The national capital on Friday witnessed shallow fog with ‘very poor’ air quality, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 10.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the overall air quality of the national capital was recorded in the ‘very […]
Ahead of a key macro-economic data release, the domestic indices opened in the green on Friday owing to a strong rupee and a healthy fund inflow. Key data like — Q2 GDP, fiscal deficit and core sector growth data — will be released later in the day. Asian markets too aided in the domestic indices […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a “Yoga for Peace” event after his arrival here to participate in the G20 summit during which he will hold several bilateral meetings, said an official statement on Friday. In the event on Thursday night, Modi said that issues such as global economy, sustainable development, climate change and economic fugitives, […]
While tech giants are busy developing Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) models to deliver enhanced customer experiences, retail giant Amazon’s Cloud arm Amazon Web Services (AWS) is busy dealing with a humongous task — democratising ML for all and protecting it from “bad actors”. Some industry watchers say AWS CEO Andy Jassy is […]
A two-day stir by seers and temple managements here in Uttar Pradesh that was triggered by a green tribunal ordered demolition in which a portion of the Daan-Ghati temple was razed, has been called off, an official said on Friday. A meeting between district officials and protesting priests late on Thursday broke the deadlock and […]
For the third consecutive day the Congress-led opposition disrupted the Kerala Assembly over the Sabarimala issue forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House within 20 minutes after it met on Friday. As soon as Speaker P. took his seat, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala demanded that either the Chair should suspend the question hour or […]
The Bihar Assembly was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Friday soon after the proceedings started following disruptions caused by opposition members demanding that the Speaker accept their adjournment motion. Members from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) staged a protest after Speaker Vijay Choudhary rejected their adjournment motion. Friday is […]
Thousands of farmers from across the country on Friday reached Parliament street in the heart of the city following due permission from the Delhi Police for a mega protest march demanding higher crop prices and farm loan waiver. The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), which has organised the Kisan Mukti march, got the […]
The minimum temperatures remained below freezing point in the Kashmir Valley on Friday as an unabated cold wave continued in the Ladakh region, the weather office said. “Same weather conditions are likely to continue for another five to six days,” a Met Department official said. Srinagar city recorded minus 0.9 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 0.6 […]
The minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley were remained below freezing point on Saturday as a cold wave continued in the region, the weather office said. “The minimum temperatures throughout the Valley remained below the freezing point today. Same weather conditions are likely to continue during the nExt two to three days,” an official of […]