Spiritual leader Sadhguru on Monday said that the Siliguri corridor was an anomaly created by partition, which should have been corrected in 1971.He further said that today, as the nation faces a threat to its sovereignty, India must develop the chicken into an elephant, referring to extremist policies by the Bangladeshi regime.He said, “Siliguri Corridor…
Class of 2000 pledges highest ever ₹100 crore to IIT-Kanpur BENGALURU: The Class of 2000 of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has pledged Rs 100 crore to the institute during its Silver Jubilee reunion, which the institute said is the highest-ever alumni batch contribution announced in India.The pledge was made during the batch’s on-campus reunion…
NEW DELHI: With fog hitting train services and the situation likely to continue for the next few weeks, railways has kept two spare rakes of Vande Bharat trains for timely departure from New Delhi and Varanasi stations, and another is being brought from Western Railway for use in the Northern Zone.Railway ministry officials said that…
NEW DELHI: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120). It was conducted at the Integrated Test Range in Odisha’s Chandipur.“The rocket was tested for its maximum range of 120 km, demonstrating all in-flight manoeuvres as planned. The LRGR impacted…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court’s decision on Monday — its last working day of 2025 — to stay its own 40-day-old order on the Aravali controversy was only the latest in a series of flip flops witnessed in the year, during which orders were set aside within months after they were passed — a fact noticed…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday noted that some individuals are attempting to gain “political advantage” after lawyers for expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar claimed that allegations had been made against the Delhi high court judges who had suspended his life sentence in the Unnao rape case.“We understand it. We are not sitting…
NEW DELHI: As part of its ongoing river rejuvenation efforts, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved multiple projects including a master plan to restore the cultural identity of the Gomti river’s origin site at Pilibhit, protect breeding habitats of sandbar-nesting birds and deploy nature based solutions for in-situ treatment of certain drains,…
NEW DELHI: Union minister of minority affairs Kiren Rijiju, responding to the death of Tripura student Anjel Chakma, demanded a Delhi-like special unit of police for the Northeast. Calling out the racial attack, Rijiju stated that this should not be a region-specific concern, but is detrimental to the nation.Speaking to PTI, Rijiju appeared visibly bothered…
Unnao survivor welcomes SC stay: The Unnao rape survivor said on Monday that she would pursue the death penalty for convicted and expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar. She also welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Delhi High Court’s suspension of his life sentence. Beijing warns Taipei: China on Monday launched large-scale live-fire…
NEW DELHI: Father of Anjel Chakma, the Tripura student who died in a fatal racial attack in Dehradun, made serious allegations against the authorities saying that they refused to file an FIR after the assault dismissing it as “minor matter”.“They wanted to file an FIR, but they were refused, being told it was a minor…