SRINAGAR: “Azadi (freedom)” and greater autonomy, stirring slogans of Kashmir Valley in earlier elections, have given way to calls for restoration of special status under Article 370 and statehood ahead of J&K’s Sept 18-Oct 1 assembly polls.In a sign of the change, National Conference (NC) president and ex-CM Farooq Abdullah vowed Monday to fight for…
JAMMU: Bilal Ahmed Kuchay — a 27-year-old undertrial prisoner involved in the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed on Feb 14, 2019 — was shifted from Kishtwar District Jail to Jammu GMCH’s ICU early Tuesday after he developed health complications. The 27-year-old suffers from Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition wherein the body’s…
IAS officer Tina Dabi, the UPSC 2015 topper recently transferred to Barmer, Rajasthan, finds herself in the spotlight once again due to a viral video. The clip captures her reaction to a Sarpanch’s speech delivered in fluent English at a function.A Sarpanch from Barmer, Sonu Kanwar, left everyone astonished when she delivered a welcome speech…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi grew emotional as he recalled his annual birthday visits to his mother to seek her blessings. During a visit to an Adivasi family’s home in Odisha, he was served ‘kheer’ which stirred memories of his mother.“Before coming here, I went to the home of an Adivasi family to attend…
NEW DELHI: An IndiGo Delhi-Bengaluru flight had a tail strike during take off from IGI Airport on Sept 9. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded the crew operating flight 6E-6054 on Airbus A321neo (VT-IBI). The aircraft is learned to have suffered a tail strike during take-off, which left significant signs of damage….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the US from September 21-23 and is set to join world leaders at the upcoming Quad summit, which is expected to address pressing global issues, including the situation in Ukraine.The summit, hosted by US president Joe Biden, will see PM Modi, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, and Japanese PM…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his post on Tuesday, submitting his formal resignation to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. The resignation was submitted to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena at around 4:30 pm.Kejriwal was accompanied by his cabinet colleague, Saurabh Bharadwaj, as he arrived at the LG Secretariat. AAP leader Atishi,…
NEW DELHI: A group of Gujaratis found themselves stranded on a picturesque road in Uttarakhand due to a landslide. Instead of letting the situation dampen their spirits, they decided to make the most of their time by engaging in a lively garba dance. The vibrant performance was captured on video and shared on social media…
The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted bail to businessmen Amit Arora and Amandeep Singh Dhall in connection with the money laundering case tied to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, presiding over the case, announced the decision, providing relief to the two accused.Both the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central…
NEW DELHI: ‘Tughlakian demonetisation, hastily implemented GST, unplanned Covid-19 lockdown, and rising imports from China,’ were some of the reasons listed by Congress in its attack on Narendra Modi-led government over its inability to handle “mass” unemployment as it marks 100 days at Centre.Citing “failing Modi economy” as the reason, the grand old party pointed…
