VARANASI: Ahead of the Varanasi district judge’s decision on opening the sealed envelopes containing Archaeological Survey of India‘s report on the Gyanvapi mosque survey, ASI filed a fresh application on Wednesday, urging the court to postpone the disclosure of the report for four weeks.In response to the plea, the court reserved its order on the…
BHOPAL: In a momentous development for India’s conservation efforts at the onset of new year, ‘Aasha,’ the cheetah named by Prime Minister Modi, gave birth to a robust litter of cubs inside Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. This development has sparked renewed hopes for the thriving resurgence of cheetahs within the Indian ecosystem.Aasha has…
NEW DELHI: Ahmedabad GIFT City-based leasing firm ModAir Aviation has inducted its fifth aircraft — a two-seater training plane Tecnam P-Mentor which will be based an an upcoming flying school in Karnataka. Before the end of this fiscal, Modair says it will induct its sixth aircraft that will be leased a non-scheduled Indian airline operators.ModAir…
NEW DELHI: Petrol pumps have been witnessing unusually long queues across India as people rush to fill their tanks, driven by fears of a fuel shortage. This situation arises amidst a protest by truck drivers against the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the Indian Penal…
In a significant diplomatic move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia next year. This invitation, conveyed during a meeting with external affairs mnister S Jaishankar at the Kremlin, underscores the enduring strategic partnership between India and Russia amidst a complex global landscape.The big picture: strengthening…
NEW DELHI: French judges on Sunday will decide whether about 300 Indian citizens, suspected of being victims of human trafficking, should continue to be sequestered in a small French airport. Plane grounded in France: Anonymous ‘human trafficking’ tip, 2 detainees and other details of the flight with 303 Indians En route to central America, the…
NEW DELHI: A retired police officer was shot dead by terrorists on Sunday morning inside a mosque in Jammu & Kashmir’s Baramulla. Mohd Shafiat was offering Azan in a mosque at Gantmulla, Sheeri Baramulla when the terrorists fired upon him. The area has been cordoned off.“Terrorists fired upon Shri Mohd Shafi, a retired police officer,…
Of the five Army personnel who lost their lives in the terror attack in Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir, two were from Uttarakhand – Rifleman Gautam Kumar (29) and Rifleman Birendra Singh (33). Kumar, who had just resumed duty after a 15-day leave, was looking forward to getting married in March.Residing in Kotdwar, Pauri Garhwal district,…
MANGALURU: Just a day after announcing the Congress government’s “decision” to revoke the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka enforced by the previous BJP-led dispensation, CM Siddaramaiah did a volte-face on Saturday. He claimed he had only intended to say that the demand for lifting the ban was still under consideration.The CM…
NEW DELHI: Amid reports that a Hindu temple was vandalised in California, foreign minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the issue had been taken up with the local authorities and that it was important to deny space to extremists and separatist forces.According to an agency report, police officers in Newark, California, confirmed that they had…
