Delhi-Goa Rajdhani Express Derails In Maharashtra Tunnel, Passengers Safe: Report

The Rajdhani train from Delhi to Goa has reportedly derailed in a tunnel in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri this morning. “The Madgaon station-bound Rajdhani Express from Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin station derailed in Karbude tunnel near Ratnagiri today,” an official told news agency Press Trust of…

Delhi Government Announces Jobs In Planning Department

Delhi Government has announced jobs in the monitoring and evaluation unit of the planning department. The jobs are contractual in nature and the period of contract ranges from 6 months to 1 year. Application forms for the recruitment are available online and the last date for submission of the forms is July 20. Apply…

Punjab AAP’s Chief Ministerial Face To Be From Sikh Community: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal today announced that the party’s chief ministerial face for the 2022 Punjab assembly polls will be from the Sikh community. When asked who will be the chief minister’s face of the party for the 2022 polls, Mr Kejriwal said: “Discussions…

Loni assault case: Samajwadi Party leader Ummed Pahalwan Idrisi arrested in Delhi

Samajwadi Party leader Ummed Pahalwan Idrisi has been arrested in Delhi in connection with the Loni assault case, police have said. A team of Ghaziabad police arrested Ummed Pahalwan Idrisi along with another person, Gulshan, near Delhiā€™s Lok Narayan Jai Prakash Hospital, police…

Amit Shah reviews development projects in J&K, says welfare of people Modi govt’s top priority

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi to review development projects in Jammu and Kashmir. Amit Shah said, “All-round development and welfare of people of Jammu and Kashmir are the top priority of the Modi government.” Amit Shah congratulated the Lieutenant Governor of J&K,…

Jet fuel price increase by 2.8% to Rs 65,908 per kl in Delhi

The oil marketing companies (OMCs) hiked prices of air turbine fuel (ATF) by 2.8 percent. Accordingly, the price of aviation fuel in Delhi will be Rs 65,908.28 per kilo litre effective from today. This marks an increase of Rs 1,790 per kilo litre.Last month, the government had cut down the capacity for airlines to…

Delhi announces Rs 10,000 fine for old petrol, diesel cars

HIGHLIGHTS Fine of Rs 10,000 for diesels above 10 years and 15 years for petrol.  5 authorised scrappers listed by Delhi government. Vehicle could be impounded and scrapped. The transport department of the Delhi government has announced that owners found plying diesel vehicles above the age of 10 years and petrol…

Fire Breaks Out At Building Near Delhi’s Safdarjung Airport

A fire broke out at a building near Safdarjung Airport here on Monday, Delhi Fire Service officials said. No injuries have been reported yet and all occupants have been rescued safely, they said. According to the fire department, a call about blaze was received at around 3.24 pm and six fire tenders were pressed into…

boAt to launch Xtend smartwatch with Sp02 sensor in India

Indian audio brand boAt is launching its latest Watch Xtend smartwatch. It will have a SpO2 sensor and a 1.68-inch square LCD display. HIGHLIGHTS The boAt Watch Xtend will be sold only via Amazon and boAtā€™s website. The smartwatch supports over 50 cloud watch faces. The smartwatch is waterproof up to 50 meters and is…

COVID-19: Stoppage of sale of platform tickets see railways’ earnings dip by 94%

The railways said it earned Rs 10 crore till February in 2020-21 through sale of platform tickets.In 2019-2020, the railways netted Rs 160.87 crore which was the highest earning from platform tickets for the national transporter in the last five years. The railways’ earnings from platform tickets took a severe…