Tashkent: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday conferred Uzbekistan’s highest state honour, the Order of “Oliy Darajali Dustlik”, by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, which he dedicated to the centuries-old friendship and shared heritage between India and Uzbekistan. Modi, who is on a two-day state visit to Uzbekistan, thanked Mirziyoyev for the honour and described the…
Nagpur: As many as 102 pilgrims from Nagpur who were stranded in Kathmandu following devastating flash floods safely returned to the city in Maharashtra on Sunday morning, officials said. The 102 pilgrims, along with four others from different parts of the Vidarbha region, had travelled to Nepal on August 19 to visit the Pashupatinath temple…
New York: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said that unity in diversity is in Bharat’s DNA, underscoring that it has to be “celebrated, respected and accepted.” Addressing over 6,000 members of the Indian-American community and interfaith leaders at a mega rally at Infosys Theatre in the iconic city Madison Square Garden on Saturday,…
Beijing: Chinese officials on Sunday said 261 foreign nationals, including 49 Indians, remained unaccounted for after a catastrophic flash flood struck Gyirong Port, one of the main border crossings between Nepal and Tibet, on August 26. The 261 foreigners are from 23 countries, Chinese officials told a media briefing at Gyirong, state-run Xinhua news agency…
New York: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said if any Hindu thinks that there should be no Muslims in Bharat, he will not remain a Hindu. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader said this while addressing the One World: One Humanity Faith Leaders’ Summit here. Bhagwat said that in Bharat, people of all denominations…
Tashkent: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm reception by the members of the Indian community at a hotel here after he arrived in Uzbekistan on Saturday on a two-day official visit. “Overwhelmed by the warmth and affection of the Indian community in Tashkent. Our diaspora is a living bridge between India and Uzbekistan, strengthening…
New Delhi: Over 275 Indians remained missing while 108 others were rescued following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border four days back, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. It said 128 persons of Indian origin have also been uncontactable. The MEA said that 598 Indian nationals have safely crossed over…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday ordered the swift resolution of pending revenue court cases and directed police to stay alert during upcoming festivals and crack down on illegal activities like cattle smuggling, Love Jihad, forced conversions and vandalism of religious sites. He warned officials that unnecessary delays in land, property, and public rights…
Chhatrapati Sambhajingar: Traffic on a 24-km stretch of the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district was diverted on Saturday late evening as a precaution, after a gas leak was reported from a GAIL pipeline near Takliwadi in Gangapur taluka, officials said. The leak was reported at around 5 pm near Takliwadi, located alongside the…
MS Shanker The question may sound provocative, even uncomfortable. But recent developments in the administration of state cricket associations make it impossible to ignore: are elected cricket bodies gradually surrendering their autonomy to the judiciary because they have repeatedly failed to govern themselves? The danger is not that courts intervene when there is serious illegality,…
