PANAJI: Operators of paragliding, paramotoring, hot air balloons, and drone flights in Goa must now provide accident insurance of Rs 25 lakh for every pilot and passenger, with fines of up to Rs 2 lakh and arrest possible for safety violations.The draft Goa Aero Sports Rules, 2025, notified this week, also make registration with the…
NEW DELHI: NCERT’s newly released Partition Horrors Remembrance Day modules have triggered a political storm by explicitly naming Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Congress and then Viceroy Lord Mountbatten as “culprits” behind India’s division in 1947.The supplementary modules – separate versions for classes VI-VIII and IX-XII – are not part of regular textbooks but designed for discussions,…
Mumbai: A govinda’ climbs a rope during Dahi Handi ceremony on the occasion of Janmashtami festival, during rain, at Colaba market, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: Heavy rain Saturday failed to dampen Mumbai’s Gokulashtami spirit, with dahi handi celebrations held. However, the festivities saw the death of a 39-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, though…
Bhagwant Mann (File photo) BATHINDA: Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based Khalistani outfit, has emailed several media persons threatening “political death” for Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann from Aug 31 – the day then Punjab CM Beant Singh was assassinated.Earlier, Sikhs for Justice chief and designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had openly threatened to kill…
At just 21, Krishangi Meshram has etched her name in history as one of the youngest solicitors in England and Wales in recent times, adding another milestone to a remarkable journey that began unusually early.Raised in the Iskcon Mayapur community in West Bengal and now based in the UAE, Krishangi first stepped into the world…
NEW DELHI: An Air India Express flight carrying 160 passengers from Bengaluru had to abort its first landing attempt at Gwalior airport on Saturday, causing a brief scare, before safely touching down on the second try. The airline confirmed that the flight “conducted a go-around followed by a safe and uneventful landing.” Gwalior airport director…
Karnataka Congress MLA Basavaraju V Shivaganga and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar (Image credits: X @BShivaganga) NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress MLA Basavaraju V Shivaganga on Saturday claimed that Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will become the next Chief Minister of the state after December, even as CM Siddaramaiah has reiterated his intention to serve…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing row over special intensive revision and “vote theft” charges, the Election Commission on Saturday said that the political parties should have raised errors in the electoral rolls during the claims and objections period of past elections.The poll body said that it shares electoral rolls with political parties ahead of any…
Arvind Kejriwal, National Convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) (Image credits: PTI) NEW DELHI: The birthday of Arvind Kejriwal, National Convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and former chief minister of Delhi, was observed on Saturday, with party members and supporters noting his political journey and governance record.In Delhi, initiatives included improvements in…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched the “Vote Adhikar Yatra” against the alleged “theft of votes” through EC’s special intensive revision of electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar.The yatra, scheduled to begin on Sunday, will cover more than 20 districts of Bihar over 16 days.“We are bringing the Voter Rights Yatra to the…