Uttarkashi: The NDRF on Friday conducted a rehearsal of how it would take its wheeled stretchers through the chute being prepared to rescue the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel. An NDRF personnel went through the passage, pushing a wheeled stretcher tied to a rope at the end of the tunnel and was pulled…
Breaking News, literally: Sensational and shocking. These are words by which some channels and web magazines swear. There is nothing sensational or shocking about what they report. However the other day I watched news actually breaking. Yes, spokesmen of two rival parties during a live TV debate found hot words not getting them anywhere. Logic…
Fremont (California): Hinduism is not just a religion, it’s a way of life, a prominent Indian-American physician, who has committed $4 million to advocate Hindu advocacy and awareness causes in the United States, has said. Emergency care physician Mihir Meghani, who founded the Hindu America Foundation along with his friends two decades ago, at the…
Hyderabad: BSP chief Mayawati took a veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying a senior leader of the Congress party is vociferously seeking a caste-based census now but the Congress governments in the past did not accept the demand of OBCs to provide reservation to them on the lines of SCs and STs. She also criticised…
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday confirmed that it has applied for membership in the BRICS grouping. Pakistan’s application to join the five-nation bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa came as the grouping of emerging economies was set for its biggest expansion with six new members under Moscow’s rotating Presidency in 2024. This year’s BRICS…
New Delhi: In his little over 15 year career, Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor says many lessons have been learnt but patience and sacrifice are the two key elements an aspiring actor should swear by. Ranbir made his debut with 2007’s ‘Saawariya’ and is regarded one of the most talented actors of his generation also known…
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday credited India’s inclusive approach and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision and thick commitment for global welfare for the consensus in the G20 Leaders’ Declaration. He also said the G20 Leaders’ Declaration is not a document but a historic declaration. “What is indicated therein spells out how, in…
Uttarkashi: Drilling through the rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel was put on hold again Thursday after the platform on which the equipment is mounted developed some cracks, in yet another setback to the effort to rescue the 41 workers trapped inside. The rescue workers will “stabilise” the platform on which the 25-tonne auger machine…
Hyderabad: Accusing the Congress of not implementing its poll guarantees in Karnataka, BJP president J P Nadda alleged on Thursday that both Congress and ruling BRS in Telangana make false promises to the people. Nadda, who addressed an election rally at Sangareddy town near here, said the people of Karnataka are waiting for the implementation…
New Delhi: National Disaster Management Authority on Thursday said there could be a “success” in bringing out 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand in the next few hours or by Friday. Briefing media about the ongoing rescue operations, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Lt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, also added that…
