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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for several development projects worth around Rs 2,200 crore during his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.The projects span various sectors including infrastructure, education, healthcare, tourism, urban development, and cultural heritage.He laid the foundation stone for several initiatives under the Smart Distribution Project,…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday issued a notice to Businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, and other accused individuals regarding the money laundering complaint, scheduling a hearing for August 28. The notice aims to hear from the proposed accused during the pre-cognisance phase, ANI reported.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed…

NEW DELHI: Continuous heavy rainfall on Saturday brought large parts of Bihar’s capital Patna to a standstill, causing severe waterlogging and traffic congestion. Visuals from Kurji Road and other low-lying areas showed flooded streets, traffic jams, and pedestrians struggling to navigate waterlogged roads.The flood-like situation disrupted normal life and exposed administrative lapses in monsoon preparedness….

NEW DELHI: Heavy rains in Ghaziabad led to flooding in the girls’ hostel of ABES Engineering College on Wednesday night, with viral videos showing water gushing into rooms and corridors.The flooding caused significant damage to students’ belongings, including clothes, books, documents, laptops and mobile phones. Several videos taken by students quickly spread on social media,…

NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju defended the deployment of CISF personnel in the Rajya Sabha’s Well, citing instances where MPs had physically climbed atop the treasury bench and assured Congress that no MP would be stopped from speaking. Earlier, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge expressed concerns on Friday over CISF personnel deployment. Condemning the…

BENGALURU: That deportations of Indians from the US have surged significantly since Donald Trump returned to office in Jan this year is no secret. Now here’s how much more it is when compared to the Biden term and the last year of Trump’s previous term that preceded it: On average, at least 8 Indians were…

NEW DELHI: Congress functionary Rahul Gandhi Friday said his party has collected “atom bomb” of evidence to prove that EC is helping BJP steal votes, stepping up his attack on “vote chori” on a day he led the joint opposition in writing to Lok Sabha Speaker demanding an immediate discussion on the review of electoral…

NEW DELHI: Expressing serious concern over the deleterious impact of addictive betting applications on youth, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to respond in two weeks what steps it is contemplating to save youngsters from getting financially ruined, often forcing them to commit suicide. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi…

NEW DELHI: With ED summoning industrialist Anil Ambani for alleged loan fraud involving a massive sum, Congress hurled a “Rahul told you so” barb at BJP, asking whether PM Narendra Modi would answer the allegations made by Rahul Gandhi during the row over the Rafale purchase seven years ago. Congress spokesperson and MP Manickam Tagore…

Who you are will decide how you use technology, says Sadhguru in an exclusive interview. Excerpts:How big a problem is digital addiction, especially for the young? How can they be helped to overcome its ill effects?It is not technology that is the problem, compulsiveness is. Today, in many countries, they have technology de-addiction centres, where…