Bareilly (UP): Following the encounter of three Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorists in Pilibhit, security agencies are intensifying their search for their local helpers in the Terai region. Three suspected Khalistani terrorists allegedly involved in the grenade attack in Gurdaspur were killed in an encounter with police in Pilibhit early Monday, with Punjab’s Director General…
New Delhi: Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched 10,000 new multi-purpose Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) on Wednesday and asserted that the government will achieve its target of establishing 2 lakh such societies before the five-year timeline. Addressing the launch event, Shah said prosperity through cooperation cannot be achieved unless cooperatives function effectively at the panchayat…
New Delhi: Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) met here at BJP president JP Nadda’s residence on Wednesday on the birth centenary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, JD-U leader and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh,…
Kazakhistan: An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau. Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry said that over 30 people are feared dead and four bodies have been recovered so far. It also added that at over 32 people survived the crash and 29 of them have been hospitalised. The ministry confirmed in a Telegram…
The exclusion of Manu Bhaker, India’s shooting sensation, from the nomination list for the prestigious Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award has stirred significant controversy and raised questions about the processes behind recognizing sporting excellence in India. Despite her exceptional performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she secured two bronze medals in both the 10m…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the architect of India’s transition into the 21st century and said the BJP stalwart ushered in reforms that set the stage for India’s economic surge, abandoning an economic philosophy which encouraged cronyism and stagnation. In an article which appeared in several newspapers on the…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new governors for several states, as announced by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. In a significant development, Kerala’s Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has been reassigned to Bihar. Khan’s tenure in Kerala was marked by several controversies, particularly due to his clashes with the CPI(M)-led state government. His outspoken stance on…
New Delhi: The Delhi government’s Women and Child Development and Health departments issued public notices on Wednesday distancing themselves from the ruling AAP’s promised schemes of providing Rs 2,100 to women and free treatment for the elderly, triggering a fresh row ahead of assembly polls. The two departments also cautioned the people against providing personal…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the dignitaries who joined a prayer ceremony at the memorial of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday to pay tributes to him on his birth centenary. Union ministers, including Amit Shah and J P Nadda, besides BJP allies such as Andhra…
Rampur (UP): An unidentified vehicle rammed into an ambulance that was taking to Punjab the bodies of three suspected terrorists of the ‘Khalistan Zindabad Force’ killed in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit, police said on Wednesday. No one was hurt in the incident that occurred on the Rampur bypass on Tuesday night, but the…
