New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged teachers to stay vigilant against student drug addiction and help children tackle excessive screen time through sports, physical play, and creative activities. Interacting with the national award-winning teachers on Friday, the eve of Teachers’ Day, Modi asked the teachers to preserve childhood and nurture children’s natural curiosity….
Mathura (UP): The sound of drums, hand cymbals and mridangam, along with the chants of ‘Hari Bol’ filled the air with devotional fervour as devotees danced to celebrate Janmashtami at Sri Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura in the early hours of Saturday. Janmashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna, who is revered as an incarnation of…
Thrissur (Keralam): Eight people, believed to be students from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, have been killed in a tragic road accident in central Keralam’s Thrissur district, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred around 11.40 pm on Friday, police said. The car in which the youths were travelling collided with a lorry parked on the highway…
New Delhi: Three more Indian nationals, among them a five-year-old child, have been rescued from the flood-hit Trishuli Bazaar area of Nepal, bringing the total count of Indian evacuees to 169, while 275 nationals remain missing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. Sharing broader updates on the safety of Indian nationals, MEA…
New Delhi: Traffic movement in central, south and southwest Delhi is likely to be affected for four days from September 10 as the national capital prepares to host the two-day BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam on September 12 and 13, officials said on Friday. Nearly 4,800 traffic personnel have been deployed to manage the movement…
New Delhi: Air India on Friday terminated the services of the pilot-in-command of Phuket-Delhi flight who had tested positive for drug use. The announcement from the airline came hours after probe agency AAIB’s preliminary report into the Phuket flight incident said the drug use by the pilot was a serious concern and asked regulator DGCA…
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) representatives on Friday said the Delhi Police has assured that Swatantra Bharadwaj, the man accused of assaulting the father of student activist Nishu Azad during a protest at Jantar Mantar, will be arrested within 72 hours. The assurance came a day after a clip of the interview of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the successful launch of the country’s first-ever imaging satellite in geo-orbit and said it was a proud moment for the country. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scripted history yet again by successfully placing the over 2,300-kg payload into a precise orbit aboard a GSLV rocket…
New Delhi: A meeting of Quad Sherpas on Thursday reviewed ongoing cooperation among the member nations of the grouping in areas of trade, maritime security and critical technologies in line with the broader goal of ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The meeting held in New Delhi was hosted by Foreign Secretary Vikram…
New Delhi: To facilitate the identification of mortal remains of Nepal flood victims, the Centre will make available the services of central and state-level forensic labs for DNA profiling of their first-degree biological relatives in India, the MEA said on Thursday. First-degree biological relatives residing in India, i.e. father, mother, son, daughter or sibling, may…
