A Christmas decoration being vandalised in Raipur NEW DELHI: Just a day after causing disruptions to Christmas celebrations nationwide, Hindu outfits took part in a mahapanchayat in Gurugram on Friday to warn against the construction of a church.At the panchayat comprising several villages, VHP and Bajrang Dal leaders questioned the construction, arguing that the local…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah hit out at Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan over his “North Indian bulldozer justice” remark in context of the eviction drive at a Bengaluru colony. Sidda called Vijayan’s remark as “politically motivated”, adding that it lacked “understanding of the factual situation.““There is a fundamental difference between ‘bulldozer justice’ and the…
NEW DELHI: More than 10,000 farmers gathered in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday to attend a seminar on tree-based agriculture and ways to earn steady income from it. The event was organised by Cauvery Calling, an initiative run by Isha Outreach. Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Isha Foundation founder…
Congress leader praises RSS: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh sparked controversy by praising the RSS’s organisational strength and sharing a photo he said reflected how the group shapes its leadership. Doctors on strike: Non-emergency medical services were disrupted at government hospitals in Himachal Pradesh as resident doctors went on indefinite strike over a colleague’s termination. Israel…
NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Sturday introduced a national standard to test and assess bomb disposal systems. The standard is called IS 19445:2025 and it has been developed at the request of the Union ministry of home affairs and the Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory.Consumer affairs secretary Nidhi Khare told news agency…
Picture source: X/Indian Coast Guard NEW DELHI: Indian Coast Guard carried out a quick medical evacuation of a 24-year-old Indian sailor from a UK-flagged merchant vessel off the Goa coast on Friday.The sailor was on board the ship MV Anglo Marie Louise when help was sought. Coast Guard ship C-427 responded and safely evacuated him….
Shehzad Poonawalla and Shashi Tharoor (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of putting “family interests above national interest” while defending Operation Sindoor. He cited Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks to counter Opposition criticism of the military operation.In a post on X, the BJP leader wrote: “Once again…
Pictured shared by Digvijaya Singh NEW DELHI: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday created a stir by praising the organisational strength of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh — a group the Congress has long opposed ideologically. Sharing a black-and-white photograph from a social media platform that showed Narendra Modi seated on the ground while BJP veteran…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused the Congress party of colluding with “anti-India” forces, categorically mentioning Rahul Gandhi‘s presence at “Global Progressive Alliance” during his Germany visit. Referencing to Sam Pitroda’s remarks regarding the Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with the alliance, the party said that the alliance was a propagator of “anti-India” narratives, drawing…
AI171 crash in Ahmedabad killed 260 people on June 12 The Covid-19 pandemic? Ancient history. The global aviation industry is on track to shatter the 10 billion flyers milestone — a soaring triumph. But 2025 will forever be scarred as the year of Air India‘s catastrophic crash in Gujarat, India’s deadliest aviation disaster in nearly…