New York: Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, widely considered the ideological parent of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is scheduled to address about 5,000 members of Indian American groups in the Infosys Theater, located in Madison Square Garden. Titled “Universal Oneness Celebration,” the event is being organized by American Hindus for Engagement and…
Mumbai: As many as 404 people from Maharashtra are stranded but confirmed safe in various parts of Nepal following the devastating flash floods, while 60 tourists are still untraceable, a state government official said on Friday. Further, 105 people from Maharashtra who were in Nepal at the time of the tragedy have reached back in…
Gangtok: The ‘Pang Lhabsol’ festival was observed with religious fervour and gaiety across Sikkim on Friday, with Governor Om Prakash Mathur and Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang taking part in the celebrations at the Tsuklakhang Palace here. The festival commemorates the consecration of Mount Khangchendzonga as the Guardian Deity of Sikkim. In a social media…
New Delhi: The results of the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for 84 subjects have been announced, with more than 4,000 candidates qualifying for the Junior Research Fellowship, the National Testing Agency said late on Friday. “Out of 6.07 lakh candidates who appeared for the exam in 84 subjects, over 97,000 have qualified for PhD…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that a group of 21 individuals from Tamil Nadu, who had travelled to Nepal for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, was rescued by the Nepal Army in the wake of the devastating flash floods in the neighbouring country. Upon their arrival at the Delhi airport, the…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Planning and Statistics Minister B Nagendra on Friday announced his resignation from the state Cabinet, 25 days after being re-inducted, amid allegations linked to the Valmiki Corporation scam. His announcement came shortly after he said he would meet Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and announce his decision at a press conference. “Today I…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday targeted those raising ‘Azadi’ slogans and questioned the graffiti of ‘Red Salute Kishanji’ to hail a Maoist leader, who was killed in police firing in the state in 2011, on the walls of Jadavpur University. Addressing a Raksha Bandhan programme at his Bhabanipur assembly constituency in…
New Delhi: Penguin Random House India is not the publisher of Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, the publishing house said in a statement on Friday. The statement comes weeks after American publisher Alfred A Knopf, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced that the book would be released on November 10. “Penguin…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the death of Norway’s King Harald V and said he was deeply touched by his warmth and profound sense of service to his nation. King Harald V, who was Europe’s oldest monarch, has died. He was 89. “Deeply saddened by the passing of His Majesty King…
Gangtok: Eight Sikkim residents, who were on the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra, were stranded in Tibet after a flash flood hit the region two days ago, the state disaster management authority said on Friday. They have been contacted and found safe, it said. The Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) said, “The eight pilgrims crossed the Nepal-China…
