New Delhi: Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas (earthen lamps) dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm on Thursday. In the national capital, the air quality continued to deteriorate, remaining in the ‘very poor’ category, with levels expected to worsen to the ‘severe’ category due to bursting of firecrackers…
Bhubaneshwar: The Odisha government has downgraded the security of the state’s five-time former chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the leader of the opposition, from Z to Y category, an official said on Thursday. Most of the security personnel assigned to Patnaik have been withdrawn after a high-level committee dealing with security issues of…
Hamirpur (HP): People of Sammoo village in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district are not celebrating Diwali, a custom they have been following since time immemorial, fearing a curse of a distraught woman who committed Sati on this festival generations ago. Diwali, the vibrant festival of light, passes like any other day with houses remaining dark and…
Porbandar: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Thursday visited Porbandar in Gujarat where he was briefed on operational readiness and infrastructure development projects, officials said. During his visit, Admiral Tripathi said Gujarat holds a very special place not only in the country’s rich maritime past and vibrant present, but also in the…
Kutch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his tradition of celebrating Diwali with soldiers today by visiting security personnel stationed in Gujarat’s Kachchh, and extending festive greetings to them. Dressed in Army uniform, visuals showed him offering sweets to the soldiers. Since assuming office in 2014, PM Modi has marked Diwali with soldiers in various locations,…
Bhuj (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India cannot compromise on even an “inch” of land on its borders, adding the people believe in the strength of its armed forces for defending the country. India’s enemies “see the end of their sinister plans” when they see the Indian armed forces, he said at…
Ekta Nagar (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said some forces in and outside India are trying to destabilise the country and portray a negative image of the nation in the world, underscoring the need to “identify urban Naxals and unmask them”. He was addressing a gathering near the iconic Statue of Unity at…
Itanagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday unveiled a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and inaugurated the Major Ralengnao ‘Bob’ Khating Museum of Valour at Tawang. Singh, who could not travel to Tawang due to inclement weather, virtually inaugurated the statue of Patel and museum from Tezpur in Assam, a Defence spokesperson said. The Defence…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and other dignitaries on Thursday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, observed as National Unity Day. The tributes were paid at the statue of India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister at Patel Chowk here. “Humble tributes from the grateful…
Guwahati: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India wants to continue the peace process with China through consensus as per the ideals of former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee. Speaking to the personnel of the Indian Army at the headquarters of Gajraj Corps in Tezpur on the occasion of ‘Bada Khana’, Singh lauded the efforts…
