New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said Shubhanshu Shukla has not just touched space, but also “lifted India’s aspirations to new heights” after the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station returned to Earth after a 20-day space sojourn. Singh, a Lok Sabha member from Lucknow, spoke to Shukla’s father on…
Srinagar: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tribute to 22 people killed by the Dogra army in 1931 and said he was subjected to “physical grappling” but was not to be stopped. The dramatic scenes unfolded a day after Abdullah…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the house arrest of her Jammu and Kashmir counterpart Omar Abdullah and his ministers to prevent them from visiting the graveyard of those killed by Dogra forces in 1931. She described the move as “unfortunate” and said it amounted to snatching the democratic rights of…
Shivamogga (Karnataka): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated India’s second-longest cable-stayed Sigandur bridge here. While senior BJP leaders attended the event, none from the state cabinet attended it. KOLKATA: (Jul 14) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the house arrest of her Jammu and Kashmir counterpart…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha nominee Ujjwal Nikam recalled his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday ahead of the Ministry of Home’s notification about Rajya Sabha nominations. He told news agency ANI that he had received a phone call from PM Narendra Modi, who asked him if he should talk in Hindi or Marathi. “He spoke…
LUCKNOW: (Jul 13) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the Brahmos missile proved instrumental in Operation Sindoor and since then, more than a dozen countries have expressed interest in it. Singh said this at an event in Lucknow where he unveiled a statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta at…
Ahmedabad: From hotel booking cancellations to loss of baggage, and from accidental death coverage to trip plan withdrawals, insurance companies have received a range of claims from the kin of the Ahmedabad Air India plane tragedy victims. The incident has triggered claims under various insurance categories like travel, personal accident, and life insurance, including those…
Aizawl: The long-awaited Bairabi–Sairang railway line, first envisioned in 1999, is now a reality. With its commissioning in June 2025 by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, the 51.38-km stretch is set to bring Mizoram’s capital, Aizawl, onto India’s railway map for the first time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the line soon….
Patna: In a major pre-poll announcement, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday (July 13) unveiled an ambitious plan to provide government jobs and employment opportunities to one crore youth by 2030. This target is double the previous goal set for the 2020–2025 period. Highlighting his government’s achievements, CM Nitish Kumar stated that Bihar is on…
Mumbai: Once a formidable force in Maharashtra, the Congress is facing a silent but steady erosion of its traditional support base as the new generation of several loyalist families, once the party’s backbone, are either aligning with rivals or retreating from active politics. This shift is weakening the Congress’s organisational depth and compounding its troubles…
