Dehradun: A labourer died and 49 were pulled out alive from the snow that engulfed a BRO camp in the high-altitude Mana village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district as rescuers raced against time to find survivors on Saturday. Five workers remain trapped. Thirty-three labourers were rescued by Friday night. The avalanche hit the Border Roads Organisation…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reviewed the security situation in ethnic strife-torn Manipur and directed free movement of the public across the state from March 8. This was the first meeting since the imposition of President’s rule in the northeastern state after N Biren Singh resigned from the chief ministerial position….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Saturday that his “vocal for local” campaign is bearing fruit as Indian products are going global and making their presence felt across the world. Speaking at the NXT conclave where the ‘NewsX World’ channel was launched, Modi also said that India was becoming the land of infinite…
Dehradun: Thirty-three of a total of 55 BRO workers trapped under an avalanche in the high-altitude village of Mana in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district have been rescued, with concerns over the safety of the remaining 22 mounting as night fell on the snowbound slopes and the rescue efforts came to a temporary halt. Updating the information…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the Sufi tradition as India’s shared heritage and praised its saints for their pluralistic message, saying they recited the verses of Quran and also listened to the Vedas. Speaking at the 25th edition of Jahan-e-Khusrau, which commemorates famous Sufi poet and scholar Amir Khusrau, Modi said…
New Delhi: China has been increasing its presence in the Indian Ocean Region over the past few decades with 6-8 naval ships of the People’s Liberation Army Navy present there at any point of time but India knows “who goes where”, which is more than half the battle won, Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi…
New Delhi: Delhi’s health infrastructure grappled with staff crunch, lack of adequate medicines and equipment, and unspent funds, revealed a CAG report tabled in the assembly on Friday that also painted a poor picture of the previous AAP dispensation’s flagship Mohalla Clinic project. It said a review of 74 Mohalla Clinics found none had the…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a crucial meeting to review the law and order situation in the national capital and ordered officials to take strict action against the network that helps Bangladeshis, and Rohingyas entering India illegally. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood, Delhi Police Commissioner…
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday said the size of the state’s economy at current prices has increased 3.5 times, from Rs 2.47 lakh crore in 2011-12 to Rs 8.54 lakh crore in 2023-24. Choudhary who holds the Finance portfolio tabled the Bihar Economic Survey report for 2024-25 in the state assembly…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Friday issued directions to conclude an ambitious free trade agreement by end of this year as the two leaders vowed to expand India-EU strategic partnership in areas of defence, security, and critical technology. In his media statement after talks with…
