Agra In a close shave, a car carrying four passengers fell after a portion of Agra-Lucknow expressway caved-in today. According to reports, about 16 kms of service lane from Agra caved-in this morning. The road probably caved in due to heavy rains and accumulation of water on the stretch, according to reports. However, no one […]
New Delhi With just a fortnight left for Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to be gearing up to address the nation from the Red Fort. The PM has invited suggestions for his speech from the people. “What are your thoughts and ideas for my 15th August speech? Share them with me. I look […]
New Delhi Ethical hackers on Sunday claimed to have accessed bank account details of TRAI chief R S Sharma and deposited Rs 1 in his bank account to highlight the potential of Aadhaar number being misused. This came a day after Sharma shared his Aadhaar number publicly on Twitter, challenging anyone to show how mere knowledge of 12-digit […]
Srinagar In a big boost to thousands of its personnel, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has equipped its ground staff with hi-tech body cameras which will help them during counter-insurgency operations and tackling law and order-related issues. Announcing the decision to equip the police personnel with hi-tech body cameras was made by Director General of […]
New Delhi In a packed visit to Lucknow this weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in urban development programmes and attend a mega ground-breaking ceremony to launch projects worth Rs 60,000 crore. On Saturday, he will attend an event on Transforming Urban Landscape, the Prime Minister’s Office said. This will mark the third […]
New Delhi The nation on Friday paid homage to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who is fondly remembered as the ‘People’s President’ and the ‘Missile Man of India’ on his third death anniversary. Born on October 15, 1931, in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram, Dr APJ Kalam served as the 11th President of India between 2002 and 2007. […]
PM Narendra Modi’s Rs 98,000 crore bullet train project was lauded when it was first launched in September 2017. The ambitious pet project, which is expected to be completed by August 2022, may have already become a reality. This was found out after a recent audit conducted by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). An […]
Washington China has quietly resumed its activities in the Doklam area and neither Bhutan nor India has sought to dissuade it, a top US official has said while comparing Beijing’s actions in the Himalayan region with its manoeuvres in the disputed South China Sea. China claims sovereignty over all of South China Sea. Vietnam, Malaysia, […]
Kolkata, July 26 The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday to rename the state as ‘Bangla’ in three languages — Bengali, English and Hindi. The move is aimed at climbing the alphabetical sequence of state names in which West Bengal appears last in the list now. The state will have to wait for […]
Mumbai The Maratha Kranti Morcha, which is spearheading the agitation for reservation in jobs and education, has called for the shutdown in Mumbai and some neighbouring districts today. According to our sources, MKS( Maratha body) also wishes to appeal to other protesters in Pune, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Raigad to call off the strike. The […]