Delhi on Wednesday recorded its highest minimum temperature in April in three years, with the mercury settling at 25.6 degrees Celsius, 5.6 degrees above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
"Yesterday, warm night conditions were observed only at Palam. Today, they have been recorded at all five synoptic stations," the IMD said.
In both 2024 and 2023, the minimum temperature had not touched 25 degrees Celsius, according to the weather department.
The highest minimum temperature in 2024 was 24 degrees Celsius, while in...
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Peon Caught Evaluating Answer Sheets In Madhya Pradesh, Principal Suspended
The principal of a government college in Narmadapuram district and a professor were suspended after a viral video purportedly showed a peon evaluating students' answer sheets.
Sources said that aggrieved students had contacted local MLA Thakurdas Nagvanshi, who then lodged a complaint with the authorities.
Responding to the incident, Minister for Youth Affairs and Cooperatives Vishvas Sarang confirmed that the principal and the nodal officer have been suspended.
The minister said action has also been taken against the professor (who was assigned...
Monday, April 7, 2025
Market Crash Matter Of Concern, India Should Negotiate With US: Shashi Tharoor
Expressing concern over Monday's stock market crash following the US government's decision to impose reciprocal tariff on Indian imports, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor urged the Centre to start negotiations with that nation on bilateral trade.
Amid fears of a global trade war after US President Donald Trump's decision to impose reciprocal tariff on Indian imports, the Sensex crashed over 2,200 points during the day.
Mr Tharoor, while talking to reporters at the Ahmedabad Airport, said the Indian economy will survive and won't go into recession...
Gold Smuggling Case: Ranya Rao's Judicial Custody Extended Till April 21
A special Bengaluru court on Monday extended, till April 21, the judicial custody of Kannada actress and gold smuggling case main accused Ranya Rao.
The special court for economic offences also extended the judicial custody of the second accused, Tarun Raju, and the third accused, jeweller Sahil Sakaria Jain, till April 21.
All accused are presently lodged at the Bengaluru Central Jail.
The court, which rejected the bail petition of Tarun Raju, will take up the bail petition of Jain on April 9.
Ranya Rao, the stepdaughter of senior police officer...
Meerut Murder Accused Found Pregnant During Health Check-Up: Official
Muskan Rastogi, who along with her lover is accused of killing her husband and is lodged in a jail here, was found to be pregnant during a preliminary test, officials said on Monday.
Senior Jail Superintendent Viresh Raj Sharma said that health check-up and pregnancy test are done regularly for every female inmate coming to the jail and Muskan's test was also a part of this process.
He said that he has not received the report of the doctors yet and has just received verbal information that Muskan is pregnant.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Ashok Kataria...
Tahawwur Rana's Last Plea Against Extradition To India Rejected By US Court
The US Supreme Court has denied 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's last application seeking a stay on his extradition to India, moving him closer to being handed over to Indian authorities to face justice.
The three-day attacks on hotels, a train station and a Jewish center in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed began on November 26, 2008. India says Pakistan-based Islamist group Lashkar-e-Taiba orchestrated the attacks. Pakistan's government denies being involved.
Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin who...
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Rahul Gandhi To Launch 'White T-shirt Movement', Seeks Youth Participation
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday made a fervent appeal to the youth of Bihar to participate in the White T-Shirt movement, beginning Monday, in huge numbers to send across a strong message that people of the state won't get swayed away anymore and they are ready to write their own destiny.
The Leader of Opposition issued a video appeal on his social media account, seeking success of the White T-shirt movement in Bihar, ahead of his visit to Bihar's Begusarai district on April 7.
बिहार के युवा साथियों, मैं 7 अप्रैल को बेगूसराय आ रहा हूं, पलायन...
Massive Rabies Outbreak In Manipur, Three Dead, Hundreds Affected
Multiple cases of rabies have been reported from Manipur's Churachandpur, after which authorities have put restrictions in place and declared containment zones.
The cases of rabies started surfacing since last week and New Zouveng village in Churachandpur district has been declared a containment zone.
Since January, 749 people have been bitten by dogs and 3 persons, according to official sources, have died due to rabies.
Multiple confirmed and suspected cases of rabies have now been reported from New Zoveng village, posing a serious threat to the...
India-US Joint Training Exercise 'Tiger Triumph' Boosts Military Cooperation
In a significant demonstration of India-US military cooperation, troops from both nations conducted an intensive joint training phase at the Duvvada Firing Range from April 2 to April 4 as part of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025.
According to a release, the exercise reaffirmed the growing synergy between the two militaries, enhancing interoperability, tactical coordination and operational preparedness in combat and humanitarian assistance scenarios.
The release noted that the training began with a joint opening address by the commanding officers of...
Agra Man Allegedly Harasses Czech Tourist At Taj Mahal, Arrested
A man was arrested for allegedly harassing and touching inappropriately a tourist from the Czech Republic visiting the Taj Mahal, police said on Sunday.
The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and the arrest was made after a thorough investigation, they said.
In a written complaint at the Tourist police station, the woman alleged that she was "touched inappropriately and harassed" while walking along the Shamshan Ghat Road around 1 pm, they added.
The police registered a case and began a probe, deploying multiple teams to arrest the accused.
Assistant...