The bomb disposal squad later defused the bomb, police sources said. Meanwhile, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has called a special Cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar to discuss the security situation in the state.
Thirty-plus years in journalism had taught me that the fault lay in us, not taking the initiative to set things right and expecting that the authorities would perform their task. If the city was filthy in the most intolerable places then why didn't we pick up the shovel and get to work.
'When we get justice we will stop the protest.'
Thousands of fans thronged the Marine Drive in south Mumbai to witness the victory parade of the Indian cricket team on Thursday evening.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday criticised the Congress for not doing enough to curtail corruption, black money and militancy in Uttar Pradesh. Baba Ramdev described Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh as a piece of garbage and rejected material and warned that Rahul Gandhi was following in the latter's footsteps.
'There are 725,000 Indians here without proper papers. They are subject to deportation immediately under this (Trump's immigration plan). Immediately!' 'They want to prevent new immigration, get the people who are already here out of here, and only allow population increases in the white population.'
Vasundhara Raje, who will be sworn in as Rajasthan chief minister on Friday, called the Congress garbage that has been cleaned from the state.
PWD minister Satyendra Jain has deployed around 100 trucks with 10 workers each to clean up the city.
Warning of a looming epidemic, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the city government to ensure an immediate release of funds to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation to pay dues to employees for May and observed it should "call an emergency session" of Assembly as it was a "serious" issue.
Former Manchester United full-backs Gary and Phil Neville slammed the club's "garbage" defending after Sunday's crushing 4-0 defeat to Chelsea in the English Premier League.
The body of an eight-year-old boy who had fallen into a stormwater drain in Guwahati on Thursday, was recovered about 4 km downstream in Rajgarh area, police said.
It was a battle for broom-upmanship as both Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party leaders took to cleaning the streets of Delhi on Saturday while blaming each other for the garbage crisis in the city.
'When the courts intervene, we are attacked for judicial activism'
Referring to the "mountains of garbage" at the three landfill sites -- Ghazipur, Okhla and Bhalswa-- the court said no action has been taken by authorities, including the office of the LG due to which Delhi was facing the serious problem.
In a new low, an independent municipal councillor threw a pail of garbage at one of his colleagues in the opposition to drive home his point on unsanitary conditions in his area. He was thrashed by the other lawmakers in return. The ruckus broke out during the budget session of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation when Congress backed Independent councillor Nawab Ali threw a full dustbin at Bharatiya Janata Party councilor and chairman of Sanitary Committee Roshan Lal Saini.
Amid deepening schisms within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana over poll ticket distribution, party leader Karan Dev Kamboj on Wednesday indicated that the rebellion could have been prevented if Chief Minister Nayab Saini had a 'say' on the allocation process.
'One of the big findings is that younger men seem to have shifted towards the Republican Party.' 'In 2020, about 23% of younger men said they would vote Trump.' 'Now that number is 48%.' 'It is like a 25 point shift, and you don't actually see shifts that big in surveys.'
'Mamata will beat the living daylights out of BJP workers with the result that people who are not totally committed, they will promptly leave the party and go back to Trinamool.' 'Or when they find they cannot get what they came to the BJP for they will go back to Trinamool.'
The governor accepted Kumar's resignation, and asked him to continue as caretaker CM till a new government is formed, they said.
West Indies cricketing legend Malcolm Marshall's final resting place in Barbados is a sorry sight, sparking concerns about his legacy.
The Gyanvapi mosque management committee has objected to the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) seeking eight more weeks to complete the survey of the complex.
Municipal waste from the United States is raising a stink in India with authorities still looking for a solution to dispose it off nearly three years after it was mistakenly sent to Tuticorin port and the matter has landed before a court.
Modi said that those who call themselves the biggest sympathisers of the backward communities are in reality their biggest enemies.
The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
The body was found with a piece of cloth stuffed inside the mouth.
Dil Dosti Dilemma is a coming-of-age series without profanity, and that by itself breaks the current mould, observes Deepa Gahlot.
If we as citizens, do not take ownership of public places, public facilities and public conveniences, Swachh Bharat will remain just a hollow slogan, notes Biswajit Dasgupta.
The situation in the district worsened on Friday with the flames reaching the high court colony in the Pines area.
'If we don't control the additional pollutants that come from various human activities then, the pollution level will not come down.'
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has dismissed speculation about his future at the Premier League club, saying he would like a long-term stay at Old Trafford provided the team's owners are happy with his input.
Former Indian Space Research Organisation chief G Madhavan Nair and three fellow space scientists against whom the government has taken damning action in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal were "thrown out like garbage", said Prof C N R Rao, head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the prime minister.
Efforts have also intensified to extinguish the raging forest fires in the state, especially in the worst-affected areas of Nainital, Haldwani and Ramnagar forest divisions, forest officials here said on Sunday.
'I am shocked that the BJP makes so many commitments. What did they deliver as the NDA?'
Two children were seriously injured in an explosion that occurred in a garbage dump on Friday afternoon in front of Rajkiya Inter college, Sector 22, Noida. The blast occurred when the children Sonu and Golu, both rag pickers, were scouring the waste
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said that his government's attempt to clean the roads of Delhi after the municipal corporation went on strike was not a photo opportunity and asserted that garbage was actually being picked.
'The West has always opposed a strong nationalist leader in India and Narendra Modi is no exception.' 'The West prefers weak leaders who are amenable to Western pressure and Mr Modi's independent stance is not to the liking of the West,' asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
In a crowded courtroom, the judge declared that Alam should be hanged to death for the killing of the girl, also from Bihar.
Mani Vajipey and Raj Madangopal quit high-paying jobs in the US and returned to their home town to fix India's mounting garbage crisis.
'The primary set took over three months to build with 14,000-15,000 workers employed at a time.'
'We ensured that Mallikajaan's Shahi Mahal lived up to its name.' 'One zardosi panel cost around Rs 4 lakh; the one with the kalpavriksh was around Rs 5 lakh.'
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