New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): As people across the country, including Delhi, are gearing up for Diwali, the problem of air quality is also coming to the fore, as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital touched 266 on Saturday evening.

Kolkata (West Bengal)[India], May 30 (ANI): West Bengal is aiming to make a bigger splash at the Khelo India Youth Games 2021, not only in swimming which has been their forte, but in a few other disciplines as well.

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Inflation is likely to come down in the coming months as the government as well as the central bank have taken the required measures to cool down the price rise, Ajay Seth, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, said on Monday.

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): There is a lot of discussion going on with different stakeholders including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund and the government would soon come out with a consultation paper on cryptocurrencies, Ajay Seth, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, said on Monday.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sanjay Kapoor on Thursday marked 32 years of his debut in the film industry by sharing throwback pictures from his first movie 'Prem'.

Mumbai Apr 20 PTI Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil on Wednesday said he will hold a meeting with the key leaders of all political parties and some organisations in the state before a final decision is taken over with the use of loudspeakers He made the comments against the backdrop of a strong pitch made by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS and the opposition BJP over removing high-decibel loudspeakers installed on mosques Interacting with media persons here Walse Patil also said that loudspeakers can be installed only after seeking permission from the police as per law He said states Director General of Police DGP Rajnish Seth held a meeting with the top officials on the issue of loudspeakers on Tuesday and submitted a report in this regard to him on Wednesday He Seth has submitted a report to me on what situation may arise in the state over the next some days and steps to be taken in that regard the minister added Walse Patil without naming anyone reiterated that attempts are being made to disturb law and order in the state and added that the government has taken a serious view of the same He requested everyone to desist from taking law into their hands escalating conflicts and dividing communities Strict action will be taken if anyone does this and peace will be established he added Walse Patil said that the Supreme Court had passed a judgement on noise pollution in 2005 and added the state government had issued some government resolutions GR in that regard in 2015 and 2017 Instruction will be issued to authorities concerned to implement the same But before taking a final decision in this regard I will hold a meeting with leaders of key parties in the state to discuss the issue I will hold discussions with some organisations as well After that a final decision will be made he added To a question Walse Patil said MNS chief Raj Thackeray who had made a strong pitch for removing loudspeakers from mosques earlier this month will also be invited for the meeting Walse Patil however did not specify the date when the meeting will be held The minister also said he will welcome if people follow the Supreme Court order on noise pollution on their own To another question Walse Patil said Aurangabad police commissioner has received letters seeking to disallow Thackerays planned rally in Aurangabad city and added that cops will take a call in this regard assessing the local situation Walse Patil also said that there is no reason for the government to oppose if anyone installs CCTVs at temples or any other place of prayers voluntarily from a security point of view He was replying to a question on the MNS reportedly demanding installation of CCTVs in mosques Asked whether loudspeakers installed without permissions on temples or mosques will be removed Walse Patil said that it is not the governments responsibility to install or remove loudspeakers One who wishes to install a loudspeaker should do so as per law seeking police permission Loudspeakers cannot be installed if there is no police permission Those who install loudspeakers they will have to follow the SC order and governments GRs he added Replying to a query the minister said the government has inputs about pockets in the state where the situation may be tense and added that the police have been asked to be fully prepared to face such situations Walse Patil said there is no need to give importance to Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Ranas talk of reading Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays official residence Varsha here Raj Thackeray has earlier asked the MVA government to remove loudspeakers from mosques by May 3 citing noise pollution and threatened to play Hanuman Chalisa outside mosques in a higher volume if his demand was not met The BJP has supported Raj Thackerays demand PTI ENM NP NP

New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Union Finance Ministry is reportedly looking for a new secretary for the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) as Ajay Seth, the 1987-batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer who currently holds this charge, has been detected with a serious illness.

Mumbai Feb 18 PTI The Maharashtra government on Friday appointed IPS officer Rajnish Seth as the new Director General of Police DGP of the state The 1988 cadre IPS officer replaced Sanjay Pandey who held the additional charge of the post since April 9 2021 Seth was previously posted as the director general of the Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB Seth reached the DGP office around 730 pm and took charge from the outgoing DGP an official saidThis is the second time that Seth is taking charge as the states top cop He had earlier held the additional charge of the post in March 2021 he saidSeths appointment has come after the Bombay High Court recently pulled up the state government for favouring acting DGP Pandey for the post Pandey who is the managing director of the Maharashtra State Security Corporation held the post of DGP as additional charge since April 9 last year after the then state DGP Subodh Jaiswal was transferred to the CBI PTI MR DC ARU ARU

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 8 (ANI): Artistes will come and go, but there are some who remain immortal. Jagjit Singh is one of them. To date, people listen to his soulful ghazals.

Utah [US], January 26 (ANI): Recently, astronomers have discovered a black hole unlike any other. At one hundred thousand solar masses, it is smaller than the black holes found at the centres of galaxies, but bigger than the black holes that are born when stars explode, making made it one of the only confirmed intermediate-mass black holes, an object that long been sought by astronomers.