Mangaluru (Karnataka): Union Minister for Renewable Energy Prahlad Joshi urged people on Thursday not to be dependent on the governments for freebies, but to produce their own solar power. Joshi attended a consultative meeting with the consumers, electricity supply company (ESCOM) officials, and people’s representatives to discuss Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana here on Thursday….
Jaipur: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by three men after she stepped out of her house to use the toilet in Rajasthan’s Deeg district, police said on Thursday. According to the complaint lodged at Kaman police station by the victim’s mother, the girl was abducted by three neighbours, armed with a gun,…
Dhaka: A Chattogram court on Thursday denied bail to former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das during a hearing held amid tight security, news agency ANI reported, citing Bangladeshi media. Das had earlier been arrested from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area of Dhaka in connection with a sedition case, among other charges, filed in Chattogram…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a slew of development measures, including 1,675 flats for the residents of JJ clusters and two urban redevelopment projects in the city on Friday. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a statement said that Modi will visit the newly-constructed flats for the dwellers of Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ)…
Sydney: Asserting that “debates” in the dressing room should not come out in the public domain, India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said he has had some “honest” conversations with his players as only performance can help them stay in the set-up. Amid reports of unrest in the dressing room, Gambhir sought to douse…
MS Shanker Delhi’s upcoming assembly elections promise to be more than just a fight for power—they’re shaping up as a referendum on the political future of Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Once the poster boy for anti-corruption crusades, Kejriwal has, ironically, become the epitome of everything he once opposed. If hypocrisy were…
Sydney: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes Rohit Sharma has earned the right to walk away from Test cricket on his own terms notwithstanding his barren run with the bat Down Under. Pressure has been gradually building on India skipper Rohit who is yet to play a knock of significance in the three Tests he…
New Delhi: Bhuvnesh Kumar has assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), an official release said on Wednesday. Kumar also continues to be an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). He takes over from Amit Agrawal who has been appointed as the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Wednesday, and lauded his rise from modest beginnings to make a name for himself internationally. “A very memorable interaction,” Modi said on Instagram, sharing a short clip of their interaction. He said in a post on X, “A great interaction with Diljit Dosanjh! He’s…
Houston: New Orleans rang in the new year with a tragedy as a man drove a pickup truck into crowds of revellers early Wednesday, killing 15 and injuring dozens more in a horrifying attack near the iconic Bourbon Street. Authorities are now investigating potential ties between the suspect, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Texas, and…
