New trade centre at Nauroji Nagar attracts PSU buyers

March 29, 2024

World Trade Centre, a swanky steel and glass architectural landmark coming up in south Delhi that has come up after demolishing dilapidated central government flats in Nauroji Nagar-Safdarjung Enclave area are selling like hot cakes with PSUs lapping up the prime space at a cost of Rs 1,740 crore, state-owned...

Kejriwal should resign as CM on moral grounds: BJP

March 29, 2024

On a day when Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s ED custody has been extended till April 1 in the excise policy case, BJP mounted pressure on the AAP convenor to resign on moral grounds as the head of the state’s elected government. Accusing the AAP leader of duplicity in words and...

Army commanders’ brainstorming conference begins today

March 28, 2024

Top Army commanders are scheduled to brainstorm from Thursday on conceptual issues and review the security situation, paving the way for policy decisions to strengthen national security in view of the fast evolving geopolitical landscape. The conference serves as a pivotal forum for apex leadership of the Indian Army to...

IIT Madras ties up for euro-100 million start-up hub

March 27, 2024

In keeping with the mission for promoting India as a science and technology super- power, IIT Madras has decided to tie up with French aerospace and defence firm Starburst Accelerator SARL to set up an innovative hub for start-ups with a funding support of €100 million (100 Million Euros). Through...

BJP slams I.N.D.I.A bloc for ‘communal politics’

March 27, 2024

The BJP on Tuesday accused the I.N.D.I.A bloc of misleading people and promoting its divisive agenda by looking for Hindu-Muslim angle in ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Hind’ slogans. BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sudhanshu Trivedi said on Tuesday, “The slogans were coined by Indians. They were all...

NIA arrests two more key accused in Attari drug haul case

March 23, 2024

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested two more key operatives in Attari drug seizure case involving recovery of a total of over 102 kilograms heroin, smuggled into the country concealed in a consignment of licorice roots (mulethi) in April 2022. The two accused have been identified as Deepak Khurana...

CM in jail for a week, Delhi govt comes to standstill

March 23, 2024

After ED described Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the kingpin of the Delhi excise policy scam, the Rouse Avenue Court on Friday granted the probe agency his remand till March 28 even as decision-making in Delhi Secretariat came to a virtual standstill amid speculation over the future of the...

Kashmiri separatist’s family declares allegiance to India

March 22, 2024

Sama Shabir, the daughter of incarcerated separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, has publicly distanced herself from her father’s Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) and pledged allegiance to the sovereignty of the Union of India. The 23-year-old, known for her academic excellence as a former CBSE topper in Kashmir, made her stance...

ECI shifts 5 non-IAS district magistrates in four states

March 22, 2024

Taking forward its commitment for a level playing field in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued transfer orders for non-cadre officers who are posted at leadership positions as District Magistrate (DM) and Superintendent of Police (SP) in four states - Gujarat,...

Kejriwal arrested by ED

March 22, 2024

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday after a two-hour questioning in the Delhi excise policy case, a development that kicked up a storm on the national political landscape with many of his colleagues from the I.N.D.IA bloc showing solidarity with him and...