Mohali: A Nihang and his two women associates allegedly attacked an interstate police team with swords in Kharar in Mohali district on Saturday, injuring two constables before being overpowered. The cops had gone to Chaumajra village in Kharar to arrest the Nihang in a snatching case.The Nihang has been put under arrest while the two…
DEHRADUN: At least 65 people died in June, the first month of this year’s monsoon season in Uttarakhand, double the 32 deaths recorded during the same period last year, according to data from the state emergency operation centre. Of the 65 deaths, 45 were due to road accidents and 20 to natural disasters such as…
KOLKATA: Trinamool on Sunday show-caused MLA Madan Mitra and censured MP Kalyan Banerjee for controversial remarks on the alleged gang-rape of a student at a Kolkata law college last week even as its slugfest continued with BJP-led opposition over women’s safety in Bengal less than a year after the rape-murder at RG Kar hospital.TMC president…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux) kicked off Saturday a new space first by becoming the first Indian citizen to conduct a scientific experiment on the International Space Station (ISS).With microgravity acclimation behind him, Shux is now diving into a diverse portfolio of experiments that could shape the future. On Saturday, he kicked off the scientific…
Uddhav and Aaditya burn the govt resolution on Hindi language Sunday MUMBAI: Buffeted by an anti-Hindi campaign led by the Thackeray cousins, CM Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday announced that the state cabinet had decided to scrap two Govt Resolutions (GRs) to introduce Hindi as a third language for class 1 students.The announcement came on a…
NEW DELHI: The population covered by social protection systems has increased from 22% in 2016 to 64.3% in 2025, indicating substantial expansion in social security coverage in the country, data released by the statistics ministry showed on Sunday.‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – National Indicator Framework Progress Report, 2025’ provides data-driven evidence of India’s progress toward…
Mumbai: With state govt scrapping the two controversial govt resolutions on the third-language policy, the Maharashtra Legislature’s monsoon session may not be disrupted as envisaged.On Sunday, addressing a press conference at Sahyadri state guest house, CM Devendra Fadnavis said 14 bills will be introduced during the monsoon session, including the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill,…
SRINAGAR: An eligible unemployed member of each “unacknowledged” Kashmiri household that lost someone to terrorist bullets over the past three decades will get a govt job within 30 days, J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha promised Sunday during an outreach in south Kashmir’s Anantnag involving over 80 such families.Sinha’s directive to deputy commissioners to process pending…
Jammu: Security forces Sunday detained a Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) national along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.“The 22-year-old man was identified as Mohammad Arib Ahmed, a resident of Dadote-Kotli in PoK. He was caught in a forward area in Bhimber Gali sector. Security forces are questioning him,” said an official…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit the United States from June 30 to July 2 at the invitation of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. During the visit, he will take part in the next edition of the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (QFMM), scheduled for July 1 in Washington, DCThe Quad foreign…