New Delhi: One of the most challenging projects in the Himalayas, India’s longest rail tunnel under construction in Uttarakhand recently achieved a breakthrough driven by two German-made tunnel boring machines, named Shiv and Shakti after Hindu deities — inspired by the spiritual heritage of the state called ‘Deevbhoomi’ (the land of Gods). The Devprayag-Janasu are…
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to uphold ‘Rajdharma’ by not visiting Manipur even once in the last two years. In a post on X, he said Manipur continues to be troubled for two years without the Prime Minister setting foot on its soil. Kharge said…
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party over the caste census, accusing it of forgetting its “dark history” of “denying” Dalits and OBCs their constitutional rights, including reservation. The BJP, she said, is no less and has had to cave in to public pressure on…
Guwahati: A voter turnout of 70.2 per cent was recorded in the first phase of the panchayat polls in Assam, officials said on Saturday. The first phase of polling was held on Friday at 12,916 booths in 14 districts, and 89.59 lakh people were eligible to cast their votes, they said. Voting began at 7.30…
Dharmshala: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant’s woeful form with the bat and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer’s sublime touch have made Sunday’s mid-table clash an engrossing contest—one that could decisively shape the fortunes of either side as the IPL enters its business end. Iyer’s understanding of game situations and his evolution as a captain,…
Chennai: BJP national president and Union Minister J P Nadda on Saturday reviewed the preparedness of the Tamil Nadu unit of the party in facing the 2026 Assembly election. Nadda, who participated in the state core group meeting held here during his one-day visit to the city, advised the party senior functionaries to commence the…
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that an inquiry will be conducted into the temple stampede in North Goa, in which six people lost their lives in the wee hours of the day, and said the probe report will be made public. Sawant visited the stampede site at Sree Lairai Devi Temple in Shirgao…
Panaji: The BJP’s Goa unit president, Damodar Naik, on Saturday said the Prime Minister’s Office is personally monitoring the situation post the stampede at a temple, in which six people lost their lives. The opposition Congress condoled the incident, while the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) demanded that the government order a probe to fix…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday expressed her grief at stampede deaths in Goa and prayed for a quick recovery of the injured. At least six persons were killed, and 30 sustained injuries after a stampede broke out during a temple festival at a village in North Goa early Saturday. The incident occurred around…
Jammu: The post-to-post small arms firing between India and Pakistani troops continued in different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir for the ninth consecutive night, officials said on Saturday. However, there were no casualties in the border skirmishes initiated by Pakistan troops in violation of the ceasefire agreement. This was…
