centre to “correct” the “flawed” implementation of “creamy layer” for OBCs in certain categories, the focus is set to fall on protracted absence of “equivalence of posts” which is at the root of the controversy.Sources said the panel on OBC welfare is likely to push […]
Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with US-supplied missiles
Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with missiles Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) can reach up to 300km (186 miles) and are tough to intercept due to their high speed US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia. A US […]
80-yr-old who lives alone in a Uttarakhand ghost village is an unlikely film heroine
PITHORAGARH: Hira Devi, 80, is an unlikely film heroine from one of Uttarakhand’s ghost villages, Gadtir, which has several empty houses because of migration. The octogenarian, who is illiterate and has lived in the mountain village most of her life, recently got a chance to star in ‘Pyre’, a film inspired by a story similar […]
Schools Go Online, No Entry For Trucks As Delhi Air Pollution Worsens
With Delhi’s air quality plummeting to “severe+” for the first time this season, the Centre’s air quality panel on Sunday announced stricter pollution control measures for the Delhi-NCR under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), which will come into effect from 8 am on Monday. Shortly after stricter pollution control measures were […]
How Attack On Hmar Village In Manipur’s Jiribam By Suspected Meitei Militants Sparked New Cycle Of Violence
One of the worst cycles of the Meitei-Kuki ethnic violence in Manipur since May 2023 began on November 7 in Jiribam district, 220 km from the state capital Imphal, on the interstate border with Assam. At least 19 people have died, including 10 Kuki men who the police have called “militants”, in less than two […]
Poll guru Nate Silver says Donald Trump’s win is Biden’s fault: ‘Kamala got tough assignments’
Kamala Harris was given tough assignments by Biden, poll guru Nate Silver wrote in his latest blog post. Poll guru Nate Silver who was bashed for his wrong prediction of a neck-and-neck fight between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in the election said he has a lot of sympathy for Kamala Harris because she only […]
New York Archdiocese lays off workers to reduce financial strain from sex-abuse scandal
Cardinal Timothy Dolan (Picture credit: Reuters) The Archdiocese of New York has announced layoffs affecting 18 administrative staff members as part of efforts to address financial difficulties, partly due to the ongoing sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church. The job cuts represent a 4% reduction in the workforce.Cardinal Timothy Dolan, in a letter to […]
Florida woman using mother’s identity for hurricane aid blames ‘botox’ for younger look, gets arrested
Veronica Torres and a representative image of botox treatment (Picture credit: X) A Florida woman has been arrested and charged with a felony for allegedly using her mother’s identity to obtain hurricane assistance funds. Police claim she attempted to deceive government employees by attributing her younger appearance to “botox treatments” while receiving the aid.Veronica Torres, […]
EC directs Jharkhand BJP to take down controversial social media post
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jharkhand to ensure the removal of the contentious post from the BJP’s official social media platforms following complaints from the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.In addition to the takedown directive, the EC issued a notice to BJP Jharkhand, seeking an […]
‘Speaks irresponsibly’: Nitin Gadkari on Rahul’s ‘memory loss’ remark at PM Modi
Union minister Nitin Gadkari (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday made a cutting remark on Rahul Gandhi, saying that nobody takes the Congress leader seriously as he “speaks irresponsibly”.When asked about Rahul Gandhi’s dig at PM Modi, who he said was “suffering from memory loss” like outgoing US President Joe Biden, […]
‘Massive’ Russian attack causes Ukraine blackouts
‘Massive’ Russian attack causes Ukraine blackouts The Russian attacks forced people into air raid shelters across Ukraine A “massive” Russian missile and drone attack has targeted power infrastructure across Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. At least 10 people were killed in the strikes, which hit the capital, Kyiv, as well as multiple […]