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Currently, the Hazarat Nizamuddin (New Delhi) to Agra rail route supports high speeds of up to 160 kmph, allowing only Gatiman Express and two Vande Bharat trains to operate at this speed. New Delhi: The Railway Board has reduced the speed of semi-high speed trains Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat from 160 kmph to 130 kmph till…

The victims from Shivamogga, were returning from Savadatti in Belagavi district after a pilgrimage to pay obeisance to Goddess Yallamma. At least 13 people were killed and two more critically injured after their mini-bus crashed into a stationary truck in Byadagi Taluk of Karnataka’s Haveri district early Friday, officials said. The victims, who were from Shivamogga, were…

The opposition is set to push adjournment motions in both houses of the Parliament today for a debate on the alleged irregularities in the NEET UG 2024. The Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc is set to push adjournment motions in both houses of the Parliament today for a debate on the alleged irregularities in…

Govind Ram, a junk dealer living on the outskirts of the Indian capital, Delhi, bought an air conditioner in May after his children pleaded with him. A fiery heatwave was scorching the city and its neighbourhood, and his school-going children complained of “choking” heat. Using his savings, Mr Ram bought the air conditioner for his children’s bedroom.…

A viral video showing an Indian truck driver’s 5-bedroom house in the US has received mixed reactions from social media users. A video of an Indian truck driver’s 5-bedroom house in the US was shared on social media. While the post has impressed many, it has also sparked a conversation about the lives of people in India.…

Parliament Session Updates: It is President’s first joint address after the formation of the BJP-led NDA government for the third time at the Centre Parliament Session Updates: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday addressed the joint session of the Parliament where she launched a scathing attack on Emergency imposed by the then Congress government in 1975 and said that…

NEET: CBI questions school principal; 2 accused sent to 3-day remand | Updates A special team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday questioned a principal of the Oasis school in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh, who was the district coordinator of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG-2024) examination, amid its probe into the exam’s alleged irregularities. Along…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Wednesday said it has asked the Tamil Nadu state to submit a “detailed report” after a Reuters story revealed that Apple supplier Foxconn rejected married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. In a statement calling for the probe, the federal government’s Ministry of Labour and Employment cited the…

“I had said Sisodia ji is innocent… AAP is innocent… and I am innocent. But CBI’s plan is to malign us in the media. Please record… CBI sources spread fake news,” Arvind Kejriwal told a Delhi court. In a brief but significant departure from legal norms, Arvind Kejriwal – who this morning went from anticipating release on…

The 96-year-old former deputy prime minister has been admitted in the old private ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) . Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to the AIIMS here late on Wednesday night, sources said. “He is stable and under observation,” a source said. The 96-year-old former deputy prime minister…

ISRO Spying Case: It is not immediately known who has been charge-sheeted in the case registered in 2021 following the Supreme Court’s directions. The CBI has filed a charge sheet against five individuals in a court here in connection with the alleged framing of space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994 ISRO espionage case, sources said on…

NEET, NET Row: The 7 member committee formed by Education Ministry conducted its first meeting on June 24 and decided that their first priority is to take suggestions from parents and students. Their next priority is to build a robust system for starting the tests. Ministry of Education set up a high level committee to ensure transparent…

The High Court observed that since minors enjoy near immunity from being prosecuted for driving without a license, there has been a rise in road accidents involving them. The Kerala High Court recently held that the guardian of a minor or the owner of a vehicle driven by a minor can face prosecution under Section 199A of…

The court on Tuesday granted bail to the juvenile accused in the Pune car accident case and ordered the release of the minor into the care and custody of his paternal aunt. The minor accused involved in the Pune Porsche car crash accident has been released from observation home following the Bombay High Court’s order. The court…

The beneficiary students, after securing admission in Class 9, will receive Rs 500 per month for 10 months each year, and the remaining Rs 10,000 will be disbursed after they pass the Class 10 board exam, it said. Ahmedabad: Nearly 4.37 lakh girls have registered to avail benefits under two schemes launched by the Gujarat government in…

After meeting the Agarwadekar family, Sawant also assured them the government would rebuild their house and the expenses would be recovered from the culprits. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has met the family whose house in Assagao village has been partially demolished by some people allegedly over a property dispute and ordered a high-level inquiry into the…

Jaipur: Four people have died and 10 more were injured in a fire at a factory in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara district, police said on Wednesday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Tijara) Shivraj Singh said the fire broke out at the factory in the Bhiwadi area on Tuesday evening. One person was found dead and 10 injured people were rescued,…

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the Excise Policy money laundering case on March 21, 2024, and is presently in Judicial Custody in the case. Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal was brought to Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday. He will be produced by CBI for a hearing in the liquor policy…

Several reports had earlier claimed that claimed that anyone with an Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) account cannot book e-tickets for others with different surname. New Delhi: The Indian Railways today reacted to news reports that claimed that anyone with an Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) account cannot book e-tickets for others with…

India increased its overseas assets more than it increased its foreign liabilities, largely propelled by a rise in reserve assets. India’s has increased its overseas assets more than its foreign liabilities, largely due to a rise in reserve assets, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data. Reserve assets accounted for 62.9% of India’s international financial assets…

A two-member Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Monday collected all material evidence related to the alleged NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case. A two-member Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Monday collected all material evidence linked to the alleged NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case from the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar police, which…

AAP’s Atishi began her hunger strike on June 21 amid a prolonged heatwave in Delhi and has demanded that the BJP-ruled Haryana release water for the national capital. Delhi Minister Atishi’s hunger strike over the water crisis in the national capital ended on Tuesday after her health deteriorated, her party said. Addressing a press conference, Aam Aadmi…

Delhi: Four people died in a fire that started in a house located in Prem Nagar early in the morning. The fire began around 3:30 AM. Firefighters arrived with two fire trucks and managed to bring the fire under control. Unfortunately, four individuals breathed in smoke and were taken to the hospital, where doctors later pronounced them…

The roof of the newly constructed Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was leaking after the first heavy showers since it was opened to the public, said Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Mandir. Water was leaking from the roof of the sanctum sanctorum at the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya after the first heavy…

The Supreme Court on Monday took strong exception to the State of Uttar Pradesh filing appeals before it challenging directions to pay pension to retired government servants [State of Uttar Pradesh and Another v. Shashi Srivastava]. A vacation bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Rajesh Bindal was of the view that the State had made it…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s grandmother, former PM Indira Gandhi had imposed the Emergency on June 25, 1975. A day after the INDIA bloc mounted a massive protest inside the Parliament premises against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said those who imposed the Emergency have no right to profess their love…

During the operation, authorities took eight samples of the adulterated ghee for laboratory testing to confirm the presence of palm oil. They found 10 containers of palm oil on the premises. Authorities seized over 3,000 kg of ‘adulterated’ ghee during a raid at a facility in Gujarat’s Navsari on Sunday. They also confiscated palm oil, which is…

A gunman opened fire inside a supermarket in US’s Texas on Friday. A 32-year-old man from Andhra was among those killed in the shooting. A 32-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh was among those killed in a shooting at a supermarket in Texas, the United States. Dasari Gopikrishna, who had moved to the US eight months ago in…

Buoyed by its good show in this general election that denied a majority to the BJP, the Opposition is gearing up to corner the ruling party on key issues in this session In what appears to be a trailer to a stormy Parliament session, two senior parliamentarians of the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress traded barbs…

The ₹1.5-crore bridge was being constructed by the state government’s Rural Works Department (RWD). An under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s East Champaran district on Sunday, officials said, with this being the third such incident in the state since Tuesday. No casualty was reported in the incident that took place in Motihari, according to officials. “The exact cause…

Darshan is among those accused of having carried out the murder of a man named Renukaswamy after the latter made derogatory comments on social media against the actor’s girlfriend. A trial court in Karnataka on Saturday sent Kannada actor Darshan Thogudeepa and three other persons accused in the Renukaswamy murder case to judicial custody till July 4.…

The ISRO has successfully conducted its third and final landing experiment of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV-LEX3) in Karnataka. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted its third and final landing experiment on Sunday, of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV-LEX3) in Chitradurga, Karnataka, news agency PTI reported. ISRO achieved its third and final consecutive success…

India’s Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project has reached a new milestone with the construction of a 120-meter bridge over the Dhadhar river in Gujarat’s Vadodara district. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) announced that this bridge, situated between Bharuch and Vadodara, consists of three 40-meter full-span girders and several circular piers. India’s ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train…

The controversy erupted after an unusually high number of students scored a perfect 720 in the NEET-UG exam. New Delhi: A ‘solver gang’ that leaks exam papers and also provides proxy candidates who would sit for an exam has come into the limelight amid a row over the medical entrance test NEET. The NEET-UG exam, held in…

Suraj Revanna row: The Holenarasipura police booked the JD(S) MLC under IPC sections 377 (unnatural sex) and 506 (criminal intimidation). JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, the brother of jailed politician Prajwal Revanna, was booked by the Karnataka police on Saturday for allegedly sodomising a party worker. The police also booked the complainant and his brother-in-law for allegedly attempting…

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the law was implemented after several “scams” and termed it a move to “damage control.” The Congress on Saturday slammed the Narendra Modi-led Central government’s decision to implement a law to prevent the use of unfair means in competitive examinations. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the law—the Public Examinations (Prevention…

Deaths are being reported from the village every day as many patients remain under treatment since the tragedy earlier this week. The police have arrested a key suspect in the toxic liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi. The cops believe that it was Chinnadurai who had supplied distilled liquor to Karunapuram, the village that is now mourning…

Indian Intelligence and financial investigating agencies have also found that there was large-scale misuse of the e-visa scheme prior to 2020.   National security planners have found several irregularities in the operations of Chinese companies and the import of Chinese products into India – ranging from improper documentation for visas, evading local taxes, and bypassing scrutiny by…

Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader Suraj Revanna– brother of Prajwal Revanna who is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women–has accused a party worker and his kin face of attempting to extort money from him by threatening with a false sexual assault case of sexual assault in Karnataka’s Hassan. The complaint was filed by Suraj Revanna’s lose aide Shivakumar…

The employees have been directed to use the biometric attendance system and not the register-based attendance. “For any reason, if the employee is not able to attend office on a particular day, it should be informed in advance and casual leave should be applied for,” the circular said. Most of the staff members have not been using…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina will hold wide-ranging talks on June 22 to give a new momentum to the bilateral ties. Hours after Hasina began a two-day state visit to India, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met her and discussed various bilateral issues. “Delighted to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…

The Court said that it is reserving the matter for a detailed order which will be pronounced in two to three days. In the meantime, the operation of trial court’s bail order will remain stayed, the single-judge directed. The Delhi High Court on Friday directed an interim stay on the trial court order granting bail to Aam…

The dispute pertained to a video uploaded on the YouTube channel of Rathee in which he depicted how Real fruit juice affects the health of consumers, especially children. Nearly a year-old litigation between Dabur India and popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee came to an end on June 18 with the latter agreeing to blur the packaging of Dabur’s…

Another defence lawyer representing the managers of Cosie restaurant and Club Blak confirmed that the court also granted bail to his clients. Pune: A court in Pune on Friday granted bail to the father of the juvenile accused in one of the cases pertaining to the Porsche car crash in which two software professionals were killed in the city last month. The court also granted bail to five other accused, including the owner and managers of two…

The revised schedule for the conduct of this examination will be announced later through the official website. The Joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination, which was supposed to take place on June 25–27, 2024, has been postponed by National Testing Agency (NTA). It is being postponed because of logistical problems in addition to unforeseen situations. The updated timetable for the…

The actual toll is likely to be higher as the data compiled by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) does not have updated submissions from states. Between March 1 and June 20, there have been as many as 143 deaths due to the prolonged heat wave that is sweeping a large part of the country, while…

A total of 141 others, including five women, are undergoing treatment at various government hospitals in Salem, Villupuram and Puducherry The death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu rose to 53 with three more persons losing their lives after consuming spurious liquor at Karunapuram. The victims included five women and a transperson. Most of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, June 21, led the celebrations of the 10th International Yoga Day in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. He was seen performing various asanas at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC). Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led the 10th International Yoga Day celebrations on the banks of Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar.…

Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21; the 21-day interim bail granted to him by the Supreme Court ended on June 1. A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested in March in the money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy of 2021-22. Vacation…

A candidate, his uncle and two middlemen have been arrested in Bihar for allegedly leaking the question paper of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UG) 2024 on the eve of the May 5 examination. As per their confession statements to the police accessed by News18, two middlemen named Nitish Kumar and Amit Anand became friends with one Sikandar…

PM Modi did different yoga asanas in an indoor hall along with a reduced number of guests due to the rain in Srinagar. Moderate to heavy rain was reported throughout the Kashmir Valley.\ Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 10th International Yoga Day celebrations this morning from Jammu and Kashmir — an event that has received massive…

Scammers posing as stock trading analysts promised 50% profit in institution trading and 300% profit in initial public offering (IPO) investment to complainant A 52-year-old doctor was duped of Rs65.8 lakh by scammers posing as stock trading analysts, claiming 50% profit in institution trading and 300 profit in initial public offering (IPO) investment. According to the police,…

A bench of Justices BP Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla viewed the film and suggested changes which both the movie makers and the petitioners agreed to. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the release of movie ‘Hamare Baarah’ after its makers agreed to delete objectionable portions. [Azhar Basha Tamboli v Ravi S Gupta and Ors.] Source: https://www.barandbench.com/news/bombay-high-court-allows-release-hamare-baarah-movie-deleting-offensive-scenes

Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in March this year on money laundering charges in the Delhi excise policy case, has moved for regular bail for the first time. A Delhi Court Wednesday said that it would pronounce its decision on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea in the Delhi excise policy case immediately…

Government sources confirmed to DH that the death toll was 33 and it was expected to rise as at least a couple of people are critical. At least 20 more people died on Thursday, taking the death toll from the incident of consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi district to 33. The incident which sent shock waves across…

Mumbai: After positioning Congress as the No.1 party in Maharashtra and the only state in India in which the grand old party  crossed the double-digit mark in Lok Sabha polls, Nana Patole asserted  that the credit goes to Rahul Gandhi’s back-to-back Yatras. The turnaround for the grand old party was possible because of the Bharat Jodo Yatra and…

UGC-NET Exam: A fresh examination shall be conducted, for which information shall be shared separately, Education Ministry said. The Ministry of Education has cancelled the UGC-NET exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), just a day after lakhs of students took it, allegedly over paper leak reports. The decision follows a massive controversy surrounding the NEET…

Rahul Gandhi expresses gratitude for birthday wishes, explains symbolism of white t-shirt. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched a ‘White T-shirt’ campaign on his 54th birthday as he said that the t-shirt represents transparency, solidity, and simplicity. On the social media platform ‘X’, Rahul Gandhi expressed gratitude for the birthday wishes and explained that his white t-shirt represents…

In one of the largest hospitals in India’s capital, Delhi, a physician says he has never seen anything like this before. “This is an unprecedented heatwave. In my 13 years of working here, I don’t remember signing a death certificate for heat stroke. This year, I’ve signed several,” says Ajay Chauhan of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital…

Temperatures in north India have soared to almost 50 degrees Celsius in one of the longest heatwave spells recorded. New Delhi/Guwahati: India recorded more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases this summer as a prolonged heatwave killed more than 100 people across the country, while parts of its northeast grappled with floods from heavy rain, authorities said. Billions…

Over 9 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam on Tuesday. Even as the controversy over NEET threatens to reach a boiling point, the Ministry of Education has has cancelled the UGC-NET exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency, just a day after it was held. Over 9 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam, which is…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir is set to begin on Thursday, during which he will mark this year’s International Day of Yoga on June 21 in Srinagar and inaugurate more than 80 development projects in the Union Territory. This is Modi’s first visit here after taking office for a historic third term.…

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said he was “shocked” by the deaths and stated that action was taken against those who were responsible for not preventing the incident. At least 33 people died, and more than 60 were hospitalised on Wednesday after allegedly drinking illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district, officials said on Thursday. The death…

The Supreme Court today (June 18) told the Union Government and the National Testing Agency (NTA) to ensure that even ‘0.001% negligence’ in conducting the NEET-UG 2024 exams be looked into with all seriousness considering the immense labour that the candidates have put in for preparing the nationwide examination. The vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and…

Four members of the Hinduja family, Britain’s richest, are on human trafficking trial in Switzerland for allegedly mistreating their Indian household staff. Prosecutors claim they underpaid an Indian domestic help, spending more money on their pet dog than on the staffer’s salary. The Hindujas face jail terms of over five years. The Hinduja family, Britain’s wealthiest, is…

The High Court passed the order after taking note of the Supreme Court’s judgment in NALSA v Union of India, which called for reservations to be made in educational and employment opportunities for transgender persons. The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to implement a 1 per cent reservation for transgender persons in State…

The Court said two adults living together when one of them was already married, cannot claim any succession or inheritance rights to the property of their alleged live-in partner. The Madras High Court recently held that a live-in relationship is not legitimate when one of the partners is already in a matrimonial relationship. In an order passed…

Chetia, a 2009-batch IPS officer, allegedly shot himself with his service weapon inside the ICU where his wife died. Guwahati: Assam’s Home Secretary Siladitya Chetia allegedly died by suicide at a private hospital in Guwahati after his wife passed away following prolonged illness on Tuesday, police said. Chetia, a 2009-batch IPS officer, allegedly shot himself with his…

The couple recorded a video of the incident and shared it on social media. They expressed their relief that the snake was immobilised by the tape, preventing any danger to their household or apartment. However, they criticised Amazon’s customer support for keeping them on hold for over two hours. Karnataka: A shocking incident has come to light from…

Three shooters walked into the fast food outlet and fired at least 15 shots at the victim, witnesses told the police. A man was shot dead inside a Burger King outlet in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden last night in a shocking crime at one of the busiest parts of the national capital. Three shooters walked into the…

Modi will also release certificates to over 30,000 SHGs trained as Krishi Sakhis, who will work as para extension workers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Tuesday evening, June 18, and distribute the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme. Over 9.26 crore farmers will receive more than ₹20,000 crore in benefits.…

A Soldier Is Never Off Duty! Indian Army Officer Saves Life Of Critically Ill Passenger Onboard Goa-Chandigarh Flight A soldier is never off duty. Living up to the ethos of the Indian Army Major Simrat Rajdeep Singh, saved the life of a critically ill passenger when he was travelling from Goa to Chandigarh. Major Singh, who is…

Regular patrolling and area domination have been intensified in the entire riverine stretch of the Barak and Jiri rivers. Imphal: Security forces arrested three insurgents from Tengnoupal and seized sophisticated arms in Kangpokpi district, a Manipur Police statement said. Security forces arrested three valley-based insurgents from Shantong near Lamlong village in Tengnoupal district on June 14, it…

Indian national Nikhil Gupta, 52, was extradited to the US on June 14 from the Czech Republic following his arrest in Prague last year. Nikhil Gupta extradited to US news: The Czech Republic Police on Monday released the first visuals of Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against Sikh extremist…

An Indian man accused of plotting to kill a Sikh separatist in New York City has pleaded not guilty in federal court. Nikhil Gupta appeared for the first time in court on Monday afternoon after being extradited from the Czech Republic and landing in the US on Friday. He is charged by US authorities with trying to…

The driver of the goods train involved in the collision with the Kanchanjunga Express that killed at least nine people, was not at fault, according to an internal document. The document, known as TA 912, was issued to the goods train driver by the station master of Ranipatra. It authorised the driver to pass all red signals…

The police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Gaurav Gill, also of Indian origin, who has been taken into custody. New Delhi: An Indian-origin woman was killed, and another was critically injured in a shooting in New Jersey’s Middlesex County in the US. The police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Gaurav Gill, also of Indian origin, who has…

Nikhil Gupta was produced before a federal court in New York on Monday, where he pleaded not guilty, according to his attorney. Washington: Indian national Nikhil Gupta, 53, accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against a Khalistani terrorist on American soil, will now face justice in a US courtroom, Attorney General Merrick Garland has said,…

At 8.55am, the goods train rammed into the back of the Kanchanjunga Express just before Rangapani town and around 10km away from New Jalpaiguri station. A combination of a signalling fault on the tracks before the New Jalpaiguri station and human error by the driver of the freight train are likely to have led to a deadly…

Nine people were killed and 41 injured as a bus carrying pilgrims plunged into a deep gorge after an ambush by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on June 9. The Union Home Ministry on Monday handed over the probe into the recent terror attack on a bus in Jammu and Kashmir to the National Investigation…

Forest department opposed move to dig up area for mining. Bengaluru: Ballari’s Sandur is set to lose 992 acres of virgin forest for mining amid opposition from the Forest Department, public outcry and a case pending before the High Court of Karnataka for nearly three years. The project proposed by the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KIOCL), which DH wrote about on…

Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “1st trial train has successfully run from Sangaldan to Reasi, including crossing the Chenab Bridge.” Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Sunday that the first trial run of the Sangaldan-Reasi train was completed, a significant milestone of crossing the world’s tallest railway bridge, Chenab. Vaishnaw said, “1st trial train has successfully run from…

The Prime Minister in his message emphasised the values of sacrifice, compassion and brotherhood, embodied by this festival, which are essential in building a peaceful and inclusive world. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended greetings on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha to Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu and the people of the nation. The message…

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) director Dinesh Prasad Saklani said that references to Gujarat riots and Babri masjid demolition were modified in school textbooks because teaching about riots “can create violent and depressed citizens.” Saklani, in a conversation with PTI on Saturday, stressed that tweaks in textbooks are part of annual revision and…

She also asserted that she would question the government as the ‘opposition party’ when Edappadi K Palaniswami did not ask the right questions, in his capacity as leader of opposition. VK Sasikala, confidante of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday dramatically said that it cannot be thought that the AIADMK is decimated in view of its…

Eid-al-Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic or lunar calendar. Muslims across the country are celebrating Eid-al-Adha on Monday, June 17. On this occasion, people offered namaz at Delhi’s Jama Masjid and Mahim’s Makhdoom Ali Mahimi mosque in Mumbai. Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan and chief minister Pinarayi…

The children were rescued in an operation led by NCPCR along with police teams and Association for Voluntary Action, also known as Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA). Bhopal: As many as 39 children who were rescued from three factories in Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh on Friday disappeared, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Priyank…

The tourists were on the way to Chopta when the accident happened at around 11.30 am near Raitoli village. The vehicle carrying 26 people rolled down a 200-metre gorge and into the river. Fourteen tourists were killed and 12 injured when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into Alaknanda River on the Badrinath National…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, focusing on recent terror attacks and preparations for the upcoming Amarnath pilgrimage. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi, on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, in the wake of the recent terror attacks there. During…

In the letter, she requested deployment of police personnel to patrol and protect major pipelines. Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Monday wrote a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, addressing water shortage issue in the national capital. In the letter, she requested deployment of police personnel to patrol and protect major pipelines. “I am writing to…

Anukumar, who is the accused number seven in the police FIR, lost his father Chandrappa, on Friday. Family sources said Chandrappa was under depression ever since his son was arrested. Chitradurga, Karnataka: The father of one of the accused in the Renukaswamy murder case in which leading Kannada actor Darshan and his actress friend Pavithra Gowda are…