SASARAM: A probe has been launched following reports of at least five deaths among attendees of a wedding function on Feb 14 in Bihar‘s Rohtas district. A team from the excise department and district officials have reached Mathiya village.According to sources, a day after Poojan Singh organised a “tilak” ceremony for his son, his other…
NEW DELHI: The governing NDA is set to further strengthen its tally in the Upper House after biennial polls for 37 seats in Rajya Sabha on March 16, but the fate of prominent retiring members such as Sharad Pawar (NCP-SP), Abhishek Manu Singhvi (Congress), Ramdas Athawale (RPI-A), Tiruchi Siva (DMK) and Priyanka Chaturvedi (Sena UBT)…
A glimpse of International Fleet Review off the coast of Visakhapatnam (Pic credit: Kanaka Nalam) NEW DELHI: Reviewing the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 off the coast of Visakhapatnam, President Droupadi Murmu — the supreme commander of the armed forces — said on Wednesday “the spirit of friendship on display today through participation of so…
IN-SPACe director Vinod Kumar NEW DELHI: Space promoter and regulator IN-SPACe on Wednesday announced an AI inspired seed fund scheme of Rs 6 crore for startups or people interested in developing AI applications in the space sector.The seed fund initiative is aimed at accelerating AI-driven innovation across India’s private space ecosystem through targeted financial and…
NEW DELHI: From inaccessible police stations and a policing system inadequately equipped to respond to concerns of persons with disabilities (PwDs) to inaccessible courtrooms and the justice system lacking crucial manpower like sign language interpreters and denying easy access to legal aid, a new report by National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People…
Anupama Chauhan, wife of CDS General Anil Chauhan, launched INS Krishna in the presence of CDS himself and senior officials of the armed forces and ship-builder Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Chennai NEW DELHI: Indian naval cadets will now get dedicated “floating classrooms” at sea as the Indian Navy has launched ‘INS Krishna’, the first…
Two Pakistani nationals arrested in Haryana’s Ambala after escaping from Jammu Juvenile Observation home JAMMU: Five people were detained for questioning Wednesday amid a massive hunt for local gangster Karanjit Singh alias Gugga who fled from a juvenile observation home in Jammu along with two Pakistani inmates, officials said.The Pakistani duo was arrested Tuesday near…
Sunetra Pawar (PTI image) GONDIA: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar will take over as the national president of the NCP on February 26, senior party leader Praful Patel said on Wednesday.The announcement marks the leadership transition in the Nationalist Congress Party following the death of Sunetra’s husband and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in a…
Uttarakhand has crossed a major renewable energy milestone, surpassing 1 gigawatt (GW) of installed solar power capacity. The state’s total installed solar capacity now stands at over 1,027.87 megawatts, underlining its growing push towards clean and sustainable energy.Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the achievement reflects the Centre’s policy focus on renewable energy under the…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed charges against three accused persons, including an absconding suspected Chinese national, in a human trafficking and cyber fraud racket, operated by Indian and foreign agents from Myanmar.The accused, identified as Ankit Kumar @ Ankit Bharadwaj, Ishtikhar Ali @ Ali and Lisa have been charged under…