Monday, 04 November 2024
Monday, 04 November 2024
The government is sending multivitamins, antidepressants and dry fruits to 41 workers trapped for the past seven days in an under-construction tunnel that collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, Road, Transport and Highways Secretary Anurag Jain said. Efforts were underway to build an access road at the top of the hill above Silkyara tunnel for initiating vertical drilling to the workers trapped for seven days, with authorities hopeful that a platform to drill the hole might be ready by this afternoon.
A man wearing a ‘Free Palestine’ t-shirt invaded the pitch during the ongoing India vs Australia ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 finals on Sunday. He was seen trying to hug Virat Kohli. The man, who invaded the pitch in Ahmedabad, was also carrying a rainbow flag.
Israel, the United States and Hamas have reached a tentative agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting, the Washington Post reported, citing people familiar with the deal. However, both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials said no deal had been reached yet.
Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs improved further due to favourable atmospheric conditions, primarily wind direction and speed, monitoring agencies said. Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that although the air quality in Delhi has shown improvement in the past two days, people should remain vigilant and adhere to pollution control measures.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of working for businessman Gautam Adani 'round-the-clock'. He said the poor, farmers, labourers are 'Bharat Mata' and the 'Jai' of Bharat Mata will be when the participation of these sections will be ensured in the country.
With a string of controversial videos made in Delhi Metro trains and premises going viral in the last several months, DMRC chief Vikas Kumar has appealed to people to refrain from engaging in 'objectionable' activities and said steps were being taken to curb such incidents. Seeking fame, some metro riders in the past have often resorted to gyrating on some popular numbers inside train coaches or at platforms, while someone else filmed it.
A 23-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby girl died when they accidentally stepped on a live wire lying unattended on the pavement near Hope Farm in Bengaluru, police said. The Kadugodi police rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies to the hospital for further procedures.
'Dhoom' director Sanjay Gadhvi died at his residence in Mumbai his elder daughter Sanjina said. Gadhvi, who was three days shy of his 57th birthday, is best known for helming two blockbuster hits in the Yash Raj Films' 'Dhoom' franchise -- 'Dhoom' (2004) and 'Dhoom 2' (2006).
Haryana government said it has dismissed three employees and booked three more on the charges of impersonation in the Haryana Common Eligibility Test exam for Group-D posts. An official spokesperson said three government employees -- a peon posted in the district treasury office in Hisar, a woman constable posted in Kurukshetra, and a sub-inspector in Haryana Police -- have been dismissed.
Top Congress leaders paid rich tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 106th birth anniversary. Sharing his childhood picture with Indira Gandhi on X, Rahul Gandhi said, 'For India, a people's leader, Prime Minister. For me, my grandmother, my teacher'.
