Shelly Oberoi: From DU prof to MCD mayor

New Delhi (IANS) When 28-year-old Shelly Oberoi joined Aap Aadmi Party (AAP) as an activist in 2013, little did she know that one day she would be heading the Municipal Corporation of Delhi as the Mayor.

Besides earning the distinction of being…

AAP's Aaley Mohammad Iqbal becomes Delhi's Deputy Mayor

New Delhi (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party councillor Aaley Mohammad Iqbal was on Wednesday elected as Delhi's Deputy Mayor, soon after his party's Shelly Oberoi was elected the Mayor after three adjourned meetings of the house.

In the deputy…

Mumbai: Massive fire rages through Dharavi shops, no casualties

Mumbai (IANS) A major fire broke out in several small business establishments in Kamala Nagar and Shahu Nagar areas of Dharavi, early on Wednesday, the BMC Disaster Control said.

The blaze was reported around 4.15 a.m. and quickly engulfed…

After 3 adjourned MCD meetings, Delhi to get mayor today

New Delhi (IANS) After three adjourned meetings of the MCD House, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is set to make its fourth attempt to elect a mayor on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Friday had said that nominated members cannot vote in…

BJP Bihar chief Jaiswal meets Upendra Kushwaha

Patna (IANS) A day after Upendra Kushwaha announced he was quitting the Janata Dal-United and forming a new political party, BJP's Bihar President Sanjay Jaiswal met him here on Tuesday.

Jaiswal, who was in New Delhi, returned to Patna…

Javed Akhtar's comments in Pakistan compared to surgical strikes

New Delhi (IANS) Acclaimed lyricist, screenwriter and poet Javed Akhtar's comments in Pakistan on 26/11 terrorists "roaming free" in the country and the bitterness in the hearts of Indians have drawn huge applause in India.

Akhtar was last…

IAS vs IPS: Warring K'taka women civil servants transferred

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka government on Tuesday transferred two female senior civil servants for indulging in public spat and causing severe embarrassment to the ruling dispensation.

Senior IPS officer D. Roopa Moudgil and senior IAS officer…

'It is a huge resource', SC begins live transcription of its hearing

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday, on an experimental basis, began using artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing technology for live transcription of its hearings.

The live transcription has been launched in…

Pro-Sterlite protestors descend in Delhi, demand immediate reopening of copper smelter plant

New Delhi (IANS) Nearly 50 people from Thoothukudi, led by Manikam Atthappa Kounder of MAK industries and S. Thiagarajan of Thoothukudi Makkal Vazhvadhara Padhukappu Sangam, staged a protest in New Delhi, demanding the immediate reopening of Sterlite…

Godhra train burning case: Gujarat govt seeks death penalty for 11 in SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Gujarat government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will press for the death penalty to 11 convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, as it was a 'rarest of the rare and grave offence." The death penalty of these…