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Uber became the first aggregator to be licensed by the Transport Department of Delhi to run Uber shuttle in the capital city. It will be a part of the Delhi Premium Bus programme. With the 'Uber shuttle' option on the Uber app, passengers in Delhi will be able to reserve seats in advance on the route of their choice.

With the Indian economy on a robust growth trajectory, buoyed by record-high forex reserves, stable inflation rates, and a burgeoning middle class with increased purchasing power, the real estate sector stands out as a lucrative avenue for investors seeking substantial returns. With the rapid digitalization of the Indian economy, technological advancements have revolutionized the real estate industry, making investment processes more efficient and accessible.

Rinku Singh from Kolkata Knight Riders has made it to the list of Reserve Players for the T20 World Cup. The decision drew considerable ire from the fans, who pointed out the recent performances of Rinku Singh, where he did really well. Mumbai Indians, a team that finished at the bottom of the IPL 2024 points table, has four players in the T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah.

India's northwest braces for more heatwave days this summer, capital Delhi has ordered the closure of all schools as temperatures surge as high as 47 degrees Celsius ahead of voting in the final two phases of national elections. The India Meteorological Department said a confluence of weather patterns was driving up temperatures in the breadbasket region. WHY IS INDIA IS SEEING MORE HEATWAVES?

intense summer heat, Discom officials said. According to the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) Delhi real-time data, the peak demand of the city broke all previous records. It reached 7717 MW at 3.33 pm, they said. Delhi's previous all-time high peak power demand was recorded at 7,695 MW on June 29, 2022, officials said.

Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's bail plea, refusing to grant bail. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said it will hear the plea on May 22 after hearing the case for an hour. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Soren cited the case of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and asked the court to release the JMM leader him to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had opposed Soren’s bail plea on May 20. In its affidavit, the ED argued that evidence establishes Soren's involvement in the illegal acquisition and possession of properties. The ED argued that campaigning for election was neither a fundamental, constitutional, nor a legal right.

Delhi is in the grip of an intense heatwave, with temperatures crossing 47 degrees Celsius, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a 'red alert' for the next five days. This scorching weather has pushed the city's peak power demand to unprecedented levels for May, leading to the immediate closure of schools by the Delhi government. Unprecedented Heatwave Grips Delhi The capital has been experiencing a relentless rise in temperatures, with Sunday recording the highest temperature this summer at 44.4 degrees Celsius. Saturday saw temperatures at 43.6 degrees Celsius, a significant increase from Friday's 42.5 degrees Celsius.

people with disabilities is a critical step towards democratising the arts and challenging power relations within museums. When Akhileshwari*, a person with visual impairment, visited a museum in Bangalore with her visually impaired friends, the authorities told them, «this museum is not accessible for people like you». Munir*, a wheelchair user in his 20s, had a similar experience: «I went to a museum in Bangalore with my friends. Many parts of it were accessible and I could reach it with (their) help. But parts of the museum were not accessible for me. My friends and I decided I would stay behind while they went ahead… I felt very upset.»

Emaar India announces a new project in a tier-2 city, the real estate developer’s chief HR officer Madhuri Mehta’s LinkedIn account gets flooded with messages from professionals looking for jobs back in their hometowns. “These people are a potential talent pool,” said Mehta, citing instances of professionals who want to move back home…from, say, Delhi to Mohali. She said Emaar is hiring actively in cities like Indore, Jaipur, Mohali and Lucknow, where they have projects. Job opportunities are growing across sectors in tier 2 and 3 cities, and professionals are eager to join, recruiters and firms said. Escalating living costs and infrastructural challenges in metros are prompting executives to move to smaller cities. Companies, on their part, are drawn by cheaper land costs, lower salaries and easy talent availability, besides rising disposable incomes in these cities.

Delhi High Court has refused to direct all the medical professionals in the country to specify to the patient all possible risks and side effects associated with a drug, or a pharmaceutical product being prescribed. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora dismissed a PIL filed by Kerala-based social worker Jacob Vadakkanchery, also a naturopath, seeking a mandate from the government that medical professionals should specify the side effects in an additional slip in the regional language along with the prescription. «Since the legislature in its wisdom has elected to impose this duty on the manufacturer and the pharmacist (to state about side effects), we do not find any ground for issuing a direction as prayed for in this PIL as it would amount to judicial legislation,» the HC said in its May 15 order. The judges noted that while Vadakkanchery had admitted there are safeguards under the existing law with respect to apprising the patient about the possible side effects of the prescribed drugs, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1945 obliges the manufacturer or its agent importing the drug to provide a package insert which shall duly disclose the side effects of the drugs to the consumer.

Ukraine-Russia conflict and other geopolitical tensions, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said a "storm" is brewing and it is going to get worse while asserting that it is absolutely vital to have a "safe pair of hands" to take India through this very difficult period. He was speaking during an interaction held at a Delhi Tamil Education Association-run school in the national capital, days ahead of the polling for the ongoing Lok Sabha election here.

immediate effect," the government said, according to PTI. The strict direction came amid scorching heatwave conditions in Delhi, with the Najafgarh area of the national capital recording a temperature of 47.5 degrees Celsius, the highest in the country. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a Red alert for the next five days, predicting heat wave conditions in many parts of Delhi and high temperatures in other areas.

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Bengaluru late on Saturday night, the engine of an Air India Express aircraft carrying passengers from Pune to Kochi caught fire. This resulted in the plane's return and an emergency evacuation of its 179 passengers, who were left stranded in the Karnataka capital for almost thirteen hours. There were six crew members on IX-1132.

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Mumbai Lok Sabha Election 2024: RBI Governor Das urges people to vote "All participating Restaurants will offer a 20% discount on the total bill value to those dine-in customers who are residents as per their voter ID and have cast their vote with an inked finger," NRAI said. 1. Aegyo 2.

Mint. “However, the increase in the number of people who can afford and the change in consumer demand towards quality has prompted our investment thesis to evolve." Peak XV (formerly Sequoia India and Southeast Asia) recently invested $12 million in Mokobara. Its consumer portfolio includes petcare startup Heads Up For Tails, nutraceuticals seller Healthkart, and home improvement firm HomeLane.

Delhi is likely to witness an uncomfortably hot Monday with the mercury expected to settle at 45 degrees Celsius during the day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Delhiites woke up to a warm morning with the minimum temperature settling at 29.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, according to the IMD.

gold in the last one week has been -2.8% .whereas in the last month it has been -1.52%. The cost of silver is Rs.86460.0 per kg down by Rs.170.0 per kg. Gold Price Today in Delhi is ₹75071.0/10 grams.

NCRTC), which is executing the Rs 30,000-crore Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) project, has invited bids for leasing of commercial space at three stations along the corridor.

Hardeep Puri said, "In today's day, the fact that needs to be reiterated is that there are 1 crore people riding on the metro every day, and out of the 1 crore people, 73 lakh are the ridership of the capital region of Delhi." "Today, even though the population of the city is expanding massively, it is still easy to get from one part of the city to the other within a reasonable period of time. More people are taking to urban transport," he said.