NEW DELHI: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi has written to President Droupadi Murmu against Agnipath scheme, alleging that there was discrimination in the nature and extent of benefits given to families of slain Agniveers. Rahul urged the president to intervene as she is the supreme commander of the armed forces and the issue affects national security.“There can…
BHUBANESWAR/PUNE/RAIPUR: Life-sapping temperatures caused 67 more suspected heatstroke deaths in Odisha in the past 48 hours, with Balangir alone accounting for 20 lives. The death toll in the state on Saturday was 96 in 72 hours. As of now, the Odisha govt has confirmed 15 heatstroke deaths while 81 autopsy reports are pending at the…
DEHRADUN: At 43.2 degrees on Friday, Dehradun faced the hottest day in May in the past 157 years.Previously, the hottest day in Dehradun in May was in 2012 at 43.1 degrees. Data of last six years shows that with 40.7 degrees, May 26 was hottest day in May in 2018, May 31 in 2019 with…
GUWAHATI: Anticipation runs high in Arunachal Pradesh as residents await the state election results slated for Sunday. The spotlight is on BJP, the governing party that has already clinched 10 seats unopposed in the 60-member assembly, giving it a headstart on counting day.A key factor giving BJP the advantage is the weak opposition, especially Congress,…
DAVANAGERE: Around 200 minority community families have reportedly fled homes in Channagiri town of Karnataka‘s Davanagere district and nearby villages after cops approached some members to help identify those involved in an attack on the local police station on May 24.Nearly a dozen cops were wounded and eight vehicles damaged in stone-pelting after a mob…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant and all-round Hardik Pandya hogged the spotlight as India brushed aside Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup warm-up match in New York on Saturday. In the comfortable 60-run win, India had several positive aspects, with Pant’s fifty being the most significant. Pant’s impressive performance (53 off 32 balls, including 4 fours…
NEW DELHI: In an unfortunate turn of events, a Rohit Sharma fan interrupted play by entering the field to meet the India skipper during the side’s T20 World Cup warm-up game against Bangladesh in New York’s Nassau Stadium on Saturday.During Bangladesh’s pursuit of 183, the fan got through the security cordon and ran onto the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega south push may help BJP make significant gains in the region, with the exit polls predicting saffron party may win its first Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. The pollsters also see considerable increase in BJP’s voteshare in most of these states. Here is what poll of exit polls…
NEW DELHI: The much-anticipated exit polls for Lok Sabha elections 2024 are in and as if the predictions are correct, Narendra Modi is all set to take oath as prime minister for the third time. The exit polls have given a comfortable majority to the BJP-led NDA but the dream of ‘400 paar’ remains distant….
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s popularity is unmatched, just a glimpse of him is enough to leave the crowd crazy. Ahead of India’s T20 World Cup warm-up match against Bangladesh, the crowd’s enthusiasm at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York reached its peak.The moment Kohli stepped onto the field to join his fellow…
