40% rise in eye related problems due to pollution, say Delhi docs

40% rise in eye related problems due to pollution, say Delhi docs

New Delhi, Nov 23 -Ophthalmologists in Delhi are observing sharp rise in number of patients suffering from eye problems like allergy, burning of eyes and itching due to high level of pollution in the capital.

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Act against organisations illegally distributing Halal certificates: Hindu Sena to Delhi Police

Act against organisations illegally distributing Halal certificates: Hindu Sena to Delhi Police

New Delhi, Nov 23 - Hindu Sena has urged Delhi Police to take legal action against Muslim organizations, including Chennai's Halal India, Delhi's Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Halal Trust and Mumbai's Halal Council of India, for illegally distributing Halal certificates in the country.

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Quota on religious grounds unconstitutional: Shah on promise made in Raj Cong manifesto

Quota on religious grounds unconstitutional: Shah on promise made in Raj Cong manifesto

Jaipur, Nov 23 - Reservation on religious grounds is unconstitutional and cannot be done. If someone tries to do it, the BJP will strongly protest against it

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Silkyara tunnel: Rescue op likely to complete today; V K Singh, Dhami in Uttarkashi

Silkyara tunnel: Rescue op likely to complete today; V K Singh, Dhami in Uttarkashi

Uttarkashi, Nov 23 - Rescue operation at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi is likely to complete on Thursday as only six to eight metres of drilling is left to reach to the workers who are trapped in it since November 12.

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Delhi HC grants bail to murder accused in suicide pact case

Delhi HC grants bail to murder accused in suicide pact case

New Delhi, Nov 23 - The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a murder accused, Naveen Uppar alias Sunny, who had entered into a suicide pact with the woman victim.

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Delhi court extends judicial custody of Lava chief, Chinese national, others till Dec 7 in Vivo PMLA case

Delhi court extends judicial custody of Lava chief, Chinese national, others till Dec 7 in Vivo PMLA case

New Delhi, Nov 23 - A Delhi court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of accused individuals, including the Managing Director of Lava International mobile company by 14 days, in connection with a money laundering case related to Chinese smartphone-maker Vivo.

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India’s first woman judge of Supreme Court Fatima Beevi passes away at 96

India’s first woman judge of Supreme Court Fatima Beevi passes away at 96

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 23 - India’s first woman judge of the Supreme Court Fathima Beevi breathed her last at a private hospital at Kollam on Thursday. She was 96-years-old and was in hospital for a while.

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Yogi asks YEIDA officials to accelerate pace of work

Yogi asks YEIDA officials to accelerate pace of work

Lucknow, Nov 23 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) to accelerate the pace of work of nine projects at the UP Medical Devices Park coming up in Sector 28 of Greater

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UP ATS to strengthen human intelligence network to check trafficking

UP ATS to strengthen human intelligence network to check trafficking

Lucknow, Nov 23 - The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) plans to strengthen its human intelligence network at halt points and route charts of the human trafficking networks to track the traffickers, illegal immigrants and their facilitators through the porous India-Bangladesh border.

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TMC leader Kunal Ghosh hints at revolt

TMC leader Kunal Ghosh hints at revolt

Kolkata, Nov 23 - Is the outspoken Trinamool Congress spokesman and the party's state general secretary Kunal Ghosh turning rebellious?

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LeT terrorist killed in encounter at Rajouri in J&K

LeT terrorist killed in encounter at Rajouri in J&K

Jammu, Nov 23, - One terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces at Dharmsal in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri District, officials said on Thursday.

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Raj govt’s Chiranjeevi scheme boon for people, model for country: Jairam

Raj govt’s Chiranjeevi scheme boon for people, model for country: Jairam

New Delhi, Nov 23 - A day after former Congress President Rahul Gandhi made a visit to a hospital in Jaipur to meet with patients getting free treatment under Chiranjeevi scheme of the Gehlot-led government, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said

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Delhi youth held for shooting man over petty issue

Delhi youth held for shooting man over petty issue

New Delhi, Nov 23 - Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a 22-year-old man for killing a man over a petty issue in Kanjhawala area, an official said on Thursday.

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Tunnel collapse: Govt must compensate workers for risking lives to serve nation, says Priyanka

Tunnel collapse: Govt must compensate workers for risking lives to serve nation, says Priyanka

New Delhi, Nov 23 - Even as all efforts were being made to rescue the 41 trapped workers in the Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said that the government must provide them proper compensation for risking their

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Will announce future decision after Dec 6, says K’taka senior BJP leader Somanna, indirectly attacks Yediyurappa

Will announce future decision after Dec 6, says K’taka senior BJP leader Somanna, indirectly attacks Yediyurappa

Mysuru, Nov 23 - Raising a banner of revolt against BJP, prominent party leader and former minister V. Somanna has announced to disclose his future plan of action after December 6.

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Farmers face action for stubble burning in Gorakhpur

Farmers face action for stubble burning in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur, Nov 23 - The Gorakhpur administration has initiated punitive action against farmers, as incidents of stubble-burning continue unabated.

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People reposing faith in Cong guarantees, PM Modi & Shah busy in divisive talks: Kharge

People reposing faith in Cong guarantees, PM Modi & Shah busy in divisive talks: Kharge

New Delhi, Nov 23 - Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the atmosphere in Rajasthan was in the grand old party's favour as people were reposing faith in its seven guarantees, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were

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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi speaks to CM Dhami on rescue operations

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: PM Modi speaks to CM Dhami on rescue operations

New Delhi, Nov 23 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over the phone to take stock of the rescue operation being carried out to save 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel.

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Giriraj Singh demands ban on halal certified products in Bihar

Giriraj Singh demands ban on halal certified products in Bihar

Patna, Nov 23 - Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday demanded a ban on halal certified products in Bihar and also wrote a letter to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar calling for an immediate action.

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Caste census row: BJP MLA in K’taka demands CBI probe, dubs it ‘scam’

Caste census row: BJP MLA in K’taka demands CBI probe, dubs it ‘scam’

Bengaluru, Nov 23 - BJP MLA and former minister V. Sunil Kumar on Thursday said that if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is genuinely committed to ensuring social justice, he should hand over the caste census report to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for

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