Sukma: Three Naxalites, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Thursday, police said. The exchange of fire broke out in the morning on a forested hill under the Golapalli police station area when a team of District Reserve Guard was out on a search operation based…
New Delhi: The ban on entry of non-Delhi private vehicles below BS-VI standards and the enforcement of the ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ rule came into force in the national capital on Thursday, as authorities stepped up measures to tackle worsening air pollution. Fuel pumps are not dispensing fuel to vehicles without valid PUC certificates, and…
Bengaluru: Spiritual leader and humanitarian Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Wednesday said meditation, once viewed with scepticism, has now gained global acceptance, addressing a special event at the United Nations in Geneva marking the second World Meditation Day. Speaking on the theme “World Meditates for Global Peace”, Gurudev highlighted the growing relevance of meditation…
New Delhi: Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar and Padma Vibhushan awardee and former Union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi attended the launch ceremony of the book “The Unbecoming” here. The former Union minister said that author Kartikeya Vajpayee has presented a solution to an important problem through the symbols of cricket in “The Unbecoming”. Joshi…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha, in the wee hours of Thursday, completed the discussion on the new rural jobs bill that seeks to replace the 20-year-old MGNREG Act. The discussion on the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, concluded past midnight on Wednesday and saw the participation…
New Delhi: India on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and lodged its protest over plans by certain extremist elements to create a security situation around the Indian mission in Dhaka. New Delhi also expressed its serious concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh and reiterated its call for holding free, fair, and credible…
New Delhi: Congress spent more money than the BJP on “party propaganda” and social media campaigns in the Delhi assembly elections this year, but lagged on expenses on candidates, data shows. BJP’s total expenses were higher at Rs 57.65 crore for the elections than those of Congress at Rs 46.19 crore, according to an analysis…
New Delhi: The Delhi Traffic Police and transport department’s enforcement teams will be deployed at petrol pumps and borders as a ban on entry of non-BS VI vehicles registered outside Delhi kicks in from Thursday. According to officials, the Transport Department has 78 to 80 enforcement teams that will be deployed at border points in…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation after a Delhi court refused to take cognisance of the ED’s money laundering charge against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The opposition party also vowed to expose the “vendetta politics” against its…
New Delhi: Newly appointed BJP national working president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday met party patriarch L K Advani, BJP chief J P Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking their “blessings” and “guidance” on his first day in office after taking charge. The BJP headquarters was abuzz since morning as Nabin met current and former…
