A day after Delhi saw a soaring temperature passing the 49 degrees Celsius mark, the national capital on Monday woke up to a slight relief. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that “a cyclonic circulation” over the Punjab and Haryana will “induce pre-monsoon activity” that may result in some relief from severe heat in […]
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday launched an all out attack on the BJP over the Gyanvapi Mosque row, alleging that the saffron party was after the mosques. She also blamed ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie for the killing of Kashmiri Pandit employee Rahul Bhat. “They are after all our mosques. Give […]
Watching the recent news from Ukraine is “very upsetting,” No. 2-ranked tennis player Daniil Medvedev said of the war that led Wimbledon organisers to ban him and other Russians from their tournament.The US Open champion spoke at the Geneva Open where he returns to action after a five-week absence from the ATP Tour for surgery […]
A court-mandated videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex here began for the third consecutive day on Monday amid tight security, officials said.Till Sunday, around 65 per cent of the survey was completed. “The survey at the Gyanvapi Masjid complex has started,” Varanasi District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma and Police Commissioner A Satish Ganesh told […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered prayers at the sacred Maya Devi temple here in Nepal on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.He was accompanied by his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba during his visit to the historic temple, the birth place of Gautam Buddha. “Beginning the Nepal visit with prayers at the sacred Maya […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first visit to Nepal on Monday after his 2019 re-election will focus on cementing bilateral ties on the pillars of shared culture and civilisational heritage, connectivity, energy, and education, people familiar with the matter said. Modi will be meeting Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at Lumbini, the birthplace […]
Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar took charge as the 25th chief election commissioner (CEC) on Sunday and the first major task before him will be to hold the President and the Vice President elections, which are due shortly.Kumar said the Commission will follow the time-tested methods of consultations and consensus building in bringing about any […]
Four people, including three firemen, were injured and a fire tender was partially damaged in a massive fire which broke out at the Air Force Station in Kasauli around 6.30 am on Sunday.The fire was noticed by villagers first who alerted the air force authorities. They immediately swung into action and requisitioned fire tenders from […]
Fissures within the Bhartiya Kisan Union came out in the open on the death anniversary of its founder president Mahendra Singh Tikait on Sunday, with a senior national office-bearer announcing the formation of a separate outfit here.Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) vice-president Rajesh Chauhan said he took the decision after being “insulted” and alleged that the […]
India on Sunday asked Pakistan to sincerely investigate the killing of two Sikh businessmen in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and take strict action against those responsible for the “deplorable” incident. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has registered its strong protest with Pakistan on the continued “targeting” of members of the minority community […]