After brief respite, North India set for blistering heatwave: IMD

After brief respite, North India set for blistering heatwave: IMD

Monday, 10 June 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

After brief respite from the scorching heat, Delhi and Northern India, including Uttar Pradesh is all set to brace for blistering weather with a fresh spell of heatwave conditions forecasted by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Temperatures are set to exceed 44 degree Celsius, potentially reaching 45 degree Celsius in...

No shelters safe for winged creatures in scorching heat

Sunday, 09 June 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

As heat wave conditions prevail in Delhi and most of us prefer to stay indoors, avoiding the scorching heat is simply not an option for the winged creatures particularly pigeons and eagles who have made skyscrapers, buildings, and high mast towers as their shelters. These structures, once their sanctuaries, now act...

Mandate of LS polls moral defeat for Modi: Congress

Sunday, 09 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Congress on Saturday claimed the mandate of the Lok Sabha polls has been a "moral, political and personal" defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said efforts were now being made to justify his "pathetic" electoral performance. The BJP has won 240 seats in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls, falling...

India thanks China for congratulating Modi, says look forward to stable ties

Sunday, 09 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

India on Saturday thanked China for congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his election victory and said it would continue to make efforts for normalisation of the bilateral ties based on "mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity". The comments by External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal came as relations between...

Premature to congratulate Modi on securing third consecutive term: Pakistan

Sunday, 09 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Pakistan has said it is “premature” for the country to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for securing third consecutive term since the formation of government was going on in India. These remarks by Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokes person Mumtaz Zahra Baloch came on Friday two days ahead of Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. ...

Modi condemns attack on Danish PM

Sunday, 09 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed concern over attack on Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen who was hit by a man in Copenhagen and condemned the incident. "Deeply concerned by the news of the attack on Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s Prime Minister. We condemn the attack. Wishing good health to...

Shrikant elected as leader of Shinde Sena Parliamentary party

Sunday, 09 June 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son and three-time MP Dr Shrikant Shinde was on Saturday elected as leader of the Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party (SSPS). The 37-year-old orthopaedic surgeon-turned-politician, Dr Shinde was elected to the Lok Sabha for the third time from Kalyan. At a meeting held in New Delhi which was...

Old is gold: Dilip Ghosh's cryptic message amid disgruntlement in Bengal BJP

Sunday, 09 June 2024 | PTI | Kolkata

After questioning the rationale behind relocating established leaders like him from winnable constituencies to challenging electoral battlegrounds, senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday put out a social media post, sparking speculations of 'old versus new' debate in the party's West Bengal unit. In a cryptic message, Ghosh posted on X,...

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