New Delhi: Taking strong note of non-functional Wi-Fi facilities at several stations, the Railway Board has written to the general managers (signal and telecommunication) of all its 17 zones, asking them to take immediate measures to restore the services. According to the board, of the more than 7,000 railway stations in the country, 6,108 have…
Chennai: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday said the opposition to NEET is an “all-India issue” now and sounded confident of seeing a “good result,” vis-a-vis its possible abolition, on a day when top Tamil actor Vijay backed an Assembly resolution against the central qualifying test piloted by the government recently. The DMK’s…
New Delhi: The BJP people who spread violence and hatred do not understand the basic principles of Hinduism, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday as he hit out at the ruling party for what he described as a “violent attack” on the party’s office in Ahmedabad. Workers of the BJP and the Congress…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its last stage, and a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to destroy the remaining terror network. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the prime minister emphasised that terror incidents have declined in the Union Territory in…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala General Education Department has designed an unique “inclusive sports manual” with the objective of promoting the sports talents of differently-abled school children and ensuring their participation in the field. State General Education Minister V Sivankutty said that it is the first time that such a document is being designed in the country….
New Delhi: After a long silence on the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally uttered the word in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Modi said his government is making all efforts to bring normalcy in the violence struck state. He further claimed that the incidents of violence are declining in Manipur. We…
Hathras (UP): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday met the injured people of one of the worst religious stampede at Hathras, recouping in the hospitals and assured all support from his government. He later told mediapersons that his government has already ordered a probe, if necessary even a judicial enquiry will be taken up to…
Washington: A replica of Ram Mandir would be on display during the India Day parade in New York on August 18, which attracts thousands of Indian Americans from in and around New York. The replica of the temple would be 18 feet long, nine feet wide and eight feet in height, according to Amitabh Mittal,…
Hathras (UP): A stampede at a religious congregation Tuesday killed 116 people, most of them women, as devotees suffocated to their deaths and bodies piled atop each other in the worst such tragedy in recent years. The stampede took place as the ‘satsang’ here ended. Some accounts said people slipped in the slush as they…
Hyderabad: The 38th Hyderabad Sailing Week, a landmark event in India’s sailing calendar, was inaugurated today with grandeur and enthusiasm. The opening ceremony was graced by Lt Gen JS Sidana, AVSM, DGEME, Senior Colonel Commandant, and Patron of the EME Sailing Association. This year, the event serves as a YAI Ranking Event and features competitions…
