Mumbai: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan on Monday presided over the commissioning ceremony of ‘Nipun’, the Indian Navy’s second Diving Support Vessel (DSV), at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The commissioning marks another significant milestone in strengthening the Indian Navy’s maritime capabilities, particularly in the niche domain of deep-sea diving and underwater…
New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday took serious exception to protesters allegedly desecrating the Indian flag outside the New York venue where RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addressed an event. Posting a purported video of the protest on X, Rijiju said, “We always said, you have freedom to criticise RSS, BJP or government. But…
Mathura: Days before the Krishna Janmashtami festival, additional police forces have been summoned from all districts of the Agra Zone to manage devotees’ influx, with over 4,000 police personnel to be deployed for security and traffic arrangements, officials said on Sunday. While the festival is being celebrated on September 4 at all major temples —…
Nagpur: As many as 102 pilgrims from Nagpur who were stranded in Kathmandu following devastating flash floods safely returned to the city in Maharashtra on Sunday morning, officials said. The 102 pilgrims, along with four others from different parts of the Vidarbha region, had travelled to Nepal on August 19 to visit the Pashupatinath temple…
New Delhi: Over 275 Indians remained missing while 108 others were rescued following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border four days back, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. It said 128 persons of Indian origin have also been uncontactable. The MEA said that 598 Indian nationals have safely crossed over…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday ordered the swift resolution of pending revenue court cases and directed police to stay alert during upcoming festivals and crack down on illegal activities like cattle smuggling, Love Jihad, forced conversions and vandalism of religious sites. He warned officials that unnecessary delays in land, property, and public rights…
Chhatrapati Sambhajingar: Traffic on a 24-km stretch of the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district was diverted on Saturday late evening as a precaution, after a gas leak was reported from a GAIL pipeline near Takliwadi in Gangapur taluka, officials said. The leak was reported at around 5 pm near Takliwadi, located alongside the…
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India too is worried about the crisis in Nepal and that relief material is being sent to the flood-ravaged country. The death toll from flash floods in Nepal reached 669 on Saturday, while nearly 2,000 people are still missing. Speaking to reporters in Lucknow, Singh said, “It…
Guwahati: Ten people from Assam have been reported missing in Nepal since devastating flash floods struck the Himalayan country three days ago, an official statement said on Saturday. Among the missing, three each are from Kamrup (Metro) and Karbi Anglong, two from Nalbari, and one each from Golaghat and Hojai districts, the Assam State Disaster…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he was looking forward to advancing India’s vision for the SCO, anchored in security, connectivity and opportunity, and to working with fellow members for a region free from the scourge of terrorism. Ahead of his two-nation tour to Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic from August 29…
