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BJP: Cong has become asset of ‘fake’ Gandhis NEW DELHI: Congress has lost its foundation and has become a private asset of “fake” Gandhi family, BJP alleged on Sunday, taking a jibe at the opposition party on its foundation day. The governing party mocked Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge – who recalled his party’s rich legacy…

File photo: Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: Congress functionary Shashi Tharoor on Sunday came out in support of party colleague Digvijaya Singh‘s views, saying the party’s organisation should be strengthened and there should be some discipline. On Saturday, ahead of the CWC meeting, Singh had stirred a controversy by praising RSS-BJP’s organisational power as he shared…

NEW DELHI: Over the past two decades, Supreme Court has protected the Aravalis from activities that can harm ecologically sensitive zones, including in 2002 when it banned mining and pumping of groundwater within 5km of the Delhi border, and subsequently banned illegal mining in Haryana and Rajasthan.Even the PMO, on two occasions in April 2014…

Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur(DLJ), DRDO handed over Camouflage Pattern Generation Software Sigma 4.0 (CPGSS4.0) and a full-scale Multispectral Signature Tank Mock-up to CME, Pune (Picture credit: DRDO) NEW DELHI: According to Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’, “all warfare is based on deception.”In the wake of the Pakistan conflict in May when the enemy forces attempted…

File photo: Union rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan NEW DELHI: With Congress set to launch a protest against the VB-G RAM G scheme, which replaced the UPA-era MGNREGA, the rural development ministry has sent a detailed report on the new scheme to all central ministers which they can refer to in public meetings to…

Lean, feral dogs move with predatory intensity across a snow-dusted desert, Ladakh’s stark peaks looming behind. SRINAGAR: It’s bloody murder on the roof of the world.A new predator has quietly grown to dangerous numbers. Feral dogs roam the cold desert of Ladakh, preying, often in packs, on endangered wildlife and attacking people. Conservationists warn that…

Delhi-NCR witnessed severely reduced visibility late Sunday night as a dense blanket of smog engulfed the region.Visuals from several parts of the region, including AIIMS flyover and Noida’s Sector 37 showed vehicles struggling through a haze of toxic smog, highlighting the severity of the pollution.The blow is twofold, as the city grapples with cold winter…

NEW DELHI: With coal production likely to reach 1.5 billion tonnes by 2030, the Centre has decided to set up coal exchanges to promote competitive markets for the sale of surplus thermal fuel. The Coal Controller Organisation has been appointed as the authority to register and regulate the trade bodies.Officials said the ministry of coal…

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality slipped into the “very poor” category on Sunday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 390, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).Several parts of the capital reported AQI levels above 400, placing them in the hazardous category, prompting health advisories for residents to limit outdoor exposure…

NEW DELHI: The number of households with rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed the 25 lakh mark, Union minister of new and renewable energy Pralhad Joshi said on Sunday.In a social media post, the minister said these households were now getting cleaner energy and that their power bills…