Patiala House Court puts Bikaner House in the dock

Patiala House Court puts Bikaner House in the dock

Friday, 22 November 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

A Patiala House Court in Delhi has directed the attachment of the Iconic Bikaner House after the Nokha municipal council in Rajasthan which owns the historic building failed to pay an arbitral award of Rs 50.31 lakh to Enviro Infra Engineers Private Limited. The court passed the order on an...

Chak diya! India beats China, becomes Asian Champions

Chak diya! India beats China, becomes Asian Champions

Thursday, 21 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Patna/Rajgir (Bihar)

Indian women’s hockey team retained the Asian Champions Trophy title with a narrow 1-0 win over Olympic silver medallist China in a pulsating final here Wednesday. Young striker Deepika scored the winner for India from a penalty corner in the 31st minute to finish as the tournament’s highest goal getter...

Work to rebuild mutual trust: India, China Defence ministers

Work to rebuild mutual trust: India, China Defence ministers

Thursday, 21 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

India and China on Wednesday agreed to work towards a roadmap for rebuilding mutual trust and understanding with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calling for drawing lessons from the “unfortunate border clashes” of 2020 during talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun. The two Defence Ministers met in Vientiane, the capital city...

Delhi under toxic shroud,  50 per cent govt staff to WFH

Delhi under toxic shroud, 50 per cent govt staff to WFH

Thursday, 21 November 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Half of the staff in Delhi government offices will work from home, while private organisations have been urged to follow suit amid alarmingly high air pollution in the National Capital. Nearly 80 departments and different agencies in the Delhi government, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), employ approximately 1.4...

Peace prevails in Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls

Peace prevails in Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls

Thursday, 21 November 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA/ Pioneer News Service | Mumbai/Ranchi

MahaYuti Vs MVA, and urban apathy Barring stray incidents of violence, clashes among the rival party workers and a few natural deaths, polling in the Assembly elections passed off peacefully in Maharashtra, as 58.22 per cent of the total 9.7 crore voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm across the state. Like...

Vintage cars not to be scrapped: LG

Vintage cars not to be scrapped: LG

Wednesday, 20 November 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Amidst the crackdown on vehicles falling under scrap years, vintage car aficionados heaved a sigh of relief as Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai  Kumar Saxena came to their rescue, directing the Delhi Transport Department that there should be no coercive action on the registered vintage vehicles. However, this has come with...

End of the road for Himachal Bhawan?

End of the road for Himachal Bhawan?

Wednesday, 20 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Shimla/New Delhi

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the attachment of Himachal Bhawan located in Delhi for the recovery of Rs 150 Crore owed by the state government to Seli Hydropower Electrical Company following an arbitration ruling in favour of the power firm. Passing the order on Monday, a single-judge bench of...

EAM meets Chinese counterpart

Wednesday, 20 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi/Rio de Janeiro

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi deliberated on the next steps in India-China ties at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, in the first high-level engagement since the militaries of the two sides disengaged from Demchok and Depsang at the Line of Actual Control (LAC)...

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