Vineet Jain, MD, The Times Group, with PM Modi at the summit NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Centre would soon set up a deregulation commission to ease the compliance burden on society and minimise govt interference.“We have ended hundreds of compliances, and now with Jan Vishwas 2.0, we are further reducing…
NEW DELHI: BJP became the single largest party in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi with three AAP councillors switching their allegiance to the party on Saturday, opening up the possibility of a triple engine government in Delhi.BJP, which is also in office at the Centre, had won the assembly polls on February 8, securing 48…
PRAYAGRAJ/RAIPUR/AGRA/VADODARA: At least 16 Maha Kumbh pilgrims lost their lives and 28 others sustained injuries in four separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, with 10 devotees from Korba in Chhattisgarh dying when their SUV crashed into a private bus on Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway. The casualties in the latest mishaps reported since Friday…
Yogi Adityanath (File photo) VARANASI: As lakhs of pilgrims from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj continued to reach Varanasi, district authorities extended restrictions while CM Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the congested city roads Saturday afternoon to assess the situation.Ganga aarti at the ghats were suspended until Feb 26. Classes up to 8 remained…
Indian Navy women brave harsh conditions to conquer Cape Horn in South America PANAJI: Few places on this planet test a sailor’s mettle like Cape Horn, the southern tip of South America. It is where the might of the southern ocean meets the unyielding cliffs of Tierra del Fuego, waters feared and revered by mariners….
Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani (File photo) NEW DELHI: Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani will pay a state visit to India on February 17-18, govt announced Saturday. Al-Thani had last visited India in 2015.The Amir will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers and business leaders. PM Modi had travelled to…
Taylor Swift, the billionaire pop star, has been in the news since she got booed at the Super Bowl last weekend when Travis Kelce’s team, the Kansas City Chiefs lost the trophy to the Philadelphia Eagles. Away from the Super Bowl drama, the pop star has also found herself involved in the legal drama between…
NEW DELHI: Three J&K government employees – a police constable, a teacher, and an orderly in the forest department – were dismissed by order of LG Manoj Sinha on Saturday for alleged terror activities, including arranging weapons, providing targets for terror attacks, and fueling violent protests in the Valley, all at the behest of handlers…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: In a candid public admission of the recent rift in his family, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said he changed his tone of speaking since his elder brother was no longer with him.“We should pay attention to our ‘burning house’ first. Only then can we keep the houses of others intact….
NEW DELHI: At least 15 people were killed and several others injured in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station late Saturday night. The incident unfolded when a massive crowd gathered following the announcement of a special train for the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Within 15-20 minutes, chaos erupted as passengers surged forward, resulting in…
