NEW DELHI: The seating arrangement at the Nigambodh Ghat state funeral for Manmohan Singh saw government leaders and the Congress camp occupy two separate sides of the row.While the visible division could be on account of State protocol, it reflected the cold vibes between Congress and BJP which became intense on the eve of the…
NEW DELHI: When Manmohan Singh‘s daughter Upinder Singh lit the pyre of the former PM, she was following the Sikh tradition of not allowing differentiation on gender lines in who leads rituals linked to cremation. Members of the Sikh community point out that their women have for long carried out rituals on the passing of…
NEW DELHI: Whether it was the Gandhi family, the Congress worker, the man on the street, or the woman in the metro, Delhi stood up in applause and mourning on Saturday to say a final goodbye to Manmohan Singh, the self-effacing former PM who touched as many hearts with his dignity as lives with his…
INDORE: Sometime on Saturday night or early Sunday morning, trucks may begin rolling out of Bhopal carrying the remnants of tragic history.Around 337 tonnes of toxic waste left over from 1984 gas tragedy will be taken 225km away to Pithampur to be turned into smoke and ashes. Bhopal gas tragedy relief and rehabilitation department director…
KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A CBI court in Kochi convicted Saturday 14 people, including former CPM MLA KV Kunhiraman, in the 2019 twin murder of Youth Congress members Kripesh, 19, and Sarath Lal KP, 23, in Periya town of Kerala’s Kasaragod district.Ten of the total 24 accused were acquitted. The court will pronounce the sentences on Jan 3….
Stranded passengers (Image credit: X @amitrathod8991) NEW DELHI: An IndiGo aircraft bound for Istanbul from Mumbai, which was scheduled for departure on Saturday morning, was grounded due to technical difficulties, stranding several passengers.Flight 6E17, initially set to take off at 6:55 am, was cancelled after passengers were reportedly left waiting without updates for approximately 10…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has ordered investigations into Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit‘s allegations of surveillance and the large sums of cash transfers from Punjab ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. LG Saxena has requested a detailed report within three days.In a letter dated December 25, Dikshit alleged the presence of intelligence…
The India Meteorological Department on Sunday forecasts cold wave conditions across North India starting from Sunday, December 29, as per a statement released by the agency.From December 29 to January 1, isolated cold wave conditions will affect Himachal Pradesh, while Punjab and Haryana will face similar conditions until January 3. Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and…
NEW DELHI: BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress leadership, accusing them of indulging in “petty politics” over the creamation of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In a strong statement, Nadda condemned Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge’s statements claiming that the Congress party, which failed to honour Singh during…
MUMBAI: Homeopaths who have completed a certificate course in modern pharmacology can prescribe allopathic medicines, according to a directive issued by Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to chemist retailers and wholesalers in the state.The FDA directive comes almost a decade after the state govt changed definition of registered medical practitioners under Maharashtra Medical…
