Leh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that not an inch of the land in Ladakh has been taken over by China is not true. The people of Ladakh are concerned about their grazing land “taken over by the Chinese Army,” Gandhi, who is on a tour of…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday remembered former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, saying he was a “true patriot” and “great son” of India who made invaluable contributions in the making of 21st century India. Paying rich tributes to Rajiv Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge described him as an architect of Digital India…
With the state assembly elections around the corner, all principal parties are bent upon to play out all that tricks in their bags to lure the electorate. And the ruling party, Bharat Rashtriya Samiti (BRS), which is making a bid to come back to power for the third consecutive time, looks more desperate than the…
I do remember so well an incident that happened a couple of years ago when I attended the marriage party of one of my close schoolmates. A young 21-year-old fair, fairly fatty niece of my friend who was actively serving the items whatever we wanted at the party suddenly fell on the mosaic floor, with…
Bengaluru: The ISRO on Sunday said it successfully reduced the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Lander Module (LM), further bringing it nearer to the moon. The national space agency also said that the LM would now undergo internal checks. The LM, comprising the lander ‘Vikram’ and rover ‘Pragyan’, is expected to touch down on the…
Srinagar: Seeking to boost the morale of budding female cricketers, the Indian Army on Saturday started a women’s cricket league here in which 12 teams from across the valley are participating. Colonel Manoj Dobriyal, who is overseeing the league, said the women’s league is being conducted under the Army’s Sadhbavana Project and it has attracted good…
Houston: An Indian-origin laboratory owner from the US state of Georgia was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in a USD 463 million genetic testing scam spanning over three years to defraud Medicare. Minal Patel, who owned LabSolutions LLC, was sentenced on Friday to 27 years in prison for his role in…
Mumbai: Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata was on Saturday conferred the first ever ‘Udyog Ratna’ award instituted by the Maharashtra government. The award was presented to the 85-year-old chairman emeritus of Tata Sons by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar at the industrialist’s home in Colaba, south Mumbai. The honour comprised…
Lahore: Imran Khan’s life is still in danger and he can be poisoned in Attock jail, his wife Bushra Bibi has said as she demanded better prison facilities for the incarcerated former Pakistan prime minister. In her letter to the Punjab home secretary on Saturday, the 49-year-old wife of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman wrote that…
Imphal: More than 200 Meiteis who had crossed over to neighbouring Myanmar to escape the ethnic violence in Manipur have safely returned to the state after more than three months, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said, while lauding the role of the Army in bringing them back. More than 160 people have been killed and several…
