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Mangaluru: A new member of the police squad in the city has been named after the fiercely loyal canine star in the Kannada movie ‘777 Charlie,’ the directorial debut of Kiran Raj. Police has named the new entrant as Charlie, who is also a Labrador like the dog in the movie, which portrays strong human-animal […]
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Pune/Mumbai: In the wake of the BJP winning all three Rajya Sabha seats it contested in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said saffron party leader Devendra Fadnavis succeeded in working the “miracle” of weaning away independent MLAs from rival camps using “different means”. He also said that there was nothing shocking in the […]
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New Delhi: A 64-year-old patient died at a hospital in Delhi’s Rohini area in the early hours of Saturday after his oxygen support was disrupted due to a fire at the facility, officials said. The fire, apparently caused due to a short circuit, broke out on the third floor of Brahm Shakti Hospital, Pooth Khurd, […]
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Hyderabad: After failing to make any progress on his idea of a national front, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao appears to have made up his mind to float a national party. A final decision in this regard is expected to be taken on June 19 at the extended meeting of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) […]
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Purnea: At least eight people were killed and two others injured when the SUV they were travelling in lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Bihar’s Purnia district on Saturday, officials said. The local administration is trying to ascertain the identity of the deceased. “The accident took place around 3 AM on Saturday […]
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New Delhi: Police have registered a case in connection with Friday’s protest outside Jama Masjid to demand the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Saturday. After the Friday prayers, a large crowd of people had gathered on the steps of the famous mosque, carrying […]
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced strict implementation of Covid-19 safety protocols from Saturday after fresh infections in the state crossed the 500-mark in the past 24 hours. Wearing of masks in public places, social distancing and other measures will be strictly enforced with the help of police and civic authorities. According to the state Health […]
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New Delhi: A single-day rise of over 8,000 fresh COVID-19 cases was recorded in the country after 103 days, pushing India’s infection tally to 4,32,13,435, while the count of active cases jumped to 40,370, according to Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. A total of 8,329 new coronavirus cases were reported in a span of […]
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New Delhi: The family of dismissed BJP leader Naveen Jindal has left Delhi following a death threat. Jindal was dismissed from the BJP after controversy erupted over his remark against Prophet Muhammad which was in support of suspended party BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s statement also against the Prophet. The dismissed leader also alleged that a […]
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Srinagar: A light intensity earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale jolted Kashmir on Saturday, although there were no reports of any casualty or damage to property. Officials of the disaster management authority said the temblor struck at 12.37 a.m. “The latitude was 33.48 degrees north and longitude 75.59 degrees east. The epicentre was 5 […]
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Washington: Federal law enforcement officials have arrested an Indian national in Virginia on charges of participating in an alleged nationwide scam targeting senior citizens. Anirudha Kalkote, 24, was produced before a US magistrate in Houston on Friday to face the charges. The 12-count superseding indictment charges Kalkote with conspiracy and mail fraud. Also named in […]
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Ranchi: Two people died during the violent protest that erupted in Ranchi after Friday prayers against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal. ” Two people have succumbed to their injuries out of total injured who were brought to Rajendra Institute […]
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New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Vice-Chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj has expressed deep concern over river Yamuna’s dipping water levels and urged the Haryana government to release Delhi’s share of water in the river to manage the water crisis in the national capital. He claimed that Haryana has stopped releasing water from the river Yamuna which […]
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New York: In a significant initiative, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language for the first time. The resolution passed on Friday encourages the UN to continue disseminating important communications and messages in official as well as in non-official languages, including in Hindi language. […]
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Mumbai: In a major setback to Maharashtra’s ruling alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, the BJP on Saturday won three of the six Rajya Sabha seats, while the ruling combine questioned the eight-hour delay in counting of votes. The BJP winners include Union minister Piyush Goyal and former state minister Anil Bonde, and Dhananjay […]
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Srinagar: A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces at Khandipora area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said on Saturday. “One terrorist of proscribed terror outfit HM killed. Operation in progress,” police added. There have been a series of anti-terror operations in Kashmir over the […]
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New Delhi: The Congress after securing victory in three seats in the Rajya Sabha elections in Rajasthan has proved all speculations wrong with veteran party leader and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot emerging the new crisis manager, steering the party through tough times. Gehlot’s role is being lauded as the Congress managed to win three out […]
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Mumbai: All 285 MLAs who were eligible for voting exercised their franchise for Rajya Sabha election for six seats in Maharashtra by 3.30 pm on Friday. The crucial, neck-to-neck contest was necessitated as the BJP fielded three candidates while Shiv Sena put up two and Congress and NCP one each. Thus, there were seven candidates […]
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Lucknow: Protests broke out at several places in the state after the Friday prayers over now-suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s controversial remark on Prophet Mohammad recently. A senior official at the Uttar Pradesh Police headquarters in Lucknow said sloganeering took place in Saharanpur, Moradabad, Rampur and Lucknow. People raised slogans and pelted stones in the […]
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Ranchi: Some policemen were injured here on Friday while trying to control an irate mob near Hanuman Temple, situated on Ranchi’s Main Road, after protests erupted with hundreds of people demanding the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, police said. Police fired in air besides resorted to lathi-charge […]
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There’s a major difference between successful and unsuccessful people. Successful people sacrifice short term happiness for long term goals while the unsuccessful stay busy collecting short term happiness while avoiding the hard work required for success. Sahil Dahiya, an e-commerce entrepreneur had a strong focus on his target and hence he always knew the path […]
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Kolkata: In a shocking incident, a policeman fired indiscriminately from his service rifle in broad daylight near the Park Circus crossing in Kolkata, killing one woman pillion rider before shooting himself dead. The policeman was posted at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission and the place of firing was hardly 50 metres away from the office. […]
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New Delhi: Seeking to regulate misleading advertisements targeting children, the government on Friday came out with a detailed guidelines that prohibit companies from making false claims on health and nutritional benefits, persuading kids to buy goods and services with promotional gifts, and developing negative body image in children. Under the ‘Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and […]
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Antananarivo: India’s Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros, Abhay Kumar, called on the Prime Minister of Madagascar Christian Ntsay and announced the donation of 5,000 tonnes of rice to the island nation as humanitarian aid. The rice shipment from India to Madagascar is likely to reach the Malagasy port of Tomasina in July 2022. Abhay Kumar […]