The world is in a state of crisis and it is difficult to predict how long this state of instability would last, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday referring to various global challenges arising out of conflict, war and terrorism among others.In his opening remarks at the Voice of Global South virtual summit, Modi […]
As Joshimath is battling a gradual sinking of the land with several structures being identified as dangerous to live in, the government on Wednesday said compensation will be given according to market value to the owners of the establishments which are required to be demolished. As of now, only the two hotels will be demolished […]
The prolonged dry spell in Himachal Pradesh ended on Wednesday as it started snowfing in the higher reaches of Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur since early morning.Hansa and Koksar in Lahual and Spiti have already received 10 cm and 5 cm snow, respectively. Pooh and Kalpa, in Kinnaur, have also recorded light snowfall this morning. […]
Ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak – arrested last month in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud case – walked free this morning after getting bail from the Bombay High Court. Deepak Kochhar was released from Arthur Road Jail and his wife from Byculla Women’s Prison. Their arrest was ‘not in conformity with […]
Kuldip Singh, a Punjab Police constable posted as gunman with the Phagwara (City) police station SHO, was shot dead in an exchange of firing between a police party and unidentified armed masked robbers near Kot Grewal village late Sunday night. The critically injured constable was brought to Gandhi Hospital in Phagwara around 11 pm where […]
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a loan fraud case, noting their arrest was not done in conformity with provisions of law. The couple was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on December 23, 2022 in […]
Seven Congress MLAs were inducted as ministers in the Himachal Pradesh Government on Sunday as Chief Minister Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expanded his Cabinet. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath to the newly inducted ministers at a ceremony at the Raj Bhawan. Three-time MLA from Solan (SC) assembly constituency Dhani Ram Shandil was […]
A day after Punjab and Haryana failed to reach an agreement on the construction of the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said water should be an issue of cooperation and coordination between the states. Addressing the first national conference of state water ministers convened by the Centre to discuss and […]
In a move that is expected to help India develop a manufacturing ecosystem for high-end drones, a top US drone manufacturer has announced a partnership with a leading Indian forging company to manufacture main landing gear components, subassemblies, and assemblies of remotely piloted aircraft in the country. San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), a […]
The post-mortem report of the 20-year-old woman, who was dragged and killed, revealed that there was no injury suggestive of a sexual assault.The autopsy report suggested that the cause of death was shock and haemorrhage as a result of injury to the head, spine, left femur, both lower limbs. “All injuries produced by blunt force […]