New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday announced several new train services for the convenience of the people of Bihar, including more than 12,000 special trains for Diwali and Chhath festivals. He said that after discussions with state leaders about the travel needs of the people, the ministry worked out not only new trains…
New Delhi: The opposition parties on Wednesday alleged that the Modi government is attempting to turn India into a “dictatorship” with the introduction of three Bills that seek to provide for the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers arrested on serious charges, and vowed to oppose it “tooth and nail”. Union Home…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation of projects worth Rs 5,200 crore, including three new stretches of the Kolkata Metro, and an elevated corridor in adjacent Howrah, during his visit to the eastern metropolis on August 22, officials said. PM Modi will inaugurate the new Metro stretches around 4.15 pm…
Gulabrai Ramchand occupies an important place in the evolution of Indian cricket. Emerging in the 1950s, he offered something relatively rare in that era: a middle-order batsman who combined grit with attacking intent, a useful medium-pace bowler, and a leader who helped shift the team’s mentality toward greater competitiveness. His influence extended well beyond the…
In the dread days of the great Titan-war, when fury ruled the field and valor kindled every breast, no warrior turned aside, nor spared his breath, for each sought glory and death in the service of his sovereign. Blood soaked the soil, and warriors fell like summer lakes vanishing under the cruel sun. From both…
Sugganahalli Garuda Temple is part of the ancient Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple located in Sugganahalli village, Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District, Karnataka. The temple is believed to be over 1,000 years old and was built during the Chola period. Inscriptions and architecture suggest that it was expanded by later dynasties such as the Hoysalas and Vijayanagara…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to ban the operating, facilitating and advertising of online games played with money, to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud. Piloted by Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, was passed…
New Delhi: With former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar staying out of the public eye since his resignation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday questioned where he was “hiding” and why he had gone “completely silent”. Speaking at a function to felicitate the Opposition’s joint vice presidential candidate B Sudarshan Reddy, Gandhi said there was a…
New Delhi: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired the ‘Agni 5’ intermediate range ballistic missile, in a demonstration of its strategic military capabilities. The defence ministry said the test-firing of the missile from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha’s Chandipur validated all operational and technical parameters. “Intermediate range ballistic missile ‘Agni 5’ was successfully test-fired from…
New Delhi: Union Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday moved three bills in Lok Sabha for the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers arrested on serious criminal charges for 30 days, drawing fierce protests from the Opposition. As soon as the bill was tabled, the Opposition members began protests and trooped into the…
