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Delhi Transport Strike :Multiple Transport Unions have called for three day strike in the capital. Initially the strike was being by held by truck drivers, but now cab driver and autorickshaw drivers too have called for the strike. But what is the reason?
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Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Entire shoals of fish population at the Sanjay lake have perished from the low levels of water during the heatwave in New Delhi on Thursday (May 21)
Express Photos 📸: Tashi Tobgyal

Consumer court news: A routine surgery turned fatal for a 56-year-old woman after a surgery led to the removal of her left kidney in 2012 instead of the one on the right.
Written by @peechiblues
Link in bio.
#Consumer #kidney #legalnews #lawupdates #law

Consumer court news: A routine surgery turned fatal for a 56-year-old woman after a surgery led to the removal of her left kidney in 2012 instead of the one on the right.
Written by @peechiblues
Link in bio.
#Consumer #kidney #legalnews #lawupdates #law

Consumer court news: A routine surgery turned fatal for a 56-year-old woman after a surgery led to the removal of her left kidney in 2012 instead of the one on the right.
Written by @peechiblues
Link in bio.
#Consumer #kidney #legalnews #lawupdates #law

Consumer court news: A routine surgery turned fatal for a 56-year-old woman after a surgery led to the removal of her left kidney in 2012 instead of the one on the right.
Written by @peechiblues
Link in bio.
#Consumer #kidney #legalnews #lawupdates #law

Hundreds of Congress workers marched towards the BJP state headquarters in Jaipur on Thursday to protest against alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam.
Carrying posters and placards, the protesters led by Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Police used water cannons near Shaheed Smarak after several Congress workers climbed barricades and attempted to cross over towards the BJP headquarters.
Protesters jostled with police personnel as they tried to prevent them from moving ahead.
Some party workers suffered minor injuries during the protest and were taken to SMS Hospital, a party spokesperson said.
The Congress claimed that the future of nearly 22 lakh students had been affected due to the alleged leak.
The NEET (UG) 2026 examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses, held on May 3, was cancelled two days later amid allegations of paper leak
Photos: PTI

Hundreds of Congress workers marched towards the BJP state headquarters in Jaipur on Thursday to protest against alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam.
Carrying posters and placards, the protesters led by Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Police used water cannons near Shaheed Smarak after several Congress workers climbed barricades and attempted to cross over towards the BJP headquarters.
Protesters jostled with police personnel as they tried to prevent them from moving ahead.
Some party workers suffered minor injuries during the protest and were taken to SMS Hospital, a party spokesperson said.
The Congress claimed that the future of nearly 22 lakh students had been affected due to the alleged leak.
The NEET (UG) 2026 examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses, held on May 3, was cancelled two days later amid allegations of paper leak
Photos: PTI

Hundreds of Congress workers marched towards the BJP state headquarters in Jaipur on Thursday to protest against alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam.
Carrying posters and placards, the protesters led by Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Police used water cannons near Shaheed Smarak after several Congress workers climbed barricades and attempted to cross over towards the BJP headquarters.
Protesters jostled with police personnel as they tried to prevent them from moving ahead.
Some party workers suffered minor injuries during the protest and were taken to SMS Hospital, a party spokesperson said.
The Congress claimed that the future of nearly 22 lakh students had been affected due to the alleged leak.
The NEET (UG) 2026 examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses, held on May 3, was cancelled two days later amid allegations of paper leak
Photos: PTI

Hundreds of Congress workers marched towards the BJP state headquarters in Jaipur on Thursday to protest against alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam.
Carrying posters and placards, the protesters led by Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Police used water cannons near Shaheed Smarak after several Congress workers climbed barricades and attempted to cross over towards the BJP headquarters.
Protesters jostled with police personnel as they tried to prevent them from moving ahead.
Some party workers suffered minor injuries during the protest and were taken to SMS Hospital, a party spokesperson said.
The Congress claimed that the future of nearly 22 lakh students had been affected due to the alleged leak.
The NEET (UG) 2026 examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses, held on May 3, was cancelled two days later amid allegations of paper leak
Photos: PTI
'Why are they so scared of us?'
Cockroach Janta Party’s X (formerly Twitter) account has been withheld in India, sparking reactions online.
The group questioned the move, asking: “Why are they so scared of us?”
Here’s what happened and why the account is no longer visible in India 👆🏽

Addressing a press conference, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the government had cancelled around 7.72 lakh “invalid” ration cards and invited fresh online applications, adding that the income limit for fresh issuance would be raised to Rs 2.5 lakh per annum.
She said that in Delhi no ration cards were issued in the last 13 years.
Gupta said an intensive audit led to removal of 1.44 lakh beneficiaries not meeting income criteria, 35,800 who did not receive ration, 29,580 deceased beneficiaries, and 23,394 duplicate ration cards.
At present, the income criterion to become eligible for a ration card in Delhi is capped at Rs 1.2 lakh per annum. Gupta said the hike is aimed at benefiting the maximum number of needy people.
The hike decision will be approved in the next cabinet meeting, she added
Photos: PTI

Addressing a press conference, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the government had cancelled around 7.72 lakh “invalid” ration cards and invited fresh online applications, adding that the income limit for fresh issuance would be raised to Rs 2.5 lakh per annum.
She said that in Delhi no ration cards were issued in the last 13 years.
Gupta said an intensive audit led to removal of 1.44 lakh beneficiaries not meeting income criteria, 35,800 who did not receive ration, 29,580 deceased beneficiaries, and 23,394 duplicate ration cards.
At present, the income criterion to become eligible for a ration card in Delhi is capped at Rs 1.2 lakh per annum. Gupta said the hike is aimed at benefiting the maximum number of needy people.
The hike decision will be approved in the next cabinet meeting, she added
Photos: PTI

Addressing a press conference, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the government had cancelled around 7.72 lakh “invalid” ration cards and invited fresh online applications, adding that the income limit for fresh issuance would be raised to Rs 2.5 lakh per annum.
She said that in Delhi no ration cards were issued in the last 13 years.
Gupta said an intensive audit led to removal of 1.44 lakh beneficiaries not meeting income criteria, 35,800 who did not receive ration, 29,580 deceased beneficiaries, and 23,394 duplicate ration cards.
At present, the income criterion to become eligible for a ration card in Delhi is capped at Rs 1.2 lakh per annum. Gupta said the hike is aimed at benefiting the maximum number of needy people.
The hike decision will be approved in the next cabinet meeting, she added
Photos: PTI
After Sushil Prajapati, a rape accused in Ghaziabad, was released on bail on May 17, supporters allegedly took out a celebratory roadshow outside Dasna Jail.
According to police, supporters showered flowers on him, carried him on their shoulders from the jail premises to the main road, and a convoy of vehicles then accompanied him towards Muradnagar.
Based on videos received by police, an FIR was registered against Prajapati and 12 unidentified persons.
The complaint, filed by Sub-Inspector Pradeep Kumar, alleged that the group obstructed the road and later drove recklessly, causing inconvenience and risk to the public.
DCP (Rural) Surendra Nath Tiwari said the case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 281 (rash driving) and Section 285 (danger or obstruction in a public way).
Prajapati had been in jail for 8 months in connection with a rape case. A complaint was filed on August 8, 2025, and he was arrested on August 11, 2025, police said.

Call it a gaggle, call it a parade 🪿🪿
These #geese clearly picked one of #Delhi’s prettiest summer routes.
At Shanti Van, they passed under amaltas trees in full bloom, as the brief May-June bloom turned the morning yellow.
Also known as the Indian laburnum or Indian shower tree, amaltas flowers briefly across the capital every summer.
Express Photos 📸: Abhinav Saha

Call it a gaggle, call it a parade 🪿🪿
These #geese clearly picked one of #Delhi’s prettiest summer routes.
At Shanti Van, they passed under amaltas trees in full bloom, as the brief May-June bloom turned the morning yellow.
Also known as the Indian laburnum or Indian shower tree, amaltas flowers briefly across the capital every summer.
Express Photos 📸: Abhinav Saha

Call it a gaggle, call it a parade 🪿🪿
These #geese clearly picked one of #Delhi’s prettiest summer routes.
At Shanti Van, they passed under amaltas trees in full bloom, as the brief May-June bloom turned the morning yellow.
Also known as the Indian laburnum or Indian shower tree, amaltas flowers briefly across the capital every summer.
Express Photos 📸: Abhinav Saha
Even snack packets aren’t safe from global conflicts.
Japan’s biggest snack brand Calbee is temporarily changing its colourful chip packets to black-and-white after supply issues caused by the US-Iran conflict affected printing ink materials.
Script & Anchor: Gitika Sharma (@itsgits_ )
Shoot & Edit: Hanika Kashyap (@9hanika )

Top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 35th death anniversary, and recalled the various initiatives undertaken by him for the country's progress.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K C Venugopal, former chief ministers Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ashok Gehlot, besides several former union ministers were present at his memorial Veer Bhumi.
Several Congress leaders also remembered Rajiv Gandhi as the architect of modern India.
Paying tribute, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his father's teachings and values will always remain with him.
"Papa, I will fully shoulder the responsibility of realizing the dream of a skilled, prosperous, and strong India that you envisioned," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944, in Mumbai and was assassinated in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
He served as India's prime minister from October 31, 1984, to December 2, 1989
Express Photos: Abhinav Saha

Top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 35th death anniversary, and recalled the various initiatives undertaken by him for the country's progress.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K C Venugopal, former chief ministers Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ashok Gehlot, besides several former union ministers were present at his memorial Veer Bhumi.
Several Congress leaders also remembered Rajiv Gandhi as the architect of modern India.
Paying tribute, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his father's teachings and values will always remain with him.
"Papa, I will fully shoulder the responsibility of realizing the dream of a skilled, prosperous, and strong India that you envisioned," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944, in Mumbai and was assassinated in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
He served as India's prime minister from October 31, 1984, to December 2, 1989
Express Photos: Abhinav Saha

Top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 35th death anniversary, and recalled the various initiatives undertaken by him for the country's progress.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K C Venugopal, former chief ministers Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ashok Gehlot, besides several former union ministers were present at his memorial Veer Bhumi.
Several Congress leaders also remembered Rajiv Gandhi as the architect of modern India.
Paying tribute, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his father's teachings and values will always remain with him.
"Papa, I will fully shoulder the responsibility of realizing the dream of a skilled, prosperous, and strong India that you envisioned," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944, in Mumbai and was assassinated in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
He served as India's prime minister from October 31, 1984, to December 2, 1989
Express Photos: Abhinav Saha

Top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 35th death anniversary, and recalled the various initiatives undertaken by him for the country's progress.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K C Venugopal, former chief ministers Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ashok Gehlot, besides several former union ministers were present at his memorial Veer Bhumi.
Several Congress leaders also remembered Rajiv Gandhi as the architect of modern India.
Paying tribute, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his father's teachings and values will always remain with him.
"Papa, I will fully shoulder the responsibility of realizing the dream of a skilled, prosperous, and strong India that you envisioned," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944, in Mumbai and was assassinated in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
He served as India's prime minister from October 31, 1984, to December 2, 1989
Express Photos: Abhinav Saha

Top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 35th death anniversary, and recalled the various initiatives undertaken by him for the country's progress.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K C Venugopal, former chief ministers Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ashok Gehlot, besides several former union ministers were present at his memorial Veer Bhumi.
Several Congress leaders also remembered Rajiv Gandhi as the architect of modern India.
Paying tribute, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his father's teachings and values will always remain with him.
"Papa, I will fully shoulder the responsibility of realizing the dream of a skilled, prosperous, and strong India that you envisioned," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944, in Mumbai and was assassinated in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
He served as India's prime minister from October 31, 1984, to December 2, 1989
Express Photos: Abhinav Saha

Top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 35th death anniversary, and recalled the various initiatives undertaken by him for the country's progress.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K C Venugopal, former chief ministers Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ashok Gehlot, besides several former union ministers were present at his memorial Veer Bhumi.
Several Congress leaders also remembered Rajiv Gandhi as the architect of modern India.
Paying tribute, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his father's teachings and values will always remain with him.
"Papa, I will fully shoulder the responsibility of realizing the dream of a skilled, prosperous, and strong India that you envisioned," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944, in Mumbai and was assassinated in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
He served as India's prime minister from October 31, 1984, to December 2, 1989
Express Photos: Abhinav Saha
A political controversy has erupted in #WestBengal after reports claimed that the Suvendu-led administration plans to remove the football sculpture designed during Mamata Banerjee’s tenure at Salt Lake Stadium.
The statue is installed outside the Salt Lake Stadium and depicts a football player with both legs interacting with the ball while the upper body features only a football placed above the waist.
It was created to convey a creative, stylised visual effect and was positioned at the main entrance of the stadium.
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