India’s wholesale inflation soared to a three decade high in April as high commodity prices and supply-chain disruptions pushed up input cost for producers. Wholesale prices rose 15.08% in April from a year earlier, data released by the Commerce Ministry showed Tuesday. That is higher than the median estimate of a 14.92% gain in a […]
Union home minister Amit Shah has directed Jammu and Kashmir Police and the security agencies to refrain from using names of new terror outfits in Jammu and Kashmir as they were only derivatives of Pakistan-based globally proscribed groups and designed by Rawalpindi to spread the narrative of home-grown terror in the Valley. The home minister’s […]
Adding teeth to India’s already formidable maritime arsenal, two indigenous frontline warships built by the Indian Navy will be launched today at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai in the presence of Union defence minister Rajnath Singh. The frontline warships — ‘Surat’ (project 15B Destroyer) and ‘Udaygiri’ (Project 17A Frigate) — are “next generation stealth guided […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Nepal earlier in the day on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, stopped over in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow and will have dinner with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.On agenda, is also an interaction with UP ministers on governance.This is the Prime Minister’s second Lucknow visit after the BJP’s big assembly […]
A local court here directed the district administration to seal a spot in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex after counsels representing the Hindu petitioners said a Shivling was found Monday during a court-mandated videography survey. A mosque management committee spokesperson disputed the claim, telling a television channel that the object was part of a “fountain”. He […]
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 […]
Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history as the Indian men’s badminton team defeated Indonesia 3-0 to win their first-ever Thomas Cup gold. India continued their robust run in the tournament and inflicted a clean sweep on the tournament’s most successful team of all time to […]
Andrew Symonds, the former Australia all-rounder, has passed away following a car crash near the outskirts of the city of Townsville on Sunday. He was 46 and is survived by wife Laura and two young children, Chloe and Billy. Symonds, one of the greatest all-rounders to represent the country, played 26 Tests, 198 ODIs and […]
A massive fire broke out at a government medical college in Punjab’s Amritsar this evening. However, the patients were evacuated in time out of the building, averting any major tragedy. Visuals from the spot showed the hospital building completely covered behind a thick cloud of dark smoke.The staff of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital claimed the […]