Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Friday took a dip in the Triveni Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh, and stressed that “our culture says any human being should be seen divinely”. Speaking to reporters after taking the dip, Khan said, “We should always keep in mind that the ‘Sanatan Aadarsh’ (eternal…
Bengaluru: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Friday that in recent years access to the judiciary has been “weaponised” in a way that is not happening in any other country. Expressing deep concern over attempts to influence the electoral process within the country, the Vice President said, “In the country with the oldest democracy, the…
New Delhi: India has achieved the milestone of 100GW solar energy capacity, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Friday, underscoring the country’s target of having 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. “Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, India has achieved the historic milestone of 100 GW solar capacity. This…
Prayagraj: A fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj today. Several fire engines have reached the spot to douse the flames. The fire incident took place in Sector 18 of the Maha Kumbh Nagar area. No casualties have been reported. “A fire broke out at a camp near Tulsi Chauraha…
Johannesburg: SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith has pledged to make it the second best league in the world after admitting that the IPL remains the leader of franchise cricket, from where they can “only learn” to get better. The third season of SA20 is currently underway across venues in South Africa. “BCCI and IPL have been…
Mahakumbh Nagar: Drawn by the spiritual grandeur of the Maha Kumbh, a group of 68 Hindu devotees from Pakistan’s Sindh province arrived in Prayagraj on Thursday and took a holy dip at the Sangam, praying for the peace of their ancestors’ souls. According to the UP Information Department, the devotees performed rituals at the sacred…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the role of the middle class in the country’s growth and said their aspirations are giving impetus to the nation’s progress. Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in Rajya Sabha, he recalled how the government recognised the middle class…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Pete Hegseth on Thursday agreed to work on an ambitious agenda, including in the areas of operational, intelligence, logistics and industrial cooperation, to further boost the India-US strategic partnership. Singh said Hegseth reviewed various aspects of the bilateral defence ties in a phone conversation that…
New Delhi: A special court for lawmakers on Thursday raised doubts over its jurisdiction in a defamation case filed by AAP leader Satyendra Jain against BJP’s Karnail Singh saying the latter was neither a sitting or former MP or MLA. Additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal sought clarification on whether the case could be tried…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the delay on the part of Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi over his assent to the bills passed by the state legislative assembly and said “he seems to have adopted his own procedure”. A bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said, “He (the…
