The mortal remains of 58‑year‑old Haryana Police Inspector Jagdish Prasad, who succumbed to fatal injuries sustained while rescuing people after a giant swing collapsed at the Surajkund fairgrounds, were cremated with state honours in his native Dengar village in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.Prasad’s last rites were performed with full rituals on the banks of the…
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that the prestige of India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna would increase if it is conferred to Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.The remark drew an immediate and sharp response from the Congress, which questioned both the merit…
NEW DELHI: The chief minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, has approved a grant of Rs 1,200 crore for the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), providing major relief to thousands of serving employees and pensioners, while also strengthening technology-driven initiatives to improve traffic management and urban mobility in the Capital.Out of the total allocation released by the…
Piyush Goyal said the interim US trade framework gives Indian exporters an edge. Two people were arrested after a giant swing collapsed at the Surajkund Mela. The ICC and PCB are close to clearing the February 15 India–Pakistan T20 World Cup match. Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s LDP is projected to win a big majority in…
‘Naxalism will be completely eradicated by March 31’: Amit Shah after Raipur security review NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Centre’s strategy against Left-Wing Extremism has started delivering clear results and asserted that Naxalism will be fully eradicated before March 31. He made the remarks after chairing a high-level security…
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for home after concluding a two-day visit to Malaysia during which he held wide-ranging talks with his counterpart Anwar Ibrahim, focusing on boosting defence and security ties.“A memorable visit concludes! After a successful visit to Malaysia, marked by special warmth and hospitality and anchored in our…
Forest officials arrested a seven-member gang and seized tiger skin, claws, and teeth during an operation in the Kannur district of Kerala. The arrests followed secret intelligence inputs about an attempt to sell tiger body parts.Acting on the tip-off received on Friday night, forest officials launched a joint operation and tracked down three suspects near…
65 lakh families in Punjab received cashless treatment of up to Rs 10 lakh under the Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme, said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab’s chief spokesperson and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Sunday.He cited the example of a daily-wage labourer from Gurdaspur district who underwent a Rs 3 lakh heart treatment at…
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav (ANI photo) “At the last press conference, we raised questions about Form 7, and the government has engaged agencies and professionals based in Delhi, Lucknow, and other parts of the country. They have the complete voter list and are using it to identify the booths where the Samajwadi Party won the…
NEW DELHI: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday expressed grief over the suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan’s capital. Speaking to reporters in Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, Abdullah said it was “unfortunate that now blasts are taking place inside mosques as well”. “It shows how far we have gone…