The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces. Earlier today, the Division bench of the Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging the Competition Commission of India (CCI) order for a probe into the messaging app's new privacy policy. Last month, tech giant Meta termed the competition regulator’s actions as intrusion in its business and said that there was no material to prove it was abusing its market dominance. Later on, the court will hear JNU student Sharjeel Imam's plea seeking interim bail in 2020 northeast Delhi riots case involving allegations of sedition.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will inaugurate 97 more electric buses in Wednesday 12 pm from Rajghat depot -1. With this, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC’s) electric fleet will increase to 249 buses, said officials. Currently, there are 102 electric buses running under DTC. Each one of the buses is estimated to cut 0.33 million tonnes of PM 2.5 and PM 10 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) each in its life span of 10 years,said officials. According to officials, the electric buses will be a state of the art buses with modern technologies, no noise, pollution, passenger safety features such as air conditioners, CCTV cameras for women safety. It will also have facilities like bus kneeling with ramp facilities, panic buttons, and space for wheelchairs. The new buses will also have dedicated pink seats for woman passengers.
In other news, Kamal Dev Sharma is a proud principal. Recently, two of his students at Swaran Jayanti Utkrisht Senior Secondary School at Thathal in Una district of Himachal Pradesh did well in the Class 12 results of the state education board. While Tanisha Bhardwaj secured first position in commerce stream on the state merit list, Shubham Atri bagged sixth position in science stream.
Meanwhile, pulling up Delhi Police for putting unmanned mobile barricades on the roads in the city, High Court Tuesday said policemen do not apply their minds, and block roads during rush hours. The division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal in this regard summoned Delhi Police’s Special CP (Law & Order) to court, and listed the matter for hearing in September. “Please let me tell you, they just don’t apply their mind. In the evening hours when there is so much rush, they will have those intersections. They would be standing on the side, not looking at one vehicle. Why are they blocking the roads?” said the court, while addressing a counsel representing the Delhi Police.
The Congress on Tuesday signalled that the schedule for the election of the party president will be announced in a few days even as senior leaders remained apprehensive about the prospect of Rahul Gandhi not contesting the election.
A day after he argued that the Congress was “unanimously” in favour of Rahul taking over the reins of the party, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met party president Sonia Gandhi. Gehlot, however, remained tightlipped about the details of the meeting.
In other updates: From a boxer to a school teacher, about 11 women drivers will be seen at the wheel of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses from Wednesday. This will be the first time that the city’s public transport fleet will see these many women drivers.
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot Tuesday issued letters of appointment to the 11 women drivers who will be deployed at various DTC depots such as Nangloi, Mundka, Peeragarhi, Nand Nagri and East Vinod Nagar.
A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to Poonam Jain who was accused in an alleged money laundering case along with her husband and AAP leader Satyendar Jain.
Poonam’s lawyers told Special Judge Geetanjli Goel that they will submit her passport on the next date of the hearing. Poonam was earlier granted interim bail in the same case on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh with surety of like amount.
AAP MLAs, led by CM Arvind Kejriwal, at Rajghat on Thursday.
As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers waited outside Delhi Chief Minister and party supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s residence with a pen and paper in hand on Thursday morning, there was only one question doing the rounds there – how many party MLAs had reached?
On Wednesday, the AAP alleged that four of its Delhi MLAs had been offered Rs 20 crore each to defect to the BJP and Rs 25 crore to bring other MLAs along to the saffron camp. While the BJP denied these charges, asking the AAP to provide its proof, the latter held a meeting of its nine-member Political Affairs Committee, its apex body, and then scheduled a meet of all party MLAs at 11 am the next day at Kejriwal’s house as a show of strength. Read more
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's weekly meeting scheduled for Friday has been called off owing to the Vidhan Sabha session.A special session of the Delhi Assembly will be held Friday to discuss central probe agencies' action in the excise policy issue and the AAP's allegation that the BJP was trying to buy its MLAs.The Assembly session is scheduled to be begin at 11 am on August 26."The weekly meeting of Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena will not be held tomorrow. The meeting of the CM & LG has been put off for tomorrow owing to the Vidhan Sabha session," a government statement read.Saxena and Kejriwal meet every Friday to discuss matters pertaining to the development of Delhi. --PTI
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that the BJP had set aside Rs 800 crore to topple the Delhi government. “They have kept 800 crores to bring down the Delhi government – 20 crores per MLA,” tweeted Kejriwal. “The country wants to know. Whose are these 800 crores, where are they kept? None of our MLA ‘s will take the bait. The government is stable. All the good work going on in Delhi will continue.”
JP MP Parvesh Verma slammed the AAP, accusing them of ‘polluting Rajghat’. “Our karyakartas will have to cleanse it with Ganga jal,” he said. Earlier today, AAP MLAs, led by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, went to Rajghat to ‘pray to Gandhiji’ for the failure of the saffron party’s Operation Lotus.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Thursday that 12 of its MLAs have been contacted by leaders in the BJP to break away from AAP and help topple the Delhi government. AAP national spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said there was no danger to the Delhi government and all AAP MLAs had reiterated their commitment to the party and the people.
All 62 MLAs were called to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s house at 11 am on Thursday. Seven of them, including Manish Sisodia and Assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel, did not attend as they were not in the city. While Satyendar Jain is in jail in a case related to alleged money laundering, Amanatullah Khan could not reach because of traffic congestion but spoke to the CM on video call, Bhardwaj said. Read more.
Speaking to reporters at Rajghat, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that nothing was recovered during the CBI raid at Deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s residence earlier this week. "BJP sent a message to Manish Sisodia and asked him to leave AAP and Arvind Kejriwal. They wanted him to join BJP along with some other MLAs and they offered him (Manish Sisodia) Delhi CM post, also offered that all cases against him will be withdrawn," he said. (ANI)
Soon after AAP MLAs met at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence this morning to formulate a strategy to counter alleged efforts by the BJP to “buy MLAs”, the party leaders went to Rajghat to ‘pray to Gandhiji’ for the failure of the saffron party’s Operation Lotus. During the meeting, 12 AAP MLAs said that they had been contacted by someone from the BJP to break away from the AAP. “All MLAs have said they will stay with the party till our last breath,” said AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj. Ahead of the meeting, several party leaders were unreachable, sources told The Indian Express. However, all MLAs expected to attend the meeting were present.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Thursday accused the Delhi CM of sticking to the “same old script” and failing to address the concerns surrounding the state government’s now-scrapped liquor policy. “You have to speak on liquor policy, people want to know your reply. Due to your silence people are understanding that you have got the money and are now busy diverting the issue,” he said.
During the meeting, 12 AAP MLAs said that they had been contacted by someone from the BJP to break away from the AAP, Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Thursday. "All MLAs have said they will stay with the party till our last breath," he added. All the MLAs, including Kejriwal, are now headed to Rajghat to "pray that Gandhi ji saves the country from the BJP's operation lotus", Bharadwaj said.
All MLAs that were expected to attend this morning's meeting at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence have been accounted for. This comes after sources earlier told The Indian Express that some of the party's MLA's were unreachable right before the meeting.
So far, 52 AAP MLAs have arrived for the meeting at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence. AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj has been stationed outside Kejriwal's official home, to keep count of each MLA arriving. Take a look.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces. Further, the court directed the Centre to file a separate reply copy on various pending recruitment processes in the armed forces before the introduction of the Agnipath scheme.
Ahead of the meeting at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence on Thursday morning, AAP leader Atishi said she was certain that all MLAs will be present at the meeting. "We are absolutely certain that all AAP MLAs are with the party and will remain with the party," she told reporters. (ANI)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's meeting has commenced and 46 MLAs have arrived so far, according to MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj.
Ahead of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's meeting, several AAP MLAs were unreachable, sources told news agency ANI. The party has been accusing the BJP of luring its leaders in a bid to topple the AAP government in Delhi.
The Division bench of the Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging the Competition Commission of India (CCI) order for a probe into the messaging app’s new privacy policy. Last month, tech giant Meta termed the competition regulator’s actions as intrusion in its business and said that there was no material to prove it was abusing its market dominance.
A 31-year-old man was beaten to death by four men in North Delhi’s Timarpur on Thursday. The victim, identified as Sunil, was a registered criminal in the area. He had approached the culprits after they assaulted his brother, but they attacked him. All four men have been arrested, says DCP (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has convened an emergency meeting of its Political Affairs Committee at 4 pm on Wednesday to discuss and formulate a strategy to counter efforts to “buy MLAs”. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said some of his MLAs have approached him alleging that they have been threatened and offered bribes to break the party. “Some MLAs have approached me and told me that they have been threatened, offered bribes to break the party. This is a very serious matter. We will have a political affairs committee meeting over the issue at 4 pm today to take stock of the situation,” he told reporters.
The meeting is slated to begin at 11 am today. Read more.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Wednesday saw opposing student groups taking out protests on campus. While some slogans were against each other, both had one common complaint – scholarships not being disbursed on time.
During its march in the evening, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) protested against the JNU administration with regard to violence at the scholarship section Monday – clashes had broken out between students from the outfit and security staff during their protest to demand the release of scholarships and fellowships, which led to injuries on both sides.
Their primary demand was that administration apologise to students and staff for the violence. Read more.
Days after two shooting incidents in Outer Delhi’s Mundka village and North Delhi’s Burari, police said they have zeroed in on a common link – slain gangster Jitender Gogi’s gang members.
The first incident took place on Monday night when three men, Joginder Kumar (41), Mangal Ram (60), and Mohan Lal (62), were at the former’s home when two unknown assailants broke in, chased them and fired over half a dozen bullets before escaping. Joginder and Mangal succumbed to injuries.
Police claimed the accused had come to target another person in the locality but mistakenly entered the victim’s house. Police said initial investigation revealed that a member from Gogi’s gang had allegedly been making extortion calls to a businessman in Bakkarwala village. Read more.
A woman resident of Noida's Jaypee Greens Wishtown who was arrested for allegedly misbehaving with the society’s security guard and assaulting one of them on August 21 was granted bail Wednesday.
Bhaavya Roy, a lawyer working with a prominent law firm in the Capital, in a purported video clip, which went viral on social media, can allegedly be seen shouting at a guard near the society’s gates Saturday, using abusive language. Roy was sent to 14-day judicial custody Sunday and was sent to Luksar jail in Noida. (Read More)
Mounting an attack on the AAP government’s now-shelved excise policy and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the BJP Wednesday said the government ignored recommendations of an expert panel set up to reform the liquor trade in the capital and gave licences to companies that paid hefty commissions to the Aam Aadmi Party. (Read More)
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a crucial meeting on Thursday to draft an action plan to fight air pollution in the city in winters.
Rai said the Delhi government will launch several campaigns to reduce air pollution as part of the plan.
The minister will review the work done by various agencies in the last one year to reduce pollution, number of complaints received on the Green Delhi application, and the responsiveness of the departments concerned.
"At this meeting, we'll also review everything that happened during and after the previous winter season. Based on this, the Winter Action Plan will be finalised," a statement quoted the minister as saying. (PTI)
AAP's political affairs committee condemned BJP's effort to topple Arvind Kejriwal govt in Delhi said AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Wednesday. AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal has called meeting of all MLAs on Thursday at 11 am to decide party's strategy he said. (PTI)
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram to withdraw his application seeking interim protection from coercive steps by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the INX Media money-laundering case. (Read More)
Sanjay Singh after AAP’s Political Affairs Committee meeting: A few days ago, a false case was registered against Manish Sisodia and his house was raided. The CBI did not find anything during the raid -- no unaccounted money, jewellery or benami property. The next day BJP leaders reached out to Sisodia and told him that if he joins their party, all CBI/ED cases against him will be withdrawn. They told him that they will topple the AAP government and make him the Chief Minister… Now, our MLAs have been contacted and are being told that if they stay in AAP, cases will be filed against them and CBI will raid their houses. If they join BJP, they will be given Rs 20 crore. BJP is trying its best to topple the AAP government. We want to tell the people that your government is stable and no one will leave the AAP. We want to appeal the PM to dedicate his time to solving people’s problems rather than trying to topple state governments.
"People are facing unemployment and inflation, but you are busy toppling state governments chosen by the people. The people also want to ask them where they are getting crores of rupees that are being used to buy MLAs. This resolution was passed in today’s meeting. The CM has called a meeting of all MLAs tomorrow at 11 am," Singh said
The Delhi Police on Wednesday said it has arrested six people from Southeast Delhi for allegedly running a bogus education centre and giving fake marksheets and degrees to "students".
Two of the accused Rehan (25) and Kaif (27) owned the institute named 'Mountain Institute of Management and Technology' at Kilokari village in Sunlight Colony, under which they used to issue fake marksheets and certificates for graduation courses without the students having to appear for exams.
They used to charge Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 per person, a senior police officer said. The others arrested are Rekha (26), Poonam (22), Deepika (22) and Amita (22). (PTI)
Demolition of Supertech's twin towers here has been a major talking point among residents of neighbouring Emerald Court and ATS Village societies who are happy with the scheduled razing but also gripped with the fear of the unknown.
The nearly 100-metre tall towers, which came up illegally in Emerald Court's premises, will become India's tallest structures to be safely demolished by implosion technique in pursuance of a Supreme Court order, project officials said.
Around 5,000 residents of the two societies will be the most impacted when the structures go down at 2.30 pm on August 28, leaving behind a whopping 55,000 tonnes of debris.
Emerald Court's Rajesh Rana (63), whose flat in Aster 2 tower is just nine metres from the twin towers, said these days the demolition is the only topic of discussion for them and it has been like this since the last few weeks. (PTI)
Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill on Wednesday quit as its national spokesperson, saying the party’s decision-making process is no longer in the interest of the country but is influenced by “self-serving interests of individuals indulging in sycophancy”.
In his letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi, Shergill resigned from the post of the national spokesperson and said the primary reason was that “the ideology and the vision of the current decision makers of the Congress is no longer in sync with the aspirations of the youth and modern India”. (Read More)
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday sought to downplay the speculation that he could be made Congress chief, saying nobody knows what will be decided.
Gehlot’s meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi led to the buzz that the two may have discussed the possibility of him being the next party president.
“Sonia (Gandhi) ji has gone abroad for a checkup. (K C) Venugopal ji and me paid a courtesy call on her yesterday when we were going to Gujarat,” he told reporters. (Read More)
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) Wednesday asked a Delhi court to dismiss an application filed by a person who claimed to be a descendant from a royal family over the legal rights on land in south Delhi, where Qutub Minar complex is located.
It made the demand during the course of arguments in a revision petition challenging the dismissal of a plea seeking the restoration of ‘27 Hindu and Jain temples’ at the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque located inside the historical Qutub Minar complex. (Read More)
After her “no god is upper caste” remark stoked controversy, JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Wednesday defended her comments as an academic exercise and said she was misquoted on her comments.
She also said she is an academic first and people should get angry with BR Ambedkar for it was he who she was “paraphrasing.” (Read More)
Delhi LG VK Saxena approved the appointment of 40 more assessors to assist the North East Delhi Riots Claims Commission (NEDRCC). He directed the concerned officials to expedite the settlement of claims and provide relief to victims. The total number has now gone up to 54. He also directed that all pending 2,575 claims should be processed within three months.
The Delhi Police Special Cell arrested Saturday a Jamia Nagar resident for his alleged involvement in the August 14 murder of real estate agent Wasif Sattar Gazi in the Southeast District. The police identified the accused as Amir Alvi, a member of the Nassir gang, who allegedly provided a shooter and weapons for the murder.
In a widely publicised incident, with CCTV footage being circulated on social media, Gazi was rammed and knocked off his bike by three unknown bike-borne assailants, before being shot fatally by them at close range. (Read More)
Qutub Minar case : ASI says plea by man claiming legal rights to south Delhi not maintainable since he was sitting idle for the last 150 years
Kunwar Mahender Dhawaj Prasad Singh, had claimed in his application that he is the Karta of Beswan family, who by origin are Jats in Aligarh district. His lawyer, M L Sharma had submitted that during the lifetime of Singh’s ancestor Raja Rohini Raman Dhawaj Prasad in 1947, India and its provinces became independent, and he was the owner of four estates from Meerut to Agra till 1950.
A fire broke out at a factory in Patparganj Industrial Area Wednesday noon. Delhi Fire Services sent 9 fire tenders to douse the fire. Incident took place near MCD office.
DFS Chief Atul Garg said the fire is under control and nobody has been injured.
AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj on Wednesday alleged that the BJP had contacted 35 more MLAs and offered Rs 20 crores to each one of them. He said, 'You (BJP) cannot buy us or break us. The BJP offered us Rs 20 crore. Nearly 35 AAP leaders were targeted and they have allotted Rs 20 crore for each MLA. In total it comes up to Rs 700 crore. I am curious to know from where the BJP gets this money. Why can't the ED and CBI investigate this,' he questioned.
Alok Singh, police commissioner said “A plan for an evacuation zone measuring around 250 to 450 metre has been created. There will be no other humans in the evacuation zone other than the team which is required here for the demolition. There are around 40 towers in the societies lying in the vicinity of the demolition. Around 300 vehicles would be moved out of this area."
He further added that there would be traffic diversions around this spot and the road will be closed on the day of the demolition (Sunday).
"Experts from Edifice will be taking precautions to ensure that the dust which will bellow out of the demolition does not have too much effect on the locals. Diversion plans will be initiated at around 2pm on August 28 at Pari Chowk and Mahamaya flyover. The rest of the traffic will be diverted from the Parthala roundabout. As of now, we are ready for the demolition on August 28," he said.
During the inauguration of Amrita hospital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "This hospital will help the poor and middle class section in getting quality healthcare service in Delhi, NCR and Haryana."
"When India made its own vaccination, a few propagandists (dushpracharak) spread rumours about the vaccine's efficacy. But when religious leaders appealed to people to not pay heed to rumours, it worked to a large extent. India did not experience vaccine hesitancy like other countries in the world. It was because of the people's support that we managed to organise the biggest vaccination programme in the world," PM Modi said.
"India is a nation where treatment is a service, wellness is a charity. Where health and spirituality, both are related to each other. We have medical science as a Veda. We have also given the name of Ayurveda to our medical science," said PM Modi.
"This system of discharging the responsibilities related to education and medicine by our religious and social institutions is in a way the PPP model of old times. It is called Public-Private Partnership but I also see it as ‘Paraspar Prayas’ (mutual effort)”, he added.
He said that he has placed a vision of five vows of Amrit Kaal in front of the country and one of these five vows (Pran) is the complete renunciation of the mentality of slavery. (Gulaami ki maansikta ko sampoorn tarah se tyagana). "When we give up this mindset, the direction of our actions also changes."
Noida police commissioner Alok Singh arrives at the Supertech Twin tower demolition spot.
Several police personnel along with DCP traffic and DCP Central Noida are present. Utkarsh Mehta partner at Edifice Engineering, the Mumbai-based firm responsible for razing the twin towers is also present.
The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have claimed that despite the Food Safety and Standard Authority of Indian (FSSAI) officers shutting down a hostel mess after finding several irregularities and unhygienic conditions, it was reopened by the administration within one hour without taking any steps to address the issues.
According to a letter written by the RDA to AIIMS director Randeep Guleria, pests were found in food items during a surprise inspection on August 10.
“This time, the irregularities were so severe that everyone present reasoned out that if the mess continued to function, it could cause major health havoc,” the letter said. Read more.
Currently, Delhi has 153 e-buses and 97 more buses have been flagged off today. By September 50 more e-buses will be inducted and it will take the total to 300 buses, said Delhi CM Kejriwal during the inauguration.
By November 2023, Delhi will have 1800 e-buses and by 2025, 80 percent of city's fleet will be completely electric and Delhi will have 10380 buses by 2023, he added.
This is a historic day and it gives is a befitting reply to all those people who use to say that DTC is running in a loss and will be sold to private buses.
As many as 150 electric buses were earlier inaugurated and have already completed 27 lakh kilometre journey.
Delhi has the largest number of e-buses in the entire country, said Kailash Gahlot.
PM Narendra Modi's attempt failed on Manish Sisodia, now he is trying to lure party MLA's with Rs 20 crore. We will disclose the Modi's strategy and his planning to break AAP in Delhi, said Sanjay Singh on Wednesday,
Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged in his tweet that a few other AAP MLAs were offered Rs 20 crore by the BJP.
He tweeted: "They (the BJP) failed to break me, so they are now offering Rs 20 crore to a few other AAP MLAs and threatening them with CBI or ED raids. We are Arvind Kejriwal's soldiers, will never betray him. Your ED, CBI is of no use."
A 20-year-old prisoner in Delhi’s Tihar jail died after a scuffle with a fellow inmate in the barrack Monday morning, said officials Wednesday. The police said no arrests have been made yet but an inquiry has been initiated.
The deceased was identified as Samir Khan (20), who suffered injuries to the head and collapsed after the fight at jail No. 5. The police have not divulged the identity of the fellow prisoner. Read more.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched a dog sterilisation module on its mobile app, MCD App 311, that will include updates on the entire process, along with photos.
From the pickup of the dog and its arrival at the dog sterilisation centre to the date of surgery and the release of the dog, everything will be updated online with photographs, a senior MCD official said. Veterinary department officials can monitor the activity through the app, he added. Read more.
Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) will construct fences along the open sections of the master storm water drains, especially around residential areas along the drains located around residential areas.
The proposal was recommended in the core planning cell meeting of GMDA and was approved by chief executive officer of GMDA, Sudhir Rajpal, said officials. The decision comes in the aftermath of a recent incident where an 8-year-old boy had drowned while playing outside his house along the drain in Gadoli Khurd village in sector 37 D on August 7. Read more.
A group of students and professors from Jamia Millia Islamia university have carried out a study on rejuvenating and preserving traditional local water bodies in Delhi “to ensure water security and community development”.
Three teams from the university’s Department of Civil Engineering were created with 15 students each and each team was headed by a professor. The teams conducted their respective studies at Satpula water channel near Khirki Masjid, Gandhak ki Baoli in Mehrauli village and the Baoli or water tank at Wazirpur Ka Gumbad. Read more.
With billionaire Gautam Adani launching a hostile takeover of NDTV, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that the bid by a company owned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “khaas dost (special friend)” is a brazen move to control and stifle any semblance of an independent media.
In a stunning move with the potential to change the media landscape, Adani launched a hostile takeover of NDTV, first with an indirect acquisition of a 29.18 per cent stake in the broadcaster followed by an offer to buy out a further 26 per cent controlling stake.
The owners of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV), one of the nation’s most popular news channels, said they were completely unaware of the takeover until Tuesday, and that it was done without their consent or any discussion. Read more.
The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) carried out an anti-encroachment drive razing illegal constructions on around 6 percent of plots in the Birondi village Monday, officials said.
These plots in the village belonging to several farmers had illegal slums and construction raised by colonizers in the area, officials said, adding that the cost of these is estimated to be around Rs 2 crore.
The demolition was carried out on the instructions of the chief executive officer of the GNIDA, Surendra Singh as part of continued actions against land grabbers who raise illegal constructions in areas notified by the authority, officials said. Read more.
Cloudy weather is predicted in Delhi on Wednesday and a good spell of rain is unlikely till August-end, weather forecasters have said.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 25.7 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius.
The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, has recorded just 33.7 mm of rainfall so far in August against a normal of 191.1 mm -- a deficit of 82 per cent.
Normally, the observatory gauges 247 mm of rainfall in August, the wettest month of the year.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a generally cloudy sky and very light rain in Delhi over the next five to six days.
Weather experts have attributed the rain deficit to the lack of any major weather system, such as a low-pressure area, near the capital.
Mahesh Palawat, vice-president (climate change and meteorology), Skymet Weather, said not much rain is expected in Delhi until August-end.
A low-pressure area is developing in the north Bay of Bengal. Models show it will travel in the northwest direction across Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. Delhi and its neighbouring areas may get rain under its impact, Palawat said.
According to Skymet Weather's long-range forecast, no major weather system is likely to develop in the first half of September, which means the rain deficit may persist. PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Amrita hospital in Faridabad today.
The super-speciality hospital, expected to be equipped with 2600 beds, is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 6000 crore and is expected to provide state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to people of Faridabad and NCR region.
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