DHARAMSHALA: With Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday approaching, excitement is growing over whether he will mark the occasion by announcing his successor as the leader of his people and a symbol of their challenge to China’s determination to erase their identity as a community.Dalai Lama will turn 90 on July 6, a milestone which many consider…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the nation to embrace the upcoming Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj as an occasion for unity. In his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat‘, he emphasised the event’s potential to foster national cohesion and called upon people to take a resolve to eliminate division and hatred from society.“If…
MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai airport missed its much-touted March-end deadline, but not by much as the city’s second commercial flights airport is expected to be inaugurated on April 17. Access to the public will begin four weeks later, in the second half of May, when airlines commence domestic flights, along with cargo operations. By the…
BENGALURU: Paternal consent for the adoption of a child born out of rape is inconsequential and immaterial, Karnataka high court said while ruling in favour of a teenage sexual assault survivor who had been refused official permission to legally give her baby to a couple, reports Vasantha Kumar.“When the natural guardians of a child are…
JAMMU: Expressing concern over the ongoing shutdown in the holy town of Katra against the proposed ropeway project, J&K’s deputy chief minister, Surinder Choudhary, said the project is ill-advised and, that, development can’t come at the cost of employment.Katra, base camp for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage in Jammu, remained shut for the fifth consecutive day…
NEW DELHI: Patna police use mild-lathi charge and water cannon to disperse the BPSC aspirants protesting in Gandhi Maidan, demanding a re-exam to be held for the 70th BPSC prelims. The protesting students in Patna are demanding the cancellation of the Integrated Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination (CCE) 2024 conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has formed several teams to investigate the camps which are allegedly collecting the personal information of women in the name of the AAP government’s scheme “Mahila Samman Yojna,” according to a senior official’s statement on Sunday. This action follows Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena‘s directive for an investigation into…
NEW DELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee‘s daughter Sharmistha alleged that a “real rot” had seeped into the Congress party as she accused the party of orchestrating a relentless trolling campaign against her and her father across social media platforms. The comments came after she raised doubts as to why no Congress Working Committee (CWC) meet…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a jibe over the excavation work being undertaken in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, stating that he believes there is a ‘Shivling’ underneath the chief minister’s residence too.“Since the excavation work is underway, I believe that there is a Shivling at the Chief Minister’s residence too. We…
BENGALURU: Karnataka CID‘s SIT, probing rape charges against BJP MLA Munirathna Naidu and other allegations against his three associates, including a police official, submitted a chargesheet before a special court for elected representatives.The 2,481-page chargesheet says Naidu raped a 40-year-old woman for over two years from 2020, while R Sudhakar, P Srinivas and suspended inspector…
