Ayodhya: Former Ram temple trust chief Champat Rai on Tuesday said he would respond to all allegations of embezzlement of donations against him after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submits its final report. In a handwritten letter addressed to “Ram bhakts”, the former general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said “baseless…
New Delhi: Months after it stoked a controversy for allegedly defaming the judiciary, the NCERT has released a revised Class 8 Social Science textbook dropping the disputed portions. The controversial portions, along with references to judicial backlog and two major court verdicts have been dropped while fresh material on Public Interest Litigation (PIL), tribunals, and…
New Delhi: India will supply the BrahMos cruise missile system and the Astra air-to-air missile to Indonesia, an Indian government official said on Tuesday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently on his first trip to the Southeast Asian nation since 2023. Supplying BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia, boosting maritime security, and strengthening critical…
Chennai: AIADMK leader K B S Raja, cousin of party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, has quit the party along with his supporters. He was the deputy general secretary of the party’s MGR Manram. While quitting the party on Monday, Raja claimed that despite his dedicated work in the AIADMK for 30 years, he was denied…
Mumbai: Mumbaikars woke up to overcast skies and strong winds on Tuesday, amid the India Meteorological Department’s ‘orange’ alert for heavy rain and gusty winds in the metropolis, officials said. All government, private and civic-run schools and colleges in Mumbai will remain closed on Tuesday as a precautionary measure, the officials said. Relentless rain brought…
Mumbai: Traffic on the Mumbai-bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s ‘Missing Link’ bypass section resumed on Monday night after remaining shut for more than 18 hours following a landslide triggered by overnight heavy rains, officials said. A senior official of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) told PTI that traffic resumed at 10.10pm after…
New Delhi: The Ayodhya Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has accepted the resignation of Champat Rai, its General Secretary, who had stepped down amid the massive row over the siphoning of donations to the temple. Among the frontrunners to succeed Champat Rai is Bajrang Bagra, sources said. Bagra is the International General Secretary of…
Pattava: Indian wrestlers finished with an impressive haul of 20 medals, including four gold, seven silver and nine bronze at the Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships here. India ensured consistent podium finishes across multiple weight divisions throughout the championship, securing top-three overall team rankings in both women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle. In women’s wrestling, India finished…
Bengaluru: A delegation of NDA leaders on Monday submitted a formal complaint to Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar, alleging “massive irregularities” in the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in the state and demanded an immediate inquiry and mandatory door-to-door re-verification of all enumeration forms. They also sought strict legal action against all officials and…
New Delhi: (Jul 6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on his birthday, and said his message of peace has been a guiding force for people across the world. The Dalai Lama was born on July 6, 1935, to a Tibetan farming family in the small village of…
