'Student who blames examiner after failing': Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's dig at opposition over SIR criticismSenior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has strongly criticized the opposition's criticism of the special intensive revision of electoral rol...
29 Nov, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
Millions don’t know they’re at risk of diabetes, anaemia, and respiratory illnesses, but the one step that could lower disease prevalenceA new dashboard by Climate Trends and IIT-Delhi reveals air pollution's deep impact on Indian public health, linking PM2.5 to diseases like...
01 Oct, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Drivers to lose license, face higher insurance premiums if e-challans remain unpaid for three months: Draft rulesThose who do not pay their traffic e-challans within three months could see their driving licenses suspended. Drivers with three challans i...
31 Mar, 2025, 12.44 PM IST
Third Eye: From Sansad TV goes hindi-only for Rajya Sabha to Nitish Kumar faces car pollution rowSansad TV will now exclusively broadcast Rajya Sabha proceedings in Hindi, with interpreted audio for English speeches, following Chairman ...
29 Nov, 2024, 01.03 AM IST
Car more than 15 years old? State govts announce discounts for scrapping; 5 things to know about how to scrap an old carHow to scrap an old car: Several states in India are offering discounts of up to 25% on personal vehicle prices or road taxes for customers...
03 May, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
Private vehicle scrapping policy in the offing, says Union minister ChoubeyDescribing the proposed move as a "revolutionary step", the minister said advisories are being sent to all States to prepare a new scrap po...
19 Mar, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
Need to know whys and hows of deathDetermining cause for home deaths has become difficult. It has not been replaced with an effective and responsive ambulance system.
01 Jun, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
Over 4 cr old vehicles on Indian roads, Karnataka tops list at 70 lakhThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has digitised the data of such vehicles throughout the country, excluding Andhra Pradesh, Madhy...
28 Mar, 2021, 03.02 PM IST
Nitish Kumar chairs high-level meeting on pollution; plying of old vehicles bannedTalking to reporters here after a high-level meeting on pollution control chaired by the Chief Minister, the states Chief Secretary Deepak ...
04 Nov, 2019, 09.24 PM IST
MV Act: Nine-fold rise in cars seeking PUC in Bihar, UttarakhandIn the past 18 days, there has been a nine-fold increase in the number of vehicles seeking pollution under control certificates (PUCs) sinc...
20 Sep, 2019, 09.32 AM IST
Gujarat slashes Centre’s new traffic fines by up to 90%The new Motor Vehicle Act gives states the power to lower the penalties for several offenses.
11 Sep, 2019, 10.49 AM IST
Virat's fitness challenge to PM opens floodgates; Oppn leaders give political daresAfter the prime minister accepted Kohli's challenge this morning, various leaders started posing their own dares to Modi on issues ranging ...
24 May, 2018, 10.43 PM IST
Bihar to get roads worth Rs 50,000 crore: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today announced that Bihar will get roads worth Rs 50,000 crore
26 May, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
CAG report slams Bihar State Pollution Control BoardIn its performance audit report on state government departments, the CAG said BSPCB has not maintained 'consent register'.
08 Apr, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
- UP releases funds for Ganga project
The heavily polluted Ganga flowing through Uttar Pradesh is in for cleansing with the state government allocating its share of funds for th...
02 Dec, 2013, 01.43 AM IST
- Narendra Modi's fast: BJP rallies around him, Cong says he is 'wasting public money'
Cong accused Modi of "wasting" public money and said NDA would collapse if Modi was projected BJP's prime ministerial candidate.
17 Sep, 2011, 11.10 PM IST
- Kohinoor Steel plant at Kandra becomes fully integrated
The Kohinoor Steel plant at Kandra near Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) has now become a fully integrated steel plant
23 Jun, 2009, 09.20 PM IST