Jammu: (Aug 14) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has cancelled ‘At Home’ tea party and cultural events during Independence Day celebrations on Friday following the loss of lives in a cloudburst in Kishtwar district. A massive cloudburst struck Chositi village on Thursday, killing 38 people and trapping many more under debris, officials said….
New Delhi: A fire broke out on Thursday (August 14) at the Mother and Child Block of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. Delhi Fire Services confirmed that 10 fire tenders were deployed to the site to control the blaze. Despite the intensity of the response, thankfully, no casualties have been…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying ground realities, including the recent Pahalgam incident, cannot be ignored. “You also have to take into consideration the ground realities… You cannot ignore what has happened in Pahalgam,” CJI…
New Delhi: India’s manufacturing industry has a ‘rare opportunity to leapfrog global incumbents’ by moving away from its low-cost production image and embracing innovation-led growth, according to Accel’s Advanced Manufacturing Report 2025, released on Thursday. As per news agency PTI, the global venture capital firm identified precision engineering, aerospace, EV components, semiconductors, robotics, and advanced…
Kishtwar: A massive cloudburst hit Chositi village en route to the Machail Mata yatra in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday (August 14), following which search and rescue operations have been launched. The cloudburst hit Chositi village of Paddar sub-division, the last motorable village en route to the shrine. As per the officials,…
Our Entertainment Desk \Just a day before India’s 79th Independence Day, i.e., August 14, director Arun Gopalan has come up with a great thriller. The name of the film is ‘Tehran’, which is not just a story but a mirror of the power of patriotism and duty. John Abraham is seen in his new and…
New Delhi: As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York approaches in late September, the Indian government has not yet finalised whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend. Despite PM Modi’s name appearing on the provisional list of speakers scheduled for September 26, officials say the final call is still pending and…
Lucknow: Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday expelled his MLA Pooja Pal from the Samajwadi Party just hours after she heaped praises on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for delivering justice to the culprits behind the murder of her husband Raju Pal. An official signed by Akhilesh, the chief of the Samajwadi Party, said Pal has…
New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced service medals for 1,090 police personnel of various central and state forces on the eve of Independence Day. According to a Union Home Ministry statement, 233 personnel have been awarded the Medal for Gallantry (GM), 99 personnel have been awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM), and…
New Delhi: The whole problem of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR is because of “inaction” of local authorities, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while reserving its order on the interim prayer seeking a stay on the August 11 directions passed by the apex court. A two-judge bench of the top court had on August 11…
