NEW DELHI: As Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla creates a new milestone in space for India, the whole nation is excited and proud of an Indian’s journey to the stars, said President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday. “He and his fellow astronauts have proved the world is indeed one family, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,” Murmu said.Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla…
New Delhi: In a series of posts on X on the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi 50 years ago, PM Modi said, “The 42nd Amendment is a prime example of their shenanigans. The poor, marginalised and downtrodden were particularly targeted, including their dignity insulted.“The PM recalled how the Congress govt, which was then in office,…
RANCHI/SILLI/PURULIA/KOLKATA: “Bhagwan Krishna ne aaj bacha liya (Lord Krishna has saved us today),” said farmer Puran Chand Mahto (55) of Mardu village in Ranchi district’s Silli block, still unable to believe his luck at being alive to tell the tale of how he and his family – his three daughters and a relative, who is…
MUMBAI: Opposition and activists on Wednesday alleged the cash-strapped state govt “splurged” on a two-day conference of 600 delegates of estimates committees of Parliament and state/UT legislatures whose key role is to monitor whether public funds are being spent effectively as per budgetary provisions. They claimed the meals for the event were privately catered on…
NEW DELHI: Lambasting the UP prisons department for illegally detaining a man for 28 days despite his release on bail, Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the state to pay an interim compensation of Rs 5 lakh to him and ordered a judicial inquiry into lapses on the part of Ghaziabad jail officials.Taking a hyper-technical approach…
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of ED’s controversial summons to senior advocates Arvind Datar and Pratap Venugopal, SC on Wednesday said probe agencies or police could not issue notices or summons to lawyers, merely because they appeared for an accused or gave legal advice. Staying Gujarat police SC/ST cell’s notice to the advocate of…
NEW DELHI: Reflecting on the dark days of the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975, PM Modi on Wednesday said no Indian will ever forget the manner in which the spirit of the Constitution was violated, the voice of Parliament muzzled, and attempts made to control the courts, even as he vowed to strengthen…
As night enveloped Cape Canaveral, India entered a new dawn when the Falcon-9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2.31am ET (12.01pm IST). In the pilot seat of ‘Dragon’, the Axiom-4 space capsule that would take a four-member crew to the International Space Station on Thursday, was India’s Group Captain…
The holy city, the abode of Mahaprabhu Jagannath, Puri, is ready for the Rath Yatra. It is a journey of faith for millions of devotees coming from across the globe. And Bhartiya Rail is at the service of these pilgrims, facilitating their overall experience in Shreekshetra Puri.Last 11 years have been historic for Odisha’s railway…
NEW DELHI: At least two people have died and around 20 are feared swept away after a series of cloudbursts, flash floods, and heavy rain battered parts of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, triggering widespread destruction across Kangra and Kullu districts.Rescue teams recovered two bodies from the Manuni Khad stream in Kangra district, where floodwaters inundated…