NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday visited Badhal village in Rajouri district to assess the situation following the mysterious deaths of 17 people from three families. Abdullah also met the affected families and assured them of comprehensive efforts to determine the cause behind the tragedy. Speaking on the incident, Omar…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump’s presidency promises to be anything but uneventful, judging by his initial statements since taking office.Expressing optimism amid potential challenges, Tharoor voiced hope that Indo-US relations would continue to remain in “good shape” during Trump’s tenure.Tharoor, commenting on Trump’s return to…
The girls come from backgrounds where playing rugby is unimaginable. Their stories are inspiring young women to break free from conventions DEHRADUN: Rugby wasn’t meant to find its way to the rugged lanes of rural Uttarakhand, where traditions are deeply rooted and opportunities, particularly for women, often fall through the crevasses. Yet, breaking barriers, young…
AHMEDABAD: Present-day Vallabhipur, 40km from Bhavnagar, is a town in Gujarat with 15,000 people. But between the 3rd and 8th centuries CE, it was the seat of the Maitrakas, one of the region’s early rulers. The town was famed for its university, Valabhi Vidyapith, which was compared with Nalanda in Bihar by Chinese travellers Xuanzang…
(From left) TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, BRS chief KCR and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik NEW DELHI: Regional parties received the lion’s share of their donations in 2023-24 via electoral bonds before they were scrapped by Supreme Court on Feb 15, 2024, as per annual audit reports filed by them with Election Commission. Trinamool Congress received…
BENGALURU: Three cyber frauds were arrested for digitally arresting a techie for nearly a month in Nov last year and extorting nearly Rs 12 crore from him by posing as customs and enforcement directorate officers.Police also seized Rs 3.7 crore from different bank accounts of the suspects — Karan, 24, and bullion trader Dhaval Bhai…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (File photo) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday voiced concern over the declining number of sittings of legislative bodies and urged presiding officers to make efforts to address the issue to strengthen democratic institutions.Birla’s remarks at the inaugural function of the 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference…
BENGALURU: Emphasising the role played by Brahmins in protecting and promoting the Vedic religion and culture, Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham pontiff Jagadguru Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swami recently said that it is time the community collaborated for personal and collective development.Addressing a 3,000-plus gathering at an Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha event here Sunday, he said Brahmins…
Rafale jets in Goa earlier this month during Indo-French naval exercise NEW DELHI: India and France reiterated, after another round of maritime cooperation dialogue, their strong commitment to upholding international law, supporting multilateralism, including through regional organisations, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and protecting freedom of navigation.Recalling in a joint statement their vision for…
MEERUT: A 72-year-old retired SI of UP Police was detained and later released on Monday, a day after a video surfaced on X allegedly showing him running over a puppy four times in Bulandshahr. The video gained traction after TMC MP Mahua Moitra reshared it. The CCTV footage shows a man driving a car over…
