(Photo: IANS) April 30 (IANS) In a major setback to diesel-based taxis, such vehicles will not be allowed to run in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) from May 1 after the Supreme Court on…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The second phase of Delhi’s odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution ended on Saturday evening with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calling it a success even as there were concerns…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Delhi Police to purchase 197 heavy-duty vehicles to be used for various activities, including VVIP security, but asked it to pay a 30 percent…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to give more time to taxi operators in the National Capital Region (NCR) to switch from diesel to the cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG)….
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told on Saturday that the its banning of diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2,000 cc or more was arbitrary as there was no “established” link…
Shimla, April 30 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh again saw the mercury rising on Saturday, recording temperatures three to five degrees above the average. But the Met office forecast rains and thundershowers next week….
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said the second phase of the odd-even scheme was a success and a decision on the third phase will be taken after a…
London, April 30 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that a spider species that produces nature’s largest webs and toughest silk routinely salivate onto female genitalia during mating. The researchers uncovered this mating behaviour while studying the…
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) With the mercury touching 43-44 degrees Celsius for the past week, the Lucknow district administration on Saturday announced advancing the summer break in all city schools. District Magistrate of Lucknow, Raj…
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai inspects trail of implementation of odd-even formula begins in New Delhi on Dec 31, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai…
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Owing to severe heatwave in the city, the district administration on Saturday announced preponing of summer breaks in all city schools. District Magistrate of Lucknow, Raj Shekhar informed that the schools…
Agra, April 30 (IANS) A fire in the Keetham wildlife sanctuary in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh destroyed several hecatres of forest and killed birds, reptiles and rodents, a forest officer said on Saturday. “Four…
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) For the hundreds of thousands of voters queuing up in blazing sunshine in Kolkata on Saturday for the fifth phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, a unique halo around the…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to give more time to taxi operators in the National Capital Region (NCR) to switch from diesel to the cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG)….
Nairobi, April 30 (IANS) At least seven people were reported killed after a seven-storey building in Kenyan capital Nairobi collapsed in heavy rain. Local coverage from the scene showed a crowd gathering at the Huruma…
New York, April 30 (IANS) Babies of long-necked plant-eaters called Titanosaurs that include the largest animals ever to walk on land hatched from eggs no bigger than a soccer ball but they grew rapidly without…
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Due to severe drought conditions in parts of the state, the Uttar Pradesh government has formed a special drought monitoring cell which will be headed by joint secretary of the revenue…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) It was a sunny morning on Saturday in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the weather office said….
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) India will achieve the target for adding 10,500 MW solar power capacity in the current fiscal, New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. “The way things are…
Hyderabad, April 29 (IANS) The death toll from a heat wave sweeping Telangana rose to 143 on Friday as six more deaths were reported. According to officials in the disaster management department, reports of deaths…