Kistawar/Jammu: A coordinated rescue and relief operation continued for the third consecutive day on Saturday in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, where 60 people lost their lives and over 100 others were injured, officials said. Union Minister Jitendra Singh, accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat,…
New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA has decided to give a final push in choosing a consensus candidate for Vice President nomination tomorrow at the specially convened Parliament Board meeting. It’s expected to announce the NDA nominee on Sunday. At a meeting held at the residence of BJP National President JP Nadda on Friday, senior BJP…
New Delhi: Six people, including three women, were killed and five others injured after the wall and the roof of two adjacent rooms of a dargah near Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi’s Nizamuddin collapsed on Friday, officials said. The incident happened at Dargah Sharif Patte Shah around 3:30 pm. The dargah shares its boundary walls with…
Anchorage, Alaska: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve Moscow’s war in Ukraine after a nearly three-hour summit in Alaska, though he characterized the meeting as “very productive.” “There were many, many points that we agreed on,” Trump said at a…
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has pulled up the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, for furnishing what it called an “evasive and misleading” reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application. In its order dated 27 June 2025, the CIC directed the CPIO to…
The battle between Lakshmana and Indrajit rose like a clash of titans, even as two mighty tuskers, fierce and unrelenting, with murder in their hearts, trample the earth underfoot in their bid to destroy the other. At a little distance stood Vibhishana, valiant prince and wise of heart, the vigilant guardian of dharma, bow in…
Sri Krishna Swamy Temple is located inside the sacred Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple complex at Tiruchanur (Alamelumangapuram), about 5 km from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Managed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), it is one of the most ancient Krishna shrines in the region. The main deity is Lord Sri Krishna in Padmasana (lotus posture). The…
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday delivered a forceful Independence Day speech, criticising the practice of linking terror attacks to Jammu and Kashmir’s political future and asserting that Pakistan should not be allowed to influence it through terrorism. In his first speech since Jammu and Kashmir was downgraded to a union territory, he announced…
New Delhi/Kistewar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday and assured them of all help in the wake of a cloudburst in Kishtwar district that has killed at least 60 people and injured more than 100, officials said. A massive flash flood…
New Delhi: Former India opener Virender Sehwag has disclosed that he once contemplated retiring from ODI cricket before the 2011 World Cup after being sidelined from the playing XI for an extended period under then-captain MS Dhoni. It was Sachin Tendulkar, his long-time opening partner, who persuaded him to reconsider. The episode dates back to…
