Kannauj (UP): An under-construction building at the Kannauj railway station collapsed on Saturday afternoon, trapping around two dozen workers under the rubble, a senior official said. Six workers have been rescued and rushed to hospital. Initial visuals from the site showed scenes of chaos and confusion with crowds, clouds of dust and broken beams as…
New Delhi: A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has raised serious concerns about the now-scrapped excise policy of the Delhi government, highlighting significant lapses and pointing to a staggering ₹2,026 crore loss to the exchequer. The report reveals that the policy, which was intended to regulate liquor sales in the national capital, failed to…
Bengaluru: Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday will inaugurate the 25th National Conference of Chairpersons of State Public Service Commissions here. Dhankhar will also preside as the Chief Guest at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) Research & Development (R&D) Function, an official release said. Additionally, the Vice-President will interact with scientists and officials of Bharat…
LUDHIANA: Aam Aadmi Party leader and Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi has died of gunshot injuries, with police saying on Saturday it could be a case of “accidental fire” from his own licensed pistol. Joint Commissioner of Police Jaskaran Singh Teja said the bullet pierced Gogi’s temple and he was rushed to the local…
New Delhi: India’s Champions Trophy squad is unlikely to be announced this weekend. The BCCI has decided to delay the announcement, reported Cricbuzz on Saturday. Initial reports suggested that the BCCI selection committee, led by former pacer Ajit Agarkar, would announce India’s squads for the home ODIs and T20Is against England and the provisional one…
Washington: The Indian economy is expected to be “a little weaker” in 2025 despite steady global growth, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said. Georgieva also said she expects quite a lot of uncertainty in the world this year mainly around the trade policy of the US. In her annual media roundtable with a group…
Imphal: A 48-year-old member of the proscribed outfit Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic) was arrested in Manipur’s Jiribam district and explosive materials were recovered from his possession, police said on Saturday. A joint team of the state police and the Assam Rifles apprehended him from a place near Tuisolen village on the bank of the Barak…
Ayodhya (UP): The Ram Temple Trust will organise a series of cultural and religious events in Ayodhya to celebrate the first anniversary of the consecration of the Ram Lalla idol at the temple. Scheduled from January 11 to 13, the celebrations aim to include common people who were unable to attend the historic ceremony last…
Durg: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday urged the people of Chhattisgarh to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘one nation, one election’, saying that frequent polls hinder the country’s progress. The Union agriculture minister was addressing a function of the state government, ‘Mor Awas Mor Adhikar’, in Nagpura village, to allocate houses…
New Delhi: The Delhi BJP held a protest on Friday against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging that it made “fake” claims about registration of voters from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand in the electoral rolls ahead of the Delhi assembly polls. Hundreds of protesters holding placards like “Purvanchal Virodhi Kejriwal” raised slogans against AAP…
