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Jajpal Singh Jajji

Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA faces disqualification

Jajji is accused of changing castes during various elections.

17 Nov 2019 7:02 AM IST

Tourists wear anti-pollution masks amid heavy smog in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Diplomats worried over Delhi pollution

Delhi was blanketed by a thick smog for four consecutive days till Friday as unfavourable weather hampered dispersion of...

17 Nov 2019 6:58 AM IST

Photo by Daan Oude Elfernick

Multiple realities as mediums collide

Abhishek Naidu, the festival director, is happy with the response that installation and other works are getting.

17 Nov 2019 2:42 AM IST

The citys air had recorded moderate level of pollutants after Diwali. However, this is the first time that air quality has improved so quickly after the festival of lights, said air pollution experts. (Representational picture)

Every breath you take: Clean air is a basic right

The Clean Air Act of 1963 is a United States Federal law, designed to control air pollution on a national level.

17 Nov 2019 2:37 AM IST

Dr Ravindra G. Katoti

The wind in the bellows: Harmonium takes centrestage

Through imagination and visualization, richness of harmonium has been touched upon through various compositions by Dr....

17 Nov 2019 2:31 AM IST

R.P.N. Singh, Congress leader

BJP disarray makes Congress upbeat about Jharkhand

Though he refused to give any number, Mr Singh expressed confidence that JMM-Congress-RJD alliance would form the...

17 Nov 2019 2:19 AM IST

Women devotees above 50 years of age arrive at the Lord Ayyappa temple that opened on Saturday for the two-month long Mandala-Makaravillakku pilgrimage season in Sabarimala on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Sabarimala opens amid row over women's entry

The AP women had come with a 15-member group from Vijayawada and they told the police that they were unaware of the...

17 Nov 2019 2:13 AM IST

Sharma said that he took this step to remove the growing perception of politicians and officials of not paying their dues leading to higher arrears. The decision to install prepaid meters in residences of politicians, ministers, and officials was taken by the energy department on October 29. (Photo: Facebook)

UP power minister promotes use of prepaid meters to get defaulters in...

Sharma got a prepaid meter of 25KV capacity installed in his official Kalidas Marg residence.

16 Nov 2019 6:50 PM IST

As the Maharashtra crisis continue after the Shiv Sena failed to stake claim, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that he would speak to Congress over the delay in government formation in Maharashtra. (Photo: File)

Maharashtra: Cong-NCP-Sena delegation meeting with Guv postponed until...

It was scheduled to take place at 4:30 PM on November 16.

16 Nov 2019 5:22 PM IST

Queried on the chances of the BJP putting up a candidate for the mayoral poll, the partys Mumbai unit chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha said it had not taken a decision on this as yet. (Photo: FIle)

BJP-Sena breakup after Maharashtra Assembly may affect upcoming BMC...

The Sena currently has 94 corporators, including 6 who defected from MNS. The BJP has 83.

16 Nov 2019 4:37 PM IST

The left leg of a 30-year-old woman, who was injured after a truck hit her scooter while she was trying to avoid a falling flagpole of the AIADMK in Coimbatore, was amputated from the knee on Friday. (Photo: File)

30-year-old woman's leg injured while trying to avoid AIADMK flagpole...

She got hurt in both her legs, but due to severe injury, her left leg had to be amputated from the knee, hospital...

16 Nov 2019 3:56 PM IST

As the winter sets in, the Jammu and Kashmir administration is looking for an accommodation to shift 34 political detenues from Centaur Hotel in Stinagar as it lacks proper heating arrangements, officials said. (Representational Image)

Two cases filed under IPC in J&K after scrapping of Article 370 for...

The CBI has original jurisdiction in Jammu and Kashmir, now that it has been categorised as a Union Territory.

16 Nov 2019 3:30 PM IST