AJMER/JAIPUR: Union minister for parliamentary and minority affairs Kiren Rijiju presented Saturday an embroidered chaddar on behalf of PM Narendra Modi at the dargah of 13th-century Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer. The offering was part of the six-day annual Urs and marked the 11th consecutive year that Modi has maintained the tradition.The gesture…
NEW DELHI: In what appeared to be a reference to Rahul Gandhi‘s continuing advocacy for a caste census, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned against efforts to sow divisions in villages, emphasising the need to preserve the identity of villages known for harmony and coexistence. His remarks came amid indications that the Centre might…
KANNUR: The additional sessions court in Kerala’s Thalassery convicted on Saturday nine BJP-RSS workers for the murder of 26-year-old DYFI activist Rijith on Oct 10, 2005, marking the conclusion of a 19-year-long trial. Rijith was killed following a violent clash over the opening of an RSS branch.The court will announce the sentencing on Jan 7.According…
NEW DELHI: India has upped its vigil a notch following reports of rising cases of respiratory illnesses in China even as it has asked World Health Organization to share timely updates regarding the situation in China.According to the health ministry, a meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group was held under the chairmanship of the DG…
JAMMU: Northern Railways conducted another successful trial run on the Katra-Banihal section Saturday as a part of a statutory inspection before the formal commencement of rail services to Kashmir Valley.As many as six trial runs have been completed in a month on multiple sections of the 272km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project — including on…
A couple of days back, actor Hrithik Roshan joined his former wife Sussanne Roshan and sons Hridhann and Hrehaan on a New Year break to Dubai. What made this holiday all the more heartwarming, was that he was accompanied by his current partner Saba Azad. On the other hand, Sussanne was accompanied by beau Arslan…
Authorities on Friday said that the man who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans had bomb-making materials at his home and had reserved the vehicle for the deadly attack over six weeks in advance.Federal authorities searching Shamsud-Din Jabbar‘s home in Houston discovered a workbench in the garage…
NEW DELHI: The national capital on Saturday experienced an unprecedented nine-hour period of dense fog with zero visibility, marking the longest such occurrence this season, as reported by meteorological authorities. The severe conditions caused disruptions to 81 train services and forced 15 flights to divert, officials confirmed.“Zero visibility prevailed for nine hours at Palam between…
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Saturday said that India is “closely monitoring” the situation regarding a new variant of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The ministry also mentioned that it has requested the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide “timely updates” on the situation in China and that “India is well-prepared” to manage any…
NEW DELHI: South African pacer Marco Jansen found himself in huge trouble as he grabbed attention for all the wrong reasons with his massive no-ball on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town on Saturday.Jansen’s front-foot no-ball brought back memories of the infamous spot-fixing incident involving former Pakistan pacer Mohammad…
