Mahakumbh Nagar: Sexagenarian Rohini Jha from Bihar’s Maithli region sleeps on the ground in her camp on the banks of the Sangam, wakes up early to take up a holy dip, and has one meal a day despite the biting cold. The 68-year-old is performing Kalpvas — a month-long practice of austerity and spiritual focus…
Bengaluru: At least 13 persons were killed and and about 19 others sustained injuries in two early morning road accidents occurred in separate parts of Karnataka on Wednesday, police sources said. A truck carrying fruit vendors, fell in a 50-metre-deep valley in a forested section of Savanur – Hubballi Road killing at least 9 persons…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to meet Microsoft founder Bill Gates and several other global executives in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, officials said. On the third day of his visit to the Swiss resort town, the Chief Minister will also meet the officials from the World Economic Forum (WEF), they…
New Delhi: With the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative completing 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it has been instrumental in overcoming gender biases and at the same created the right environment to ensure that the girl child has access to education and opportunities to achieve her dreams. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao…
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the BJP’s election manifesto as “dangerous for the country”. He alleged that the party plans to shut free education in government schools and dismantle free health services, including the Mohalla Clinics, if voted to power. In a press conference, Kejriwal accused the BJP of…
Belgavi (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said Mahatma Gandhi was a diehard Hindu and the Congress believes in “Gandhi’s Hindutva”. BJP always projected Mahatma Gandhi as ‘anti-Hindu’ but one must understand that it is 100 percent false, Siddaramaiah said at the inauguration of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday greeted the people of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their statehood day and hoped the states will continue to make progress and touch new heights of success. Following the enactment of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura became full-fledged states on January 21,…
Imphal: Four members of the banned outfit Socialist Revolution Party of Kangleipak were arrested from the India-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, police said on Tuesday. They were apprehended from border pillar 79 in Pangal Basti under the Moreh Police Station limits on Monday, a senior officer said. “One smartphone with three SIM cards was…
Bhubaneshwar: Twelve more Maoists were killed in a gunfight between security personnel and left-wing extremists along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border on Tuesday, police said. As two women red rebels were gunned down on Monday, the total number of Maoists killed in the ongoing inter-state operation mounted to 14, a senior officer said. The operations were being…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Donald Trump on his historic inauguration as the 47th US president and said he looks forward to working closely together once again, to benefit both the countries as well as to shape a better future for the world. Trump was sworn in as the 47th US…
