INDIA

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Maha: Latur collegian expresses anguish in video, then ends life

11:56 pm June 14, 2021

Latur: A 20-year-old collegian allegedly ended her life on June 12 after shooting a video stating she was unable to cope with the ”exam of life”, police said on Monday. The incident happened on June 12 in Latur in Maharashtra, and the girl was a resident of Ahmedpur taluka in the district, an official said. In the […]

Man held for killing employer’s mother

11:54 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing the mother of his employer during a robbery at his house in Delhi’s Burari area, police said on Monday. Before leaving the house, the accused tried to erase all evidences by setting fire in all the rooms with the help of mustard oil and […]

Delhi bans soaps, detergents not conforming to latest BIS parameters to curb pollution in Yamuna

11:49 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday banned the sale, storage, transportation, and marketing of soaps and detergents not conforming to the latest BIS parameters to curb pollution in the Yamuna river. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had in January accepted recommendations of the Yamuna Monitoring Committee (YMC) which had suggested directing the Delhi government to issue orders ”prohibiting sale, storage and transportation […]

Delhi will have to wait more for monsoon

11:38 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: The progress of the monsoon in northwest India has slowed down and it is not likely to hit the capital in the next two days, officials at India Meteorological Department said on Monday. The weather department had earlier predicted that the wind system may reach Delhi by June 15, 12 days early. Normally, the monsoon reaches Delhi by June 27 and covers […]

India working towards restoring 2.6 crore hectares of degraded land by 2030: PM

11:35 pm June 14, 2021

New Delhi: India is working towards restoring 2.6 crore hectares of degraded land by 2030 and is assisting fellow developing countries to develop land-restoration strategies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a high-level UN dialogue on Monday. Asserting that land degradation affects over two-thirds of the world today, Modi said if left unchecked, it will erode the very foundations […]