Chennai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to “bad neighbours” and asserted that a neighbouring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the country. At the same time, he said with “good neighbours”, India…
Patna: A GRP officer, who was probing into a robbery of gold worth Rs 1.44 crore from a train passenger in Bihar in November last year, was arrested for his alleged involvement in the crime, police said on Friday. Gaya GRP Station House Officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was apprehended on Wednesday in connection with the…
Lucknow: A real-life episode from Kanpur, where a vigilant citizen turned the tables on cyber fraudsters attempting a so-called “digital arrest” and instead made them pay money to him, has inspired the Uttar Pradesh Police to produce a short film. The awareness film, starring veteran actor Nana Patekar, has been released as part of the…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted the BJP’s double-engine government in Madhya Pradesh after at least 10 people died allegedly due to contaminated water in Indore and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is always silent whenever poor die. Gandhi alleged that Madhya Pradesh has become the epicentre of misgovernance and cited various…
New Delhi: Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar penned a note on his social media on Friday and said the viral video where he claims he has “turned to God” is generated by artificial intelligence and he is considering reporting the matter. In a note on his X handle, the lyricist claimed such fake news is responsible…
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday ordered a preliminary enquiry after a cricketer from south Kashmir wore a helmet with the Palestinian flag during a private cricket tournament match in Jammu, a police spokesperson said. A video and photos of the cricketer, Furqan Ul Haq, were circulated online after he was seen displaying…
New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday virtually witnessed the final breakthrough of a 1.5-km-long mountain tunnel of the bullet train project in Maharashtra’s Palghar district from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. “This 1.5-km-long mountain tunnel is among the longest in Palghar district and is located between the Virar and Boisar bullet train stations….
Oklahoma: Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, people’s shadows stretched up the wall of a natural overhang of stone. They’re lit by a ferocious fire that’s been burning for…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed preparations for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Day celebrations and directed that the main state-level event be held at Rashtriya Prerna Sthal in Lucknow. The Uttar Pradesh Day celebrations are scheduled from January 24 to 26. According to an official statement, Adityanath said the celebrations should also be held at…
Indore: A laboratory test has confirmed that a diarrhoea outbreak, which has killed at least four patients and affected over 1,400 people in Indore, was caused by contaminated drinking water, officials have said. The test findings substantiated that a life-threatening drinking water supply system prevails in parts of Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital, which has been…
