In view of the high demand for oxygen in the country following a record spike in coronavirus cases, the Railways has decided to run Oxygen Express trains to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country.
When in Landour, discovers Supriya Newar, one of the most important things to do and that too in large measures, is to do nothing at all.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat was laid to rest with a 17-gun salute and full military honours on Friday.
'The condition of Shri Pranab Mukherjee remains unchanged this morning. He is deeply comatose and is being treated for respiratory infection. 'His vital parameters are stable and he continues to be on ventilatory support,' the hospital said in a statement.
'Shri Pranab Mukherjee's health condition continues to remain critical. Presently he is haemodynamically stable and on a ventilator,' a statement from the hospital said.
The former president was admitted to the hospital in Delhi Cantonment on August 10 and was operated the same day for removal of a clot in his brain.
Doctors attending on him said that his vital and clinical parameters are stable and he is being closely monitored.
The former president continues to be in deep coma, the Army's Research and Referral hospital said.
The agency has booked 23 Army personnel and civilians, including relatives of officers, for allegedly demanding bribe and facilitating bribery, they said.
'Congress leaders are ready to lose the election and not form the government, but are never ready to share seats with others.'
Singh was arrested on Friday evening, along with his driver Pankaj and assistant Praveen, when he was called for questioning by Delhi police.
A Delhi court on Wednesday sought an action taken report from the Delhi Police on a private complaint filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly disclosing the identity of a minor rape victim, the lawyer for the complainant said.
AAP NRI supporters celebrated after trends showed that the party was set to sweep Delhi.
The former president was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi Cantonment on August 10 and was operated for removal of a clot in the brain.
However, his son and former MP Abhijit Mukherjee said his father is showing "positive signs of improvement".
Wielding a broom, the prime minister took part in the drive along with fitness influencer Ankit Baiyanpuriya.
Veteran Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, facing trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, on Thursday told a Delhi court that there was a 'conspiracy' between the Central Bureau of Investigation and his political rivals, especially Akali Dal, to falsely implicate him in the matter.
High drama was witnessed at the residence of former army chief Gen V K Singh in New Delhi on Saturday after a major went there purportedly to remove the army's telephone exchange but his family alleged that it was an attempt to plant snooping bugs.
'We wanted to come out with accurate figure rather than speculating. This is not uncommon and we are not late
Displaying 'ARMY' on private transport is an attempt to milk the respect and reverence that the common citizen has for a person in the armed forces, observes Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd). By writing 'ARMY' and displaying regimental insignias, we expect a few misdemeanours to be overlooked.
The woman's body was found with her throat slit near the Brar Square in the Delhi Cantonment area on Saturday.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday told a court that the Delhi police, acting in a pre-planned manner during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, kept its "eyes closed" to the violence.
Former Congress Member of Parliament Sajjan Kumar was on Wednesday chargesheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a Delhi court in two separate cases relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The agency filed its investigation report in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja. The cases in which the chargesheets were filed against Kumar and others were registered in two police stations -- Sultanpuri and Delhi Cantonment.
The Indian Air Force's move comes over a year after the Navy made changes in its ensign shedding its colonial past.
AAP alleged that EVMs are being tampered with to favour BJP.
A co-accused of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases on Saturday pleaded before a Delhi court to transfer the matters to a judge having territorial jurisdiction to try them.
'It's doubtful if serving defence personnel and their families will retain their faith in this government if such gimmicks allowing political considerations to over-ride security issues are allowed to prevail,' warns Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
Ninety-four hours after he climbed a 200-feet high mobile tower alleging harassment by seniors, an armyman was on Tuesday brought down by rescue workers as his health condition worsened.
The spectator size too has been reduced to 25,000, officials said.
The IAF Chief released the new ensign at the 91st IAF Day celebrations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.
'I have been touched whenever I have known him personally as a human being.'
The 84-year-old former president was admitted to the hospital on Monday and was operated upon for removal of a clot in the brain. He is also COVID-19 positive.
According to his party, Rahul Gandhi travelled in a truck from Delhi to Chandigarh to listen to the problems faced by truck drivers.
Acting on the complaint of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Karan Singh Tanwar, a former MLA from Delhi Cantonment, the Jhajjar police booked him.
There were no casualties or injuries in the incident, which occurred in Delhi.
Ex-President APJ Abdul Kalam has moved to his allotted accommodation at 10 Rajaji Marg on Thursday from the 'High Risk Category Officers' Hut', a simple accommodation provided to him in Delhi Cantonment. The 75-year-old former President has been staying in the army hut since demitting office on July 25.
The second and third positions in the category were grabbed by Surat and Navi Mumbai respectively.
Minister of State for Defence B K Handique, Defence Secretary Ajay Vikram Singh, Air Marshall Arjan Singh, Vice-Chief of Army Staff V K Thakur, former prime minister I K Gujral and a host of admirers of the late hero placed wreaths on the body.
In Karnataka, home minister Araga Jnanendra directed police to track down the 'anti-national' persons who posted objectionable comments about the late chief of defence staff, and 'punish them befitting their distorted minds.'
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