Delhi is turning into a gas chamber with the air quality index hitting the hazardous 400-500 'severe plus' category. Schools have been shifted to online mode, companies forced to announce work-from-home for their employees, and vehicles face restrictions.
Himachal Pradesh BJP president Rajeev Bindal had been the health minister in the party-led government from 2007 to 2012.
A global legend in women's hockey, Rani Rampal announced her retirement last month after almost two decades at the helm of the Indian team.
The only Muslim face in the Yogi Adityanath ministry in Uttar Pradesh, Danish Azad Ansari is counted among the few BJP leaders working to woo the minorities.
Raman Kant, fondly called the ‘Riverman of India’, is a big name in the field of river conservation. He is lauded for reviving East Kali river's source at Muzzafarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Since 1966, all major political parties have ‘used’ the SC community as political pawns by promising freebies and selling lofty dreams. Never could any party envisage a SC as their party leader to guide the state because of the inherent casteism prevalent both overtly and implicitly.
I think these election results will definitely play a vital role in the future for the Congress party. The party has not been doing well in other states; we have lost many states and elections. Now the people want to make a new beginning, starting from Himachal Pradesh. These elections will lend an impetus to the Congress party ahead of the coming Assembly elections next year.
The elections witnessed a reflection of the past developmental workers undertaken by Congress stalwart, Virbhadra Singh, a six-time Chief Minister, five-time MP, and former Union Minister.
The Union Government appointed Dr Paul as a Member of NITI Aayog in August 2017.
Vivek Chattopadhyaya, associated with the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment, is an expert on clean air and sustainable mobility management.
