Jaipur: “PM means Panauti Modi,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said at an election rally in Rajasthan on Tuesday insinuating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi brings bad luck. Referring to India’s loss in the cricket world cup final against Australia, Gandhi used the term associated with bad luck. The word ‘panauti’ has been trending on social…
Uttarkashi: Tuesday morning brought some relief for family members of the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel for nine days here as the newly inserted six-inch pipeline made communicating with them easier. The family members said they could hear the workers clearly through the new pipeline, which will also be used for sending larger…
Jerusalem: Israel on Tuesday re-affirmed its declaration of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a ‘terror organisation’ ahead of the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 persons, including six Jews, were killed. “Yes, I can confirm it. It’s not a new thing and it is actually from 2013. It was recently re-published…
Hyderabad: BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday said his party would come to power in the present assembly elections with a better majority than in the past and that Congress would get less than 20 out of the total 119 seats. Addressing an election rally at Madhira, he took a jibe…
New Delhi: A genomic analysis of more than one million people in the US has found dozens of genetic variants associated with a heightened risk of developing cannabis use disorder. These genetic variants were also associated with a range of behavioral and health issues arising from the disorder, including developing lung cancer, the study led by…
Jakarta: ASEAN wants a “stronger” relationship with India, Secretary-General Dr Kao Kim Hourn of the 10-member bloc of the Southeast Asian countries has said while noting that the free trade pact between the two sides is under review. Talking to a select group of Indian journalists here on Monday evening, Dr Kao noted the huge trade…
Kamareddy: With ruling BRS supremo K Chandrashekar Rao contesting from the Kamareddy assembly segment, his native village Konapur, with its focus on development has come into prominence. The chief minister is testing his electoral fortunes in this constituency for the November 30 assembly polls even as residents have high expectations of more development here. The…
Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday, the second day in a row, to enquire about the operation to rescue the 41 workers trapped inside Uttarkashi’s Silkyara tunnel for 10 days. In a post on X, Dhami said he told Modi that the workers are safe and the…
New Delhi: After the World Cup final, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Indian men’s cricket team for their 10 consecutive wins in the tournament and asked them to motivate each other as he met them after their loss to Australia. “India stands with them today and always,” the prime minister said, sharing a brief video…
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday searched the premises of Congress candidate from Telangana’s Chennur seat Vivek Venkatswamy and some others as part of a foreign exchange violation probe, official sources said. They said the federal agency is undertaking the searches under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in Chennur and Hyderabad,…
