New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon visit flood-affected states to take stock of the situation, official sources said on Friday. Heavy rains have severely impacted north Indian states, destroying roads and properties, and claiming lives. Parts of states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab are among the worst-affected areas. Officials said Modi will…
The story of NIPER Mohali, once a shining jewel of Indian pharmaceutical education, is now a cautionary tale of how institutional politics, systemic neglect, and administrative battles can derail academic excellence. When the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, was ranked No. 2 in the country in the Pharmacy category under the…
When the sacred Panchami dawned upon the land, Rama, having fulfilled the span of fourteen years in exile, approached the venerable hermitage of sage Bharadwaja, a seer whose spiritual prowess spanned the three times—past, present, and future—and whose words bore the clarity and precision of truth itself, for his penance had refined him into a…
Sri Anantha Padmanabha Temple is located at Odeyanakere in Ramenahalli, which comes under Sidlaghatta taluk, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka. The temple stands on the banks of a sacred lake called Odeyanakere.The ancient shrine of Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy is believed to be around 1,500 years old. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Vishnu in…
Srinagar: Engraving of the national emblem on the renovation plaque of Hazratbal Shrine here has sparked a controversy as locals and political leaders maintain that having any figures or shapes at Muslim religious places was against the Islamic concept of monotheism. Devotees who visited the revered shrine that houses the relic of the Prophet Mohammad…
Washington: It “looks like we have lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China”, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, as ties between New Delhi and Washington are reeling under possibly the worst phase in over two decades. Trump’s latest post on social media came days after the bonhomie among Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin warns that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be a “legitimate” target for Moscow’s army, a day after Kyiv’s allies said they had committed to a troop presence in the event of a peace deal. Two dozen countries, led by France and Britain, pledged Thursday to join a “reassurance”…
Gorakhpur (UP): Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Friday visited the Gorakhnath temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur to attend the annual ‘Vyakhyanmala’ held on the death anniversary of Mahant Digvijaynath Maharaj and Mahant Avedyanath Maharaj. He addressed a session on “National Security Challenges in front of India” in the presence of Chief…
Mumbai: A video has surfaced of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar purportedly chiding a woman IPS officer who was in the midst of taking action against illegal excavation of ‘murrum’ soil in Solapur district. NCP, however, claimed that Pawar didn’t intend to stop the action but might have berated the officer…
Indore: A Delhi-Indore Air India Express flight having 161 passengers on board on Friday suffered a mid-air engine fault, with the pilot making a ‘PAN-PAN’ call to indicate a non-life-threatening emergency, but the aircraft landed safely at the airport here with a delay of 20 minutes, an official said. The aircraft landed at the Devi…
