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The world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity dedicated to the iron man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is all set to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October, the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. The work of 182-meter tall statue has been completed after round the […]
Two coaches of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express derailed in Madhya Pradesh this morning after it was hit by a truck near Thandla in Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place at around 6.44 AM when a running truck dashed into Trivandrum – Nizamuddin Rajdhani between Mehgnagar and Thandla stations in Ratlam […]
Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj met the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Andrei Dapkiunas in New Delhi today. During the meeting, Mrs Swaraj reiterated mutual trust and confidence. They reviewed the present state of relations and welcomed interaction at all levels to strengthen the all-round development of […]
The 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit begins in Brussels today. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, who reached the Belgian capital last night, will lead the Indian delegation at the two-day summit. The theme this year is, ‘Global Partners for Global Challenges’. The summit will prioritise issues related to connectivity, trade […]
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is arriving in New Delhi this evening on a three-day visit to India. He will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his stay. Both leaders are likely to review the status of the India-assisted housing projects in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna. Home […]
Akash Malik became India’s first silver-medallist in archery at the Youth Olympic Games being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 15-year-old son of a farmer lost a one-sided final to Trenton Cowles of the USA 0-6 as India concluded the youth Olympics with three gold, nine silver, and one bronze. […]
Sameer Verma, Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal have advanced to the second round of the Denmark Open badminton tournament at Odense. In the Men’s singles event, Srikanth defeated Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in 35 minutes with a scoreline of 21-16, 21-10 to to cruise into the next round while Verma entered […]
Suraj Panwar clinched a silver in men’s 5000m race walk event in the ongoing Youth Olympic Games to open India’s medal account in athletics at Buenos Aires in Argentina. Panwar’s total time of 40:59.17s was over seven minutes slower than Patin Oscar of Equador, who topped the event. Puerto Rico’s […]
In Badminton, Rio Olympics Silver medalist PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will lead the Indian challenge at the Denmark Open that begins in Odense today. In the Women’s Singles opening round, while Sindhu, who is seeded third, will take on American Beiwen Zhang, Saina Nehwal will be up against Cheung […]
India’s Suraj Panwar clinched a silver in men’s 5000m race walk event in the ongoing Youth Olympic Games to open the country’s medal account in athletics here. Panwar won the stage 2 competition by clocking 20 minutes and 35.87 seconds on Monday night but finished second overall. In a […]
Who knew that a simple hashtag – just a couple of words put together had the power to engulf the society as a whole. Yes, I’m talking about the far-famed #metoo movement. The defender of the women and the microphone for their voice against sexual abuse, misconduct, harassment and assault. […]
The last few weeks saw frantic activity in Jammu & Kashmir on account of the local body polls. Even though results are yet to be announced, the voter turnout was on the expected lines, even ‘desired lines’ for a section called separatists. After all, they had given a call for […]
What does the above title mean to you? What does the word torchbearer bring in your mind? Perhaps a supreme figure guiding the country? 68 years ago we established one such forum and invested our all faith into it. The highest judicial forum came to be known as The Supreme […]
Has Congress lost the plot? Apparently not completely! But to some extent, yes! Watching Congress patriarch Sonia Gandhi and her son, Congress president Rahul Gandhi cleaning plates in Wardha recently makes one wonder whether the change of heart is not because of PM Narendra Modi! Frankly speaking, one has never […]
What has violence ever accomplished? What has it ever created? No martyr’s cause has ever been stilled by an assassin’s bullet. No wrongs have ever been righted by riots and civil disorders. A sniper is only a coward, not a hero; and an uncontrolled or uncontrollable mob is only the […]
Talking tough on terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said militants don’t have “much of a shelf life” with more than 40 being killed since August and should not expect bouquets if they fire bullets. Stone pelting has come down as has the number of local recruits […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi have signed a strategic co-operation treaty. The treaty, designed to increase trade, military and other ties, was signed by the two leaders in Sochi yesterday. Mr al-Sisi, who was completing a three-day visit to Russia, hailed his talks with Mr […]
Srinagar : Life came to a grinding halt on Thursday in Kashmir valley, due to a strike called by the separatists against the killing of a civilian in Fateh Kadal area of Srinagar district. All the shops and other business establishments across Kashmir are closed and traffic is off the rods, […]
Talking tough on terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said militants don’t have “much of a shelf life” with more than 40 being killed since August and should not expect bouquets if they fire bullets. Stone pelting has come down as has the number of local recruits […]
REASI OCTOBER 17: The district administration Reasi today discusses the acquisition of land for development projects here at a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner (District Collector) Prasanna Ramaswamy G. The meeting discussed land acquisition for laying of transmission line for facilitation of Konkan Railways. The land acquired will be used […]
Advisor Vyas takes stock of power scenario, infrastructure upgradation Directs for outcome-based redress of public grievances, fast-pacing implementation of flagship programmes SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 17: Advisor to the Governor BB Vyas convened a meeting of the Power Development Department (PDD) here today to discuss the issues projected by people during the […]
CS flags off special cleanliness drive launched by Directorate of Technical Education Says immaculate hygienic conditions promote positive, productive attitude among people SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 17: Terming Srinagar as one of the most beautiful cities, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today said that cleanliness plays key role towards developing an optimisticand productive […]
The disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has sparked a diplomatic row between United States, its European allies and Saudi Arabia sending global markets reeling, and potentially leading to creation of another wave of uncertainly and chaos in Middle East. Jamal Khashoggi aged 59 currently a U.S. permanent […]
A delegation of Kashmiri Pandits, who had spearheaded the recently- conducted observance of Balidan Diwas as part of the Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD), met the Home Minister of India, Shri Raj Nath Singh Ji today at New Delhi in his North Block Office. The meeting was also attended by […]
Coming together at a united platform under the aegis of All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference, all prominent organizations of Kashmiri Pandit community held a massive protest demonstration today outside Raj Bhawan, Jammu to observe the Balidan Divas / Martyr’s Day , paying homage to hundreds of Martyr’s of the community […]
Nagpur, Jun 7 Former President and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee today warned that any attempt to define India through “religion, dogma or intolerance” will only dilute the country’s existence, as he attended an RSS event amid criticism by several of his party leaders including his own daughter. Mukherjee said […]
Srinagar, May 20 (PTI) The signature of Vishal Jangotra, an accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in January, does not match the one which he claimed to have signed in an exam attendance sheet in Meerut to claim he was not at the […]
Srinagar, Feb 5 From joy rides on snow scooters to shopping in a floating market in the scenic Dal Lake, Kashmir has it all to make it ‘the safest place and a shopping paradise’, according to a group of women travelers from Hyderabad, who are out on an expedition […]
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said along with strengthening of infrastructure, the culture of hospitality and warmth needs to be developed in order to attract more tourists into the country. Speaking at the Paryatan Parv organised by the Ministry of Tourism, he said tourism, world […]
Srinagar, Sep 23 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today that her government will launch an intense promotional campaign to attract more tourists as the state’s negative portrayal was hurting the tourism industry. In her address after the screening of a film on Kashmir, she said the state […]
Copenhagen, Sep 16 (PTI) Air India has launched its direct flight to the Danish capital from New Delhi, the 11th destination for the national carrier in Europe, describing it as connecting Maharaja with the Mermaid. The flight landed at the airport here after more than a seven-hour journey at around […]
London, Sep 1 (PTI) The number of Indians visiting the British capital London is set to increase by a huge 90 per cent by 2025, according to official data released today. Last year, 0.27 million visitors from India came to London and that figure is set to hit 0.52 million […]
Srinagar : Life came to a grinding halt on Thursday in Kashmir valley, due to a strike called by the separatists against the killing of a civilian in Fateh Kadal area of Srinagar district. All the shops and other business establishments across Kashmir are closed and traffic is off the rods, […]
The world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity dedicated to the iron man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is all set to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October, the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. The work of 182-meter tall statue has been completed after round the […]
Two coaches of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express derailed in Madhya Pradesh this morning after it was hit by a truck near Thandla in Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place at around 6.44 AM when a running truck dashed into Trivandrum – Nizamuddin Rajdhani between Mehgnagar and Thandla stations in Ratlam […]
Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj met the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Andrei Dapkiunas in New Delhi today. During the meeting, Mrs Swaraj reiterated mutual trust and confidence. They reviewed the present state of relations and welcomed interaction at all levels to strengthen the all-round development of […]
Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar has resigned from his post. In a statement posted on his Twitter handle, Mr Akbar said, since he has decided to seek justice in the court of law in his personal capacity, he deems it appropriate to step down from office […]
REASI OCTOBER 17: The district administration Reasi today discusses the acquisition of land for development projects here at a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner (District Collector) Prasanna Ramaswamy G. The meeting discussed land acquisition for laying of transmission line for facilitation of Konkan Railways. The land acquired will be used […]
Advisor Vyas takes stock of power scenario, infrastructure upgradation Directs for outcome-based redress of public grievances, fast-pacing implementation of flagship programmes SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 17: Advisor to the Governor BB Vyas convened a meeting of the Power Development Department (PDD) here today to discuss the issues projected by people during the […]
Rajasthan BJP MLA, Manvendra Singh who is the son of former Union Minister Jaswant Singh, joined the Congress on Wednesday. Mr Singh met Congress president Rahul Gandhi before joining the party in the presence of leaders including Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot and others. Reacting to it, Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh […]
CS flags off special cleanliness drive launched by Directorate of Technical Education Says immaculate hygienic conditions promote positive, productive attitude among people SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 17: Terming Srinagar as one of the most beautiful cities, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today said that cleanliness plays key role towards developing an optimisticand productive […]
In Kerala, the famous Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala is all set to open at 5 PM today, as tension prevails in the area. This morning, the police started removing tents put up at Nilakkal in Pathanamthitta by those protesting against the recent Supreme Court verdict allowing women of all ages to enter […]
