Uttarkashi (U’khand): All 40 workers trapped after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi are safe and communication has been established with them, officials said on Monday as Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached the site to oversee rescue operations. Rescuers who worked overnight trying to prepare an escape passage for the labourers have provided them…
Mungeli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the Congress over corruption and said the countdown has begun for the exit of its government in Chhattisgarh. Addressing a rally in the Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh, Modi also took a dig at the purported power-sharing agreement between Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Deputy CM TS…
New Delhi: State-controlled Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will kick off oil production from its much-delayed flagship deepsea project in the Krishna Godavari basin in the Bay of Bengal this month, helping reverse years of decline in output, a senior company official said. “We plan to start producing from the Cluster-2 project in KG-DWN-98/2…
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand): A portion of a tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway here collapsed on Sunday morning, trapping 36 workers inside, officials said. Police, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel are at the spot carrying out rescue efforts, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police (SP) Arpan Yaduvanshi said….
Kolkata: Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya has stoked a political row with his remarks on Lord Shiva. The CPI(M) MP wrote in a Facebook post in Bangla on November 11 that in his childhood he had seen a drunk postman staggering to a Shiva temple and beseeching Mahadev to take care of…
Lepcha: India is fast emerging as a “big global player” in the defence sector and the capabilities of its security forces are constantly rising, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Addressing soldiers here after celebrating Diwali with security personnel stationed near the border, Modi said the circumstances of the world are such that the expectations…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with security forces. Since coming to power in 2014, Modi has been visiting military facilities to celebrate Diwali. In a post on ‘X’, the prime minister said, “Reached Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with our brave security…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on Diwali and wished that the festival brings joy, prosperity and health to everyone’s lives. In a post on ‘X’, Modi said, “Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali! May this special festival bring joy, prosperity and wonderful health to everyone’s lives.”
New Delhi: Far too many Palestinians have been killed and far too many have suffered in the last few weeks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, in one of the most severe condemnations of the civilian death toll in Gaza due to an Israeli military offensive. At a media briefing at the…
New Delhi: The India-US partnership is truly a force for global good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin jointly called on him Friday after conclusion of the ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were also present at the…
