Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): Authorities managing the Maha Kumbh here have issued a detailed advisory for the Mauni Amavasya “Amrit Snan” on Wednesday, urging devotees to follow safety protocols and cooperate with officials. With millions of pilgrims expected to participate, extensive arrangements have been made to ensure a smooth and safe experience for all attendees, they…
New Delhi: A day after accusing BJP-governed Haryana of mixing “poison” in the Yamuna river, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he was not afraid of legal action and asserted he would not let people die in Delhi because of the “dirty, poisonous water”. Kejriwal claimed in a press conference that the Delhi Jal…
Wayanad (Kerala): Black flags were waved by CPI(M) workers at Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday while she was on her way to visit the family of the woman killed by a tiger last week in Mananthavady village here. The black flags were waved at Priyanka’s cavalcade near Kaniyaram here by CPI(M)…
Bagphat (UP): At least five people were killed and more than 40 injured after a wooden structure at a Jain community event in Badaut here collapsed on Tuesday, police said. According to District Magistrate Asmita Lal, the injured were taken to a hospital where 20 of them were discharged after first aid and the remaining…
New Delhi: Former vice president Hamid Ansari cast his vote on Monday in the Delhi assembly elections from the comfort of his residence using the mobile postal ballot facility, officials said. Introduced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the facility allows eligible electors to vote remotely through the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS)….
New Delhi: Several people are feared trapped after a four-storied building collapsed in Delhi’s Burari. The incident happened near Oscar Public School in Burari and many residents of the building are feared trapped. It remains unclear whether there were any casualties in the building collapse in Burari. At least 10 people have been rescued from…
New Delhi: Opposition members of the joint committee of Parliament examining the Waqf bill on Monday claimed the Bill’s “draconian” character and bid to interfere in the religious affairs of Muslims would remain despite examination by the panel. The opposition members, whose proposed amendments to the Bill during the committee’s meeting on Monday were rejected,…
New Delhi: India and China on Monday decided to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which stopped in 2020. The decision was made at the meeting between foreign secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. “The relevant mechanism will discuss the modalities for doing so as per existing agreements. They also agreed to hold…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday held a telephonic conversation with Donald Trump, a week after his second inauguration as US President, sources familiar with the matter revealed. Trump began his second term last Monday with a flurry of executive actions aimed at overhauling US immigration, and the H1-B visas that allow companies to…
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Monday said steps are being taken to rationalize airfares for flights to Prayagraj and the number of flights has been increased to cater to the rising traffic demand given the Maha Kumbh. Amid concerns over surging airfares for the flights to Prayagraj, where the Maha Kumbh will be…
