India's green cover increased by 1,445 sq km from 2021 to 2023: Govt report
India's total forest and tree cover has increased by 1,445 sq km since 2021, reaching 25.17 per cent of the total geographical area in 2023, according to the latest government data. The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, released on Saturday, said that the country's total forest cover increased from...
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Several Delhi schools receive bomb-threat mail, no suspicious items found
Several Delhi schools received bomb-threat emails on Friday, making it the sixth such incident in the last 11 days, officials said. Security personnel conducted search operations at the schools, but nothing suspicious was found, an official said. "We received a call regarding the bomb threat at 5:02 am from DPS, Dwarka, in...
Amid din, Lok Sabha sends ONOE bills to joint committee of two Houses
Amid uproar over Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks related to B R Ambedkar, the Lok Sabha on Friday referred the two bills on simultaneous polls to a joint committee of Parliament. Opposition members were raising slogan haling Ambedkar and slamming Shah when the House met for the day. Instead of taking up...
Parliament scuffle: Police to record statement of 2 injured MPs, call Rahul for questioning
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was booked in connection with a scuffle on the Parliament premises, sources said police are likely to record the statements of the two injured MPs on Friday and may also call the opposition leader for questioning. They said that the Delhi Police was also...
SP's Sambhal MP fined Rs 1.91 crore, electricity cut-off at residence for power theft
Electricity Department has imposed a fine of Rs 1.91 crore on Lok Sabha MP from Sambhal Zia Ur Rehman and also disconnected the electricity supply to his residence for alleged power theft at his residence, an official said on Friday. The development follows a police case registered on Thursday against the...
LS Speaker warns of action over protests in Parliament premises
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday warned members of action if any of them resorted to demonstrations and protests within the premises of Parliament. The directions from the Speaker came after Parliament premises witnessed large-scale protests by both the opposition and treasury members on the issue of alleged insult to...
Left speechless, Congress resorting to physical fight: Rijiju
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday accused the Congress of resorting to physical fights and claimed the ruling NDA established its misdeeds over the decades, leaving the main opposition party speechless. Speaking to reporters, Rijiju dismissed the Congress' charge that the BJP has adopted desperate measures after it targeted Union...
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die
Rajya Sabha adjourns sine die The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday after the House adopted a motion to nominated 12 members to the joint committee of Parliament on simultaneous polls. When the House met this morning, it witnessed protests by opposition members and was adjourned amid the din. The Chairman...
