As the ruling Trinamool Congress marched towards victory in the panchayat elections on Tuesday the opposition BJP questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for silence over 40 killings reported since the declaration of elections a month ago.”This is nirmamata (cruelty) not Mamata,” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said at a press conference on Tuesday amid counting of […]
Level in the Ghaggar at Bhankhapur (near Dera Bassi) shows that the level was 11,555 cusecs, much lower than Sunday’s, when the water level had crossed the danger mark. However, downstream, a breach has been reported in the Narwana branch – 52 km from Bhankhapur, which has led to flooding of the villages near the […]
In a major breakthrough, the Ludhiana Police on Saturday claimed to have solved a sensational triple murder case in less than 12 hours with arrest of the accused. Three members of a family were found murdered in their house in a densely populated area here on Friday. The deceased were identified as Chaman Lal (75), […]
An “unidentified flying object” was reportedly seen over the prime minister’s residence here in central Delhi on Monday morning, police said.However, police have not found anything suspicious. A PCR call was received around 5 am that a drone-like object was seen flying over the prime minister’s residence, police said.However, police and other security agencies did […]
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty hit their record high levels in early trade on Wednesday amid a rally in the US markets and fresh foreign fund inflows.Buying in market heavyweight stocks like Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank also added to the positive momentum. Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HCL Technologies, Power Grid […]
Five people have been arrested in connection with the gunpoint robbery of a delivery agent and his associates inside the Pragati Maidan tunnel, police said on Tuesday.CCTV footage received by Delhi Police showed four motorcycle-borne men intercepted a car and looted about Rs 2 lakh from the delivery agent of Omiya Enterprises, Chandni Chowk, and […]
Big names in the tech world and billionaire industrialists such as Mukesh Ambani, Google CEO Sunder Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook were among those invited to the State Dinner hosted in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Thursday.The menu, comprising mostly vegetarian dishes, taking note of the dietary restrictions […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India has always nurtured traditions that unite, adopt and embrace, and made a fervent appeal to eliminate contradictions, hurdles and resistances through yoga.In a video message on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, Modi said Indians have welcomed new ideas, conserved them and celebrated the country’s […]
Canada-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, one of the most-wanted terrorists in India who carried a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in the north American country, officials here said on Monday.A resident of Bharsinghpur village in Punjab’s Jalandhar, Nijjar was found dead […]
As an effect of Cyclone Biparjoy, the districts of Barmer, Sirohi, Udaipur, Jalore and Jodhpur in western Rajasthan experienced heavy rain on Saturday morning, with winds blowing at 50 to 60 kph.In the last 24 hours, the maximum impact of the cyclone was seen in Jalore, Sirohi and Barmer as heavy rain was recorded in […]