PM inaugurates world’s highest rail bridge in J-K

Katra: (Jun 6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the world’s highest railway bridge over the Chenab river, which was completed for Rs 1,486 crore in more than eight years. The prime minister then walked on the bridge holding the tricolour. After the Chenab bridge, Modi inaugurated India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge over the…

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Bengaluru Stampede: CM suspends police commissioner, orders arrest of representative of RCB and others after FIR

Bengaluru:  In a major development, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday suspended Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda and several other senior police officials in connection with the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people. He also ordered the arrest of representatives of the RCB team, the event management firm DNA Entertainment Private Limited,…

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Elections via ballot papers will bring back BSP’s ‘good days’: Mayawati

Lucknow:  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said her party’s “good days” would return if elections are held through ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs). Addressing a press conference here, she reiterated her demand for conducting all elections through ballot papers, alleging that EVMs were being tampered with to prevent BSP…

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Prez, PM, Rahul condole Bengaluru stampede deaths, BJP dubs incident ‘state-sponsored negligence’

Bengaluru:  President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Congress top leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday condoled the Bengaluru stampede deaths, and the BJP asked the Congress government to own up responsibility for what it called the “state-sponsored negligence.” President Droupadi Murmu said: “The loss of lives in the tragic happening at…

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Delhi govt released grant-in-aid of Rs 417 cr to 12 DU colleges: Minister Sood

New Delhi:  With the BJP-led Delhi government completing 100 days in office, Cabinet minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday listed out the achievements of the departments under him, including releasing grant-in-aid of Rs 417 crore to 12 Delhi University colleges to introducing AI-based learning in government schools and announcing a fee regulation bill. Addressing a press…

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