Mumbai: A day after Ajit Pawar claimed leaders of other parties were behaving like spokespersons of the Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said he only listens to NCP chief Sharad Pawar. Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Raut said what can he do if “bitter truth hurts anyone”, a reference to his…

New Delhi: The Delhi government plans to provide small plants and pots free of cost at people’s doorstep to enhance the green cover in the national capital, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday. He told PTI, in an interview, that a team is being set up to identify plant species that have a high mortality…

Prayagraj (UP):  Five police personnel were suspended on Wednesday for negligence in connection with the killing of mafia-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, a senior officer said here on Wednesday. Shahganj police station in-charge Ashwani Kumar Singh was among those suspended. The remaining are a sub-inspector and three constables. Ahmad and Ashraf were shot…

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asked the Army to maintain strong vigil along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China as the situation in the northern sector remained “tense” in view of deployment of PLA troops. In his address at the Army Commanders’ Conference, Singh, without making specific references, called upon…

Mysuru (K’taka): Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday filed nomination from Varuna constituency in this district, for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls. The Leader of Opposition in the Assembly was accompanied by former Minister H C Mahadevappa and Congress leaders. Siddaramaiah’s son Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah is the sitting Congress MLA…

Jaipur: Senior Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday said former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot should have raised his demand for action in corruption cases in the Rajasthan Assembly, instead of holding a day-long fast. The AICC in-charge for Rajasthan also said he was “looking minutely” at those working for the Congress party and those…

Dharamsala: The two-day G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) conference on building a sustainable and eco-innovative energy transition system commenced at this Himachal Pradesh city on Wednesday. According to a statement, representatives of G20 countries, 27 foreign delegates and 35 experts from India along with delegates and invitees will participate in the meeting. The main…

Ayodhya (UP):  The idol of Ram Lalla to be installed at the under-construction temple in Ayodhya will be in the form of an archer and carved out of “krishna shila” or black stone from Karnataka, the trust entrusted with the work has decided. The five-foot-tall idol will be carved by Arun Yogiraj, a noted sculptor…

New Delhi: India has surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, according to the latest UN data. China now has a population of 142.57 crore, thus being the second most populous country, the UN world population dashboard showed. According to a new UNFPA report, 25 per cent of India’s population…