Jammu: (Jun 7) The Northern Railways on Saturday commenced commercial operations of Vande Bharat trains between Katra and Srinagar, officials said. The Vande Bharat Express train, which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Katra on June 6, connects Kashmir with the rest of the country through rail. Passengers who boarded the trains…
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Saturday detained 66 Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in the city for several years, officials said. The detainees, who had been residing in northwest Delhi without valid documents, are being processed for deportation to Bangladesh, he said. The police coordinated with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to initiate verification and…
New Delhi: India will never countenance “perpetrators of evil” being put on par with its victims and expects partners to understand its policy of “zero tolerance” against terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday during extensive talks with his British counterpart, David Lammy. Jaishankar’s remarks, which seemed to be an attempt to send…
Bengaluru: JD(S) leader and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, and Home Minister G Parameshwara should take responsibility for the June 4 stampede that killed 11 people, and should resign if they have morality. He hit out at the government for suspending five police…
Gangtok: At least 76 army personnel were on Saturday airlifted from Chaten in North Sikkim, where road connectivity has been snapped due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains, officials said. This marks the “completion of coordinated evacuation efforts”, which included the rescue of all stranded tourists earlier, they said. “Altogether 76 army personnel were…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met the security officers who played a key role in recent operations against Naxals in Chhattisgarh and said the Narendra Modi government is determined to free India from the menace of Naxalism. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma and senior home…
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of attacking democratic institutions to undermine people’s trust in the electoral process, claiming he was doing so to pre-empt his party’s defeat in the upcoming elections, as he cannot garner public support. This came after Gandhi launched a fresh attack on the ruling BJP,…
Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma announced on Friday that the Rajasthan government will send 50,000 senior citizens on pilgrimage by AC trains this year. Sharma was speaking at the launch of the ‘Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme 2025-26’ here. He also flagged off the first AC ‘Rajasthan Vahini Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train’ under the scheme from…
Chandigarh: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said the government of the day is handicapped, as it can’t register an FIR because there is a judicial order. Dhankhar made the remarks in connection with the Justice Yashwant Varma episode. A fire broke out at Varma’s residence in the national capital in March when he was a…
Bengaluru: Four officials of RCB and event management firm DNA Entertainment Private Limited were arrested on Friday in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy stadium that killed 11 people, police sources said. They were remanded to 14-day judicial custody. Meanwhile, a complaint was filed by social activist H M Venkatesh against Cricketer Virat Kohli, holding…
