Uttarkashi: Rescue workers pulled out all 41 workers trapped in Uttarakand’s Silkyara tunnel in a multi-agency rescue operation that hovered between hope and despair over almost 17 days. Union minister V K Singh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami welcomed the workers as National Disaster Response Force men brought them out through a steel chute…
Hyderabad: Microphones fell silent and rallies ended as the longest campaigning period for the assembly elections among the five states going to polls came to a close in Telangana at 5 pm on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj said, “It is 5 pm and the. silent period has started. There…
New Delhi: The United States is open to collaborating with India in building its own space station, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson said here on Tuesday. On a visit to India, Nelson said the US and India were working on plans to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday unveiled the crest of Indian Navy’s stealth guided missile destroyer Imphal that is equipped with BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles and anti-submarine indigenous rocket launchers. The ship was delivered to the Indian Navy on October 20 by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai. The crest unveiling ceremony in Delhi…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on a plea by the Andhra Pradesh government against a high court order granting regular bail to him in the skill development corporation scam case. A bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and SC Sharma issued notice to Naidu…
New Delhi: The government is set to positively consider the Indian Navy’s proposal for construction of a second aircraft carrier at a cost of around Rs 40,000 crore, in a major move that comes against the backdrop of rising concerns over China’s increasing forays into the Indian Ocean region. Top government sources told PTI that the…
Gajwel/Warangal (T’gana): Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday got philosophical, saying he will turn 70 by next February and all he wishes for is development of Telangana, not “posts”. Addressing a rally in Warangal, which he represents currently, Rao attacked Congress leaders over promise of bringing back ‘Indiramma Rajyam’ (rule of former Prime Minister Indira…
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday accused Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of betraying the people of the state, and said his warranty has now “expired”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed the state has not seen development beyond Hyderabad. “Telangana state was created to bring development to all regions and districts of the state….
Uttarkashi: Rescue workers on Tuesday drilled through the 60-metre stretch of rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in which 41 workers are trapped for the last 16 days, officials said. State government’s information department chief Bansi Dhar Tiwari told reporters a little after 1.30 pm that the drilling was over. Less than an hour later, Uttarakhand…
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday said the Congress government in Karnataka has been putting out advertisements in the Telangana media with an eye on the assembly polls in the state, as it urged the Election Commission to take action against the party. A BJP delegation, including Union minister Bhupender Yadav, former minister Prakash Javadekar and…
