New Delhi: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Saturday as the moon was sighted this evening. Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad told PTI that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque contacted many places and was informed that moon was sighted everywhere. Eid…
New Delhi: Amid rising cases of Covid, the Centre on Friday asked eight states including Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra to maintain a strict watch and take preemptive action in any area of concern to control any emerging spread of infection. Underlining that Covid is still not over, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on April 24 and 25 to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of projects worth more than Rs 27,000 crore. During his visit, Modi will participate in the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrations…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assessed the developments in Sudan with a specific focus on safety of over 3,000 Indian citizens currently located throughout the violence-hit country. According to an official statement, Modi, at a high-level meeting, instructed relevant officials to remain vigilant, closely monitor developments in Sudan and evaluate safety of Indian…
Ujjain (MP): Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Friday said contrary to the Centre’s claim, terrorism cases are on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir, and referred to the latest attack on an Army vehicle that led to the death of five soldiers. The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister maintained terror activities were largely confined to…
New Delhi: Indian celebrities and top politicians ranging from Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lost verified blue ticks on their Twitter accounts after Elon Musk’s microblogging site started removing check mark icons from accounts that did not pay a subscription fee. Twitter has begun removing the check…
Bhubaneswar: A pal of gloom descended at Khandayat Sahi in Odisha’s Puri district as the people of the village came to know that a son of the soil was among the five Army personnel killed after their vehicle caught fire following a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The deceased Odia jawan has been…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday alleged that a lapse on the part of the prosecution led to the acquittal of all 67 accused in the post-Godhra riots in Ahmedabad’s Naroda Gam and hoped that while justice may be delayed it will not be denied. The party also said it will continue to pursue this case…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s rapid development would not have been possible without the active participation of civil servants. Addressing the 16th Civil Services Day, he also said that expectations of the global community from India have risen phenomenally during the last nine years. Global agencies and experts are now saying…
New Delhi: Air India has reduced the usage of single-use plastic by 80 per cent on board all flights across its worldwide network, the airline announced on Friday. Replacement of plastic zip lock bags for cutlery with paper packaging, plastic straws with paper straws and plastic stirrers with wooden ones besides introduction of reusable linen…
