Yamuna grows toxic veggies?

Yamuna grows toxic veggies?

Sunday, 08 December 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

The Yamuna River’s water has become so polluted that it is no longer safe for drinking, bathing, or even irrigation, a shocking revelation made by the Central Water Commission’s latest report, ‘Status of Trace and Toxic Metals in Indian Rivers’. The study exposes dangerously high concentrations of heavy metals such as...

Paisa yeh paisa… notes rock RS

Paisa yeh paisa… notes rock RS

Saturday, 07 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A wad of currency notes found near the seat allotted to Congress leader and eminent lawyer Abhishek Singhvi in the Rajya Sabha rocked the Upper House on Friday, with the Opposition, and ruling alliance Member of Parliament trading charges and the Congress Member of Parliament demanding a probe into the...

Chori chori chupke chupke… cable theft delays Metro ops

Chori chori chupke chupke… cable theft delays Metro ops

Friday, 06 December 2024 | Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

Thousands of Delhi Metro commuters were in for a rough ride on Thursday morning when services on the busy Blue Line came to a standstill, due to the theft of 150 metres of signalling cable between Moti Nagar and Kirti Nagar stations. For nearly six hours, the Blue Line, an...

People neither have respect nor fear of the law: Gadkari

People neither have respect nor fear of the law: Gadkari

Friday, 06 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said despite the Government’s continuous efforts to reduce deaths in road accidents, the casualties have been on the rise as people neither have respect nor fear of the law. Responding during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Gadkari said he himself has been...

IndiGo Airlines crashlands as one of the worst ranked: report

IndiGo Airlines crashlands as one of the worst ranked: report

Friday, 06 December 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

India’s largest air transporter, IndiGo Airlines, has fared poorly in an annual ranking of international airlines and airports released by AirHelp. As per the reports based on air users feedback, Indigo has been ranked at 103rd out of 109 airlines, making it one of the worst performers. Sooner the rankings...

Pricy tomatoes, add sharp bite to veg thali rates

Pricy tomatoes, add sharp bite to veg thali rates

Friday, 06 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A vegetarian thali’s price increased seven per cent,  to Rs 32.7, primarily due to a 35 per cent jump in tomato prices to Rs 53 per kg and 50 per cent increase in potato at Rs 37 per kg. A non-vegetarian thali cost inched up 2 per cent to Rs...

11 MLAs ministers take oath in Jharkhand

Friday, 06 December 2024 | PNS

Six new faces and two women are among 11 MLAs who took oath as ministers in the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand on Thursday. Of the 11 legislators who were sworn in as ministers, six are from the JMM and four from the Congress. Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administered the...

Fadnavis Bhau-kaal returns to Maharashtra

Fadnavis Bhau-kaal returns to Maharashtra

Friday, 06 December 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

Twelve days after the MahaYuti returned to power in the state in a spectacular manner, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the 31st Chief Minister of Maharashtra at a grand ceremony held in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the historic Azad Maidan in...

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