KULLU: Cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh is trying its luck with lottery to turn its fortunes. The cabinet has allowed lottery operations, which were shut down in 1999. Burdened with a debt of over Rs 1 lakh crore, it hopes to make a modest Rs 50 crore to Rs 100 crore annually from sale of lottery tickets.The…
NEW DELHI: After a second round of litigation, the fate of ‘Udaipur Files’ is back in the hands of central govt, which on Friday withdrew its direction for six cuts in the movie based on the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal.Centre informed a Delhi HC bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar…
NEW DELHI: Congress will dwell on constitutional challenges and the way forward at a national conclave on Saturday. The event gains significance as it comes amid the party’s refrain that the Constitution is under attack from BJP.The AICC department of law, human rights and RTI chairman Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Friday said the full-day legal…
NEW DELHI: Despite mounting anxiety to get key legislations passed , govt indicated on Friday that a discussion on EC’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), being demanded by opposition, may not be feasible.Sources in the govt pointed out that the EC is conceived as an independent entity. They also said that former Speaker Balram Jakhar had…
New Delhi: The draft roll for Bihar published by the Election Commission on Friday includes 7.24 crore electors who submitted their enumeration forms within the July 25 deadline. Bihar’s electorate, as per the draft roll, is over 65.6 lakh less than its 7.9 crore strength on June 24, 2025, ahead of the onset of the…
NEW DELHI: Amidst the govt’s strong assertion in the wake of US’s 25% tariff imposition that the country will protect its interests, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Friday reacted angrily to American President Donald Trump‘s remarks on India, calling him the most “volatile, uncivil and irresponsible” head of state in modern history.In…
NEW DELHI: India has not had any formal talks with the US over the purchase of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, the external affairs ministry informed the Lok Sabha Friday.Responding to a written query, MoS (MEA) Kirti Vardhan Singh said the India-US joint statement following the meeting between PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump…
NEW DELHI: The West is undermining its relations with India by issuing threats and sanctions connected to New Delhi’s relationship with Moscow, Russian ambassador to India Denis Alipov said, according to Russia’s RT news network.The ambassador said that US and EU with their sanction threats had exposed themselves as unreliable actors. “Through these threats and…
SRINAGAR: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Akhal forest area of Devsar in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday evening.A joint team of personnel from the Army, CRPF, and J&K Police SOG had launched an anti-terror operation following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area. Holed-up ultras opened fire…
JAMMU: The annual Amarnath Yatra remained suspended for the second consecutive day Friday, because of inclement weather, officials said.No fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to set out from Jammu via the twin routes — Baltal and Pahalgam — for the holy cave shrine nestled in the Himalayas.This is the second suspension of this year’s…