Raj polls: Ashok Gehlot, son, Vasundhara Raje cast votes, CM confident of repeating govt

Raj polls: Ashok Gehlot, son, Vasundhara Raje cast votes, CM confident of repeating govt

Jaipur, Nov 25 - Veteran Congress leader and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his son Vaibhav Gehlot on Saturday cast their votes in Sardarpura for the Assembly polls.

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Class 10 boy dies of electrocution while playing cricket in K’taka

Class 10 boy dies of electrocution while playing cricket in K’taka

Dharwad (Karnataka), Nov 25 - A 16-year-old boy died of electrocution while playing cricket in Siddarama Colony of this district on Saturday.

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Rajasthan polls: 9.77% voter turnout till 9 am

Rajasthan polls: 9.77% voter turnout till 9 am

Jaipur, Nov 25 - An estimated 9.77 per cent of the 5.26 crore electorate exercised their franchise till 9 a.m in the Rajasthan Assembly elections voting for which got underway amid tight security at 7 a.m on Saturday.

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Six members of a family killed in fire in Philippines

Six members of a family killed in fire in Philippines

Manila, Nov 25 - Six members of a family were killed and two others injured when a fire broke out in a house in the Philippines' Quezon province, police said.

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Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’, AQI ‘severe’ in many pockets

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’, AQI ‘severe’ in many pockets

New Delhi, Nov 25 - Overall air quality in the national capital continued to be in the 'very poor' category on Saturday.

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Baramati’s climate crusader sounds the alarm for Maha farmers

Baramati’s climate crusader sounds the alarm for Maha farmers

Mumbai, Nov 25 - A climate crusader-cum-academic-cum farmer, who has analysed long-term and short-term climate data, has warned that by 2100, Maharashtra will become hotter, wetter and agriculture activities would be hit in a big way, affecting major crops and raising questions on

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Bihar staring at ‘hydro-meteorological disasters’; 14 districts most at risk

Bihar staring at ‘hydro-meteorological disasters’; 14 districts most at risk

Patna, Nov 25 - People in Bihar are experiencing early chilly weather this winter season and the met department is expecting 1 to 3 degrees minimum temperature in the next 24 hours. This may be a temporary phase but it is a reflection

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From London to New York, Indian-origin climate warriors leave their imprint

From London to New York, Indian-origin climate warriors leave their imprint

New Delhi, Nov 25 - The spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (one earth, one family, one future)’ is visible through the efforts of several Indian-origin climate warriors across the world who are engaged in fighting and finding solutions to save the Earth.

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Loss & Damage Fund, renewable energy targets to dominate Dubai deliberations

Loss & Damage Fund, renewable energy targets to dominate Dubai deliberations

New Delhi, Nov 25 - The science is clear: Emissions must fall by 45 per cent by the end of this decade compared to the 2010 levels to meet the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Kerala HC bats for maintenance law for destitute women, children

Kerala HC bats for maintenance law for destitute women, children

Kochi, Nov 25 - The Kerala High Court has urged Parliament to consider bringing in a comprehensive maintenance law so that destitute women and children get monthly allowance without taking legal steps.

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Cong leaders Kharge, Rahul, Priyanka urge voters in Rajasthan to vote for ‘guarantee’ of their happiness

Cong leaders Kharge, Rahul, Priyanka urge voters in Rajasthan to vote for ‘guarantee’ of their happiness

New Delhi, Nov 25 - Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday urged the voters in Rajasthan to vote in favour of the party for "guarantee" of their happiness.

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PM Modi urges people in Rajasthan to vote in large numbers

PM Modi urges people in Rajasthan to vote in large numbers

New Delhi, Nov 25 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the people of Rajasthan to score a turnout record in the Assembly elections currently underway.

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Polling begins for 199 Assembly seats in Rajasthan

Polling begins for 199 Assembly seats in Rajasthan

Jaipur, Nov 25 - Polling for the 199 Assembly seats in Rajasthan began on Saturday morning, where as many as 1,863 candidates are in the fray.

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SC asks Centre to give 5 names for the post of Delhi’s Chief Secretary on Nov 28

SC asks Centre to give 5 names for the post of Delhi’s Chief Secretary on Nov 28

New Delhi, Nov 24 - The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union government to provide a panel of 5 senior bureaucrats by November 28 for the position of Chief Secretary of Delhi and the Delhi government may "pick one name" out of

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SEBI can’t act against entities based only on news reports: CJI

SEBI can’t act against entities based only on news reports: CJI

New Delhi, Nov 24 - The Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, has expressed concerns over the reliance placed by the petitioners in the Adani-Hindenburg case on certain media reports to level allegations against the Adani Group and India’s regulatory system.

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Sanjeevani Case: Rajasthan HC bars SOG from filing charge sheet against Gajendra Shekhawat

Sanjeevani Case: Rajasthan HC bars SOG from filing charge sheet against Gajendra Shekhawat

Jaipur, November 24 - During a hearing in the Sanjeevani Credit Cooperative Society case, the Rajasthan High Court on Friday reprimanded the Special Operations Group (SOG) and barred it from filing a charge sheet against Jodhpur MP and Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra

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Look into our recent ruling in Punjab Governor’s case, SC tells Kerala Governor

Look into our recent ruling in Punjab Governor’s case, SC tells Kerala Governor

New Delhi, Nov 24 - The Supreme Court on Friday suggested to the Kerala Governor to go through the judgment delivered by the apex court in the Punjab Governor's case.

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ULFA-I trying to carry out blasts near Army camps, says Assam Police

ULFA-I trying to carry out blasts near Army camps, says Assam Police

Guwahati, Nov 24 - The banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) sent at least two of its cadres to trigger bomb blasts near army camps in the upper Assam area to create panic, a senior police officer said on Friday.

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‘Something is happening’: Solicitor General tells SC on AAP MP Raghav Chadha’s suspension

‘Something is happening’: Solicitor General tells SC on AAP MP Raghav Chadha’s suspension

New Delhi, Nov 24 - Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday told the Supreme Court that "something is happening" in the matter pertaining to suspension of Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha.

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‘Don’t act for vested interests’: Vijayan tells media over Shailaja episode

‘Don’t act for vested interests’: Vijayan tells media over Shailaja episode

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24 - Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday blamed the media for not doing a clean job, but instead acting for "vested interests".

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