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Alarming escalation: Fire-related calls tripled in city amid heatwave

Fire-related calls surged to 180 on Wednesday recording a nearly threefold rise over the single-day calls received by the Delhi Fire Service, with officials attributing the increase to heatwave conditions prevailing in the national capital.

‘Unclaimed bank deposits surge 26% to Rs 78,213 er by March 2024’

Unclaimed deposits in banks have surged by 26 per cent year on year, reaching Rs 78,213 crore by the end of March 2024, according to the RBI Annual Report released on Thursday.

PM Modi begins meditation at Vivekananda Rock Memorial

TAMIL lowing completion of his twomonths long high-pitch poll campaign across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 45-hour-long meditation on Thursday at the famed Vivekananda Rock Memorial After arriving from nearby Thiruvananthapuram by a helicopter, Modi worshipped at the Bhagavathi Amman temple and reached the rock memorial by a ferry service and started meditation that is scheduled to go on till June 1.

No respite from searing heat, 33 lead across northwest, central India

On Thursday, a slight decrease in the maximum temperatures was observed across vast regions of northwest and central India. Despite this, the heat remained oppressive, with temperatures soaring above 47 degrees Celsius in areas of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.

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India train in 'Big Apple': Getting used to cooler temperatures, playing white-ball games in morning

After two months of intense competitive cricket under night lights, the Indian cricket team, sans Virat Kohli, began its preparations for the T20 World Cup with a morning training session here, keeping in mind the 10.30am starts for all its preliminary games.

Djokovic beats Pierre-Hugues Herbert, sails into secondround of French Open

Djokovic beats Pierre-Hugues Herbert, sails into secondround of French Open

Irdai directs health insurers to decide on cashless authorisation in 1 hour

‘The master circular on Health Insurance products repeals 55 circulars issued earliera

RBI imposes business restrictions on Edelweiss’ lending ARC arms on evergreening concerns

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday imposed business restrictions on Edelweiss Group's lending and asset reconstruction arms on concerns over evergreening of loans.

Sensex declines 667, Nifty falls to 22,700 level on profit taking

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, continuing their losing streak for the fourth day running amid profit-taking by cautious investors ahead of the results of the Lok Sabha polls and weak global trends.

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Through iTeach Schools, Neha Vaidya has embarked on an impactful journey of enabling underprivileged children to defy the odds of poverty and attain social justice and educational equity

Heavy downpour and waterlogging haunt Kerala capital, IMD revises rain updates

2,054 people from 666 families have been relocated to 34 relief camps due to severe flooding

Mizoram landslides death toll rises to 29; seven still missing

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'Is there any conspiracy behind deterioration of Naveen Patnaik's health'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday promised that if the BJP formed the government in Odisha, it would constitute a committee to ascertain the reason behind the \"sudden\" deterioration of the health condition of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, hinting at a \"conspiracy\" behind it.

In Punjab, drug problem exists even today, increasing, says Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi is second senior Congress leader to raise issue of the drug problem in Punjab

Interesting electoral tussle in Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Odisha

Odisha is all set for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 as the last phase covers a significant portion of the coastal state.

LS elections: 191 BJP and 143 Congress candidates face criminal cases, says ADR

Out of the 440 BJP candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls, 191 have declared criminal cases in their election affidavits, according to an analysis by a poll rights body.

About 4 cops beaten up by Army men in Kupwara, FIR lodged

‘Minor differences between the cops and the army personnel have been resolved amicably’

PM’s 48-hr meditation trip violates model code, claims Congress

The Congress alleged on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to \"circumvent\" the silence period restrictions with his 48-hour meditation trip in Kanyakumari from May 30 and urged the Election Commission to ensure it is not aired by the media as it violates the model code of conduct.

MCD issues fire advisory to health facilities, asks for report by May 31

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has issued an advisory directing all health facilities to take up measures like inspection of firefighting equipment, electrical load audits and installing automatic sprinklers in ICU to prevent fire incidents.

L-G suspends Health minister’s OSD; my office is completely empty’, says Bharadwaj

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Wednesday suspended Health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj's Officer on Special Duty (OSD) R N Das for his alleged \"involvement in irregular and illegal registration of private nursing homes\" including the one in Vivek Vihar where six newborns were killed in a fire, officials said.

Highest ever: Delhi’s peak power demand breaches 8,300-MW

Delhi's peak power demand reached the all-time high of 8,302 MW on Wednesday afternoon as the city logged its highest-ever temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius at the Mungeshpur weather station.

Heatwave: L-G orders paid break for labourers, calls CM insensitive

“GIVE UP NEGATIVITY’: Delhi Health minister Bharadwaj says AAP govt was making heatwave preparations even before L-G office became active

Delhi HC: Lord Shiva would prefer Yamuna flood plains cleared of encroachments

Lord Shiva does not need anyone's protection, the Delhi High Court observed on Wednesday while refusing to make the deity a party to a petition relating to removal of a temple constructed in an unauthorised way on the Yamuna river bed.

Chinese national among five held for investment fraud

Five people, including a Chinese national, were arrested for allegedly duping people on the pretext of better investment opportunities, police said on Wednesday.

Delhi HC seeks JMI’s stand on Eqbal Hussain’s appeal

Against quashing of his appointment as pro V-C

Delhi HC to hear Bibhav Kumar’s plea against his arrest on Friday

The Delhi High Court will hear on Friday a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar against his arrest for allegedly assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal earlier this month.

Delhi HC grants bail to Sharjeel Imam after four years in custody

The Delhi High Court granted bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam on Wednesday in a 2020 communal riots case involving sedition and unlawful activities allegations.

So registry refuses urgent listing of Kejriwals plea for extension of interim bail

The Supreme Court registry declined an urgent request on Wednesday to extend Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail by seven days for medical tests.

‘All Eyes on Rafah’: Social media campaign highlights Gaza’s humanitarian crisis

The escalation of Israeli shelling and airstrikes outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Tuesday led to the tragic deaths of at least 37 people, sparking widespread international condemnation.