Shahjahanpur: The IAF on Friday commenced its much-anticipated “land and go” drill on the 3.5-km stretch of the Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, marking a significant milestone in the country’s defence preparedness. What sets this expressway stretch apart is its unique capability to facilitate both day and night landings of fighter jets,…
Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday officially commissioned the Vizhinjam International Seaport here, which was completed at an estimated cost of Rs 8,867 crore. The PM arrived at the port area by helicopter from Thiruvananthapuram city at 10.15 am and walked around the transshipment hub wearing a hard hat, taking stock of the facilities…
New Delhi: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched a 20-day intensive cleanliness drive across Delhi, promising a visible transformation in public spaces under the “triple-engine” government model. She also announced a ban on the use of single-use plastics in religious places, schools, and markets. The cleanliness campaign, which begins Friday, will focus on large-scale…
Amritsar: As many as 70 Pakistani nationals were stranded here on Thursday, officials said, as the deadline for leaving India expired a day earlier. The Attari-Wagah border was shut on Thursday after being kept open till April 30. The Centre issued the ‘Leave India’ notice to Pakistani nationals after 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed…
New Delhi: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, an accomplished fighter pilot with over 3,300 hours of flying experience on over 20 types of aircraft, on Thursday assumed charge as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC), considered to be a key position at the headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff. He succeeds Lt Gen JP Mathew, who…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday inspected the fire-ravaged hotel in central Kolkata and announced that those responsible for the death of 14 people in the city’s latest inferno tragedy will not be spared. Banerjee reached the affected Rituraj Hotel in the Mechhua Falpatti area of Burrabazar on her way back from…
Digha (WB): Rejecting speculations of joining the TMC, former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said he went to the newly-built Jagannath temple in Digha on the day of its consecration as he was officially invited by the government and his party did not bar anyone from visiting it. Ghosh, along with his…
New Delhi: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday asserted the government’s decision to include caste enumeration in the next census has exposed the difference between “true intentions and empty sloganeering”. Addressing a press conference at the BJP Headquarters, Pradhan termed the move as a “gamechanger decision” which has been welcomed by a majority of opposition…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the government’s decision to include caste enumeration in the forthcoming census and demanded allocation of funds to start work at the earliest. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the government should allocate funds to initiate caste census at the earliest with complete transparency, while former party chief Rahul Gandhi…
New Delhi: At least 30 shops were gutted in a massive fire at the Dilli Haat, a popular market in south Delhi’s INA area, on Wednesday night, the Delhi Fire Services said. No casualty was reported in the incident, it said in a statement. Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra said the fire has been brought…
