MCD poll results for all 250 seats declared
New Delhi, Dec 7: MCD poll results for all 250 seats declared, AAP wins 134, BJP 104, Cong 9, Independents 3: State Election Commission
MCD polls: Trends show AAP inching ahead of BJP; Cong far behind
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) The latest trends in the MCD elections show the Aam Aadmi Party just edging past the the BJP. The BJP has won 10 seats and the AAP six as the results started trickling in. The MCD has 250 wards, and the simple majority mark is 126. According to the trends […]
MHA nod for visa to 34 Pak players, officials for blind cricket World Cup
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) The Union Home Ministry has cleared the issuance of visa to 34 players and officials of the Pakistan blind cricket team for the World Cup in India, officials said. After the nod, the External Affairs Ministry will issue the visas to the Pakistani players and officials so that they can […]
World leaders gather in Montreal for COP15 biodiversity summit
Montreal, Dec 7 (PTI) Leaders and negotiators from 196 countries, including India, gathered here in Canada for a two-week conference expected to adopt a landmark agreement to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. During the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) being held from December 7 to 19, about 20,000 delegates from across the world will […]
MCD polls: Early trends show BJP leading AAP, Cong far behind
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) The BJP is leading in 66 seats and the Aam Aadmi Party in 30, according to early trends as the counting of votes polled in the Delhi municipal corporation elections began on Wednesday morning. The Congress was ahead on just three seats, according to trends at 8.57 am. The counting […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 4,255
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) India recorded 166 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 4,255, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The total tally of Covid cases stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,73,949). The death toll climbed to 5,30,638 with five fatalities which includes three deaths reconciled by Kerala. […]
Pahalgam records coldest night of season as cold wave tightens grip in Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 07: Pahalgam, the famous tourist place in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, recorded coldest night of the season at minus 5.6 degree Celsius. The night temperature remained below freezing point in other parts of the Valley. In Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, mercury settled at minus 3.0 degree Celsius. Gulmarg, a […]
3.0 magnitude earthquake recorded in Kathua
Srinagar, Dec 6: An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on Richter scale was reported from Kathua district on Wednesday morning, according to meteorological department here. While no loss of live or damage to property was reported, the earthquake struck at 9:15 a.m. at a depth of 10 km from the surface. Its coordinates are latitude 32.71 […]
Justice Tashi Rabstan appointed as Acting Chief Justice J&K, Ladakh
Srinagar, Dec 6: President of India on Tuesday appointed Justice Tashi Rabstan, senior-most Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court from December 8. The order comes a day before incumbent Chief Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey lays […]
Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach, govt’s duty to ensure foodgrains reach the last man: SC
New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) It is our culture to ensure nobody goes to sleep empty stomach, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and asked the central government to see to it that foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) reaches the last man. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Hima Kohli […]