Day: February 14, 2021

With focus on electric three-wheelers, ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign’s 2nd week launched

6:13 pm February 14, 2021

New Delhi: The second week of the Kejriwal government’s ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign focuses on the outreach for electric three-wheelers and aims to sensitize, inform, and encourage Delhiites to adopt electric three-wheelers in the national capital. Three-wheelers are one of the major contributors to vehicular emissions in Delhi and the policy lays special focus on incentivizing […]

UP: Kidnapped boy’s body found after 20 days, one suspect held

12:43 am February 14, 2021

Noida: The body of a four-and-half-year-old boy was found in Greater Noida on Saturday, more than a fortnight after his kidnapping, with the police arresting one of the two suspects in the case, officials said. The boy lived in Surajpur area of Greater Noida and had gone missing from outside his home on January 24 after which a ‘missing’ FIR was […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

Indian-origin employee at UN announces her candidacy for its Secretary-General

12:27 am February 14, 2021

United Nations: A34-year-old Indian-origin employee at the UN has announced that she is running to be its next Secretary General, throwing her hat in the ring against the world organisation’s current chief Antonio Guterres, saying she refuses to be a bystander and it is now time for a new UN. Arora Akanksha, whose work includes managing audits […]

PM’s parasite reference has deeply hurt farmers: Union leaders

12:05 am February 14, 2021

Ghaziabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi referring to farmers as “parasites” has deeply hurt the farming community, leaders of unions protesting against the Centre’s agriculture laws said on Saturday. They also called on the farming community to respond to the “diplomatic abuses” with “diplomatic punishment” by rejecting the government. The remarks came as farmer leaders Darshan Pal, Balbir Singh […]

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