New Delhi, Jan 31 A London-based doctor was found dead at a flat here in the national capital, an official said here on Monday. The deceased, identified as Megha Kayal, 40, was working as a doctor in London Milton Keynes University Hospital. Prior to this, she was a doctor at Apollo hospital, Sarita Vihar, Delhi.
New Delhi, Jan 31 Former Norwegian diplomat, politician and environment minister Erik Solheim, who played a crucial role in 2018 as the UN Environment chief in convincing India to phase out single-use plastics by 2022, was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Republic Day greetings. In a letter to former UN Environment Executive
Chennai, Jan 31 K. Annamalai, the President of BJP's Tamil Nadu unit, said on Monday that the saffron party would contest the upcoming urban local body polls on its own. The party, according to Annamalai, would field its candidates in all the constituencies of the state, as BJP functionaries want the party to contest a
Bengaluru, Jan 31 The contract between the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and China's CRRC Corporation Ltd's subsidiary — Nanjing Puzhen Co. Ltd — of supplying 216 metro coaches at a cost of Rs 1,578 crore has run into problems. The BMRCL is getting ready to act on the inordinate delay in the supply
Mumbai, Jan 31 Exactly 8 days after he tested positive for Covid-19, Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar on Monday said he has recovered from the infection. "My Covid-19 RTPCR is negative today. I am grateful to my doctors, friends, colleagues and well-wishers for all prayers and wishes for my speedy recovery," the 81-year old leader
Hyderabad, Jan 31 Two unidentified miscreants looted Rs 43 lakh after opening fire on a person in Telangana's Siddipet town on Monday, police said. Two men wearing masks and riding a motorcycle snatched the money from a car driver at the sub-registrar office in the town. The car driver, who was carrying the money on
Kolkata, Jan 31 A day when Trinamool Congress leader in the Parliament formally told President Ram Nath Kovind to remove West Bengal Governor, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told in a press conference that she has blocked Dhankhar's twitter account making is clear that the ruling party will not leave any stones unturned in their battle
New Delhi, Jan 31 The CBI has arrested a Director Punjab Roadways, Chandigarh for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a complainant. A senior CBI official said on Monday that a case was registered against the Director (an IAS officer), on a complaint. It was alleged that the complainant was
Chennai, Jan 31 Indian women are expected to outlive men by a couple of years, as per the Economic Survey 2021-22. According to the Survey, tabled in Parliament on Monday, the report on 'Sample Registration based System (SRS) based 'Abridged Life Tables 2014-18' provides estimates of average longevity at various age groups and estimates of
New Delhi, Jan 31 Nearly 60 per cent of the increase in revenue expenditure during 2020-21 was due to increase in major subsidies. The major subsidies registered a growth of over 200 per cent in 2020-21 over 2019-20, Economic Survey 2021-22 said. This increase was driven by almost 400 per cent growth in food subsidies