Ten-month-old Neetika is believed to be the only surviving member of her family after a devastating cloudburst struck Talwara village in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district earlier this week.Her father, 31-year-old Ramesh Kumar, had stepped out to divert floodwater from their home when the cloudburst hit on Tuesday. His body was later recovered from the debris.Neetika’s…
NEW DELHI: Days after the opposition dubbed EC’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls as “votebandi,” the poll body on Sunday eased the rules of the ongoing exercise for Bihar voters.In an advertisement carried in Hindi newspapers, Bihar chief electoral officer has now asked voters to submit forms without the required documents, which can be…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari asks Delhi Police to ‘strictly enforce’ ban on 2 & 3 wheelers on high-speed corridors NEW DELHI: Concerned over unabated violation of traffic rules by two and three-wheelers entering the main carriageway of expressways and access-controlled stretches in Delhi-NCR, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has asked the Delhi…
A CISF personnel stand guard near the British F-35 fighter jet that made an emergency landing after running low on fuel at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A team of UK aviation engineers arrived in Kerala on Sunday aboard a Royal Air Force Airbus A400M to begin repair work on a British…
NEW DELHI: The X handle of international news agency Reuters has been withheld in India “in response to a legal demand,” according to a notice displayed by the social media platform.However, government sources denied having raised any new legal demand in this matter, and sought explanation from X, the social media platform owned by the…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the killing of three BJP workers Pradeep Mondal, Devdas Mondal, and Sukanta Mondal during the 2019 post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. Acting on the June 30 order of the Calcutta high court, the agency registered an FIR against former Trinamool…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the BJP-led NDA government and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar over the murder of businessman Gopal Khemka, calling it proof that the state has turned into “India’s crime capital”.In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, “The brazen murder of…
In the heartlands of rural India, a quiet transformation is underway. Classrooms once dimly lit and sparsely attended are gradually turning into spaces of learning and possibilities. At the centre of this shift lies a powerful belief that education is not merely a tool, but a springboard: Literally lifting children from limitation to opportunity, from…
NEW DELHI: A relative of one of the three Indian nationals abducted by an Al-Qaeda-linked group in Mali has claimed that the kidnappers are demanding ransom for their release. P Venkataraman, a resident of Ganjam district in Odisha, is among the abducted individuals, along with two others from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Speaking to ANI on…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a vibrant welcome from the Indian community upon his arrival in Brazil, with on of the highlights being a cultural dance inspired by Operation Sindoor. The room in Rio de Janeiro came alive with the traditional Indian dance and folk music as members of the Indian diaspora celebrated…
