Kiren Rijiju and Rahul Gandhi (File photos) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi called the Congress scion a leader with a “positive mindset”.Lamenting over the Indian cricket team’s decision to skip the customary handshake with the Pakistani team during Sunday’s Asia…
NEW DELHI: Two government employees were among nine people arrested in Kerala’s Kasaragod district for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy, whom the suspects befriended on a gay dating app.According to the PTI, the minor was abused for over two years at his home and at locations in Kannur and Kozhikode by 14 men. The…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday asserted that there was “no confusion” regarding the chief ministerial face in the Mahagathbandhan alliance ahead of the Bihar assembly election.Kicking off his “Bihar Adhikar Yatra,” Tejashwi said the opposition will announce its CM face when the right time comes.“There is no confusion in our…
A young girl came to child and adolescent psychiatrist Manjiri Deshpande Shenoy’s clinic. Eight-year-old Ananya had suddenly stopped talking in the middle of the Covid lockdowns, and her parents decided to seek professional help. “The parents couldn’t figure it out. The girl was not saying anything at all, even though she had been very lively…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, the Congress on Tuesday set up its Pradesh Election Committee which includes the likes of the Bihar unit chief Rajesh Ram, Shakeel Ahmed Khan and Madan Mohan Jha, to get battle-ready for the elections.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the constitution of the Pradesh…
Devastation in Uttarakhand and Himachal NEW DELHI: Heavy rain, cloudbursts and landslides have battered Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, leaving a trail of destruction. The intense monsoon downpour on Monday night and early Tuesday caused major damage to property, disrupted daily life, stranded tourists, and swept away vehicles. Three dead in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh In Himachal…
NEW DELHI: CRPF’s CoBRA battalion, which specialises in jungle warfare, has neutralised 20 hardcore Left-wing extremists in Jharkhand, including two central committee (CCM) members, along with the state police in the current year.The two eliminated CCM members are Vivek Chandri Yadav alias Prayag, who was killed in an operation in Bokaro in April, and Sahdev…
NEW DELHI: Nearly thirteen years after fellow Maoists helped him escape by ambushing his jail van on its way to a Giridih court, Sahdev Soren, a CPI(Maoist) central committee member (CCM) wanted for over 80 cases of Naxal violence, including the 2007 Chilkhari massacre that had killed former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi’s son and…
NEW DELHI: Starting Oct 1, only Aadhaar-authenticated users will be allowed to book reserved general rail tickets through the IRCTC website or app during the first 15 minutes of bookings being opened for any train. Currently, Aadhaar authentication is required only for Tatkal bookings. Reservations for trains open 60 days before their scheduled departure.The new…
A truck ploughed through pedestrians and vehicles in Indore Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 11 before bursting into flames, police said. The driver has been held. The vehicle struck two motorbikes, an e-rickshaw, an auto-rickshaw & several passers-by. Source link