Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the new Patanjali Food and Herbal Park in Nagpur will come as a relief to cultivators in the Vidarbha region, which has witnessed several farmer suicide incidents. Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the food park at Mihan in Nagpur. Patanjali Ayurved’s co-founder Ramdev and…
New Delhi: Parliament’s Budget session resumes on Monday amid indications of an ‘EPIC’ showdown between the government and the opposition which is planning to raise issues such as the alleged manipulation of electoral rolls, the fresh bout of violence in Manipur and India’s handling of the Trump administration. The focus of the government will be…
New York: A prominent Hindu temple in California was defaced with anti-India graffiti by some unknown persons in another incident targeting the community’s sacred spaces in the US. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) said that its Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills city of San Bernardino County faced desecration. Chino Hills borders Los Angeles…
Jaipur: “It’s nothing new, we keep running into each other here and there,” says Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor after he shared the stage with Kareena Kapoor Khan at an event here. On the green carpet of the IIFA Digital Awards on Saturday night, Shahid was quizzed about posing for the shutterbugs with Kareena, his former…
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the AIIMS here early Sunday after complaining of uneasiness and chest pain, sources said. The 73-year-old was taken to the hospital around 2 am. Dhankhar was admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) under Dr Rajiv Narang, Head of the Department of Cardiology at AIIMS. He…
Imphal: The situation in violence-hit Kangpokpi district in Manipur remained tense but calm on Sunday morning as the indefinite shutdown called by Kuki-Zo groups against “crackdown by security forces” affected normal life in all areas inhabited by the community in the ethnic strife-torn state. A protester was killed while over 40 others, including women and…
Kathmandu: Nepal’s former king Gyanendra Shah is returning to Kathmandu from Pokhara on Sunday after touring different parts of the country for a couple of months. Pro-monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party and other loyalists are planning to welcome the former king at Tribhuvan International Airport in a grand manner today afternoon. Pro-monarchists claim that thousands of…
Mumbai: Three persons were injured after a leaking gas pipeline caught fire on a road in Mumbai’s Andheri area in the wee hours of Sunday, an official said. Two vehicles were also damaged in the incident, he said. The blaze erupted at 12.35 am in a heavily leaking supply pipeline of the Mahanagar Gas Limited,…
New Delhi: Rohit Sharma is easily the most “honest and clean hearted man” who has always let others grow, feels India’s T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav as he expressed confidence that his skipper will lead the country to ICC Champions Trophy triumph against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday. “He (Rohit) is very natural and instinctive….
London: The UK’s capital city has unveiled an ambitious new ‘Growth Plan’ to provide an estimated GBP 27 billion extra tax revenue to fund vital public services in London and across the country, with India pegged as its number one source market in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI). The plan, unveiled recently by Mayor…
