New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) Often credited with pioneering the Indian hospitality industry, Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 94. Former Chairman of Oberoi Hotels, the legendary hotelier has left a rich legacy behind him. Born in 1929 in New Delhi, P.R.S. Oberoi was educated in India, the…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) A 40-year-old woman died, and 10 persons injured after a fire broke out at a building in East Delhi’s Shakarpur on Tuesday, Delhi Fire Service said. Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said that 26 persons were rescued while five others jumped from the balcony. At least 31 persons were…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India’s independence in 1947, he served as the country’s first prime minister for 16 years….
New Delhi, Nov 12 (UNI) The US embassy community in India celebrated Diwali with US Ambassador Eric Garcetti with Diyas, sweets and rangoli on Sunday. The embassy shared a video on X (formally known as twitter), in which the US embassy community was seen celebrating the festival in Indian attire, making rangoli and decorating the…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit the US city of San Francisco November 13-16 to attend meetings and ministerial programmes of countries associated with the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the government said on Friday. A release issued by the Ministry of Commerce and…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday announced that the Odd-Even formula will not be enacted from November 13 in the national capital as the air quality has slightly improved after overnight rain. Briefing the media persons, Rai said the government has postponed the Odd-Even scheme which was scheduled to…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) The fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue began on Friday in New Delhi, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar co-chairing the Dialogue with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Making initial remarks, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, “Both the…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) With the air quality in Delhi remaining in ‘severe’ category, the Union Territory’s ministers on Thursday decided to work at the ground level to ensure the enforcement of anti-pollution measures. Briefing media persons, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said his Cabinet colleagues would go to ground Zero and monitor the…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) The Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha on Thursday recommended the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra from the house over the cash for query scandal, a source said. The Lok Sabha ethics panel also adopted the report, on ‘cash-for-query’ allegations levelled against her by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. The committee…
New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) Supreme Court in its order on Thursday passed a slew of directions for speedy disposal of criminal cases against MPs (Members of Parliament) and MLAs (Members of Legislative Assembly) and directed state High Courts to keep track and monitor proceedings in such cases to ensure time bound completion of trial….
