Nandni Mata Temple is located near Barodia village, about 15–20 km from Banswara town in southern Rajasthan. The temple stands on a 1,500-foot-high hill in the Vagad region and is surrounded by scenic hills and forests. Devotees climb 375–376 stone steps from different sides of the hill to reach the shrine. The presiding deity is…
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday claimed that the “script and dialogue” of Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” campaign came from abroad and accused the Congress leader of carrying forward a foreign agenda of interfering with the country’s democracy. The ruling party claimed that “undeniable evidence” has emerged showing that the PowerPoint presentation Gandhi made recently…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh was detained illegally here. Singh, along with other AAP members, arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday after party MLA from Doda, Mehraj Malik, was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act. Police on Thursday foiled a protest march of…
Kolkata: Even as strife-torn Nepal awaits a fresh start to nationhood amid concerns over the route it will chart, uncanny resemblances with the violent overthrow of establishments in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have led observers in the Himalayan nation to consider the possibility of a “larger conspiracy” involved in the persisting anarchy. Currently at the…
New Delhi: Over 20 lakh households have got rooftop solar systems installed across the country under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, and very soon another 30 lakh will be added, New & Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday. The minister, however, did not give any specific time frame for achieving the…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday mooted a bullet train service from Shamshabad on Hyderabad outskirts to Chennai. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad is located at Shamshabad. Reddy held a meeting with officials on the pending railway projects and those to be taken up for future needs. The Chief Minister…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict after hearing arguments for 10 days on the presidential reference, which asked if a constitutional court can impose timelines for governors and the President to assent to bills passed by state legislatures. A Constitution bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant,…
Jammu: Shamas Udin Malik, father of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Mehraj Malik, who was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, has told Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that he cannot keep fighting in courts and wants his son released. Malik, an outspoken critic of the government, was arrested and…
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam in his parliamentary constituency ahead of bilateral talks between the two leaders. The two leaders warmly greeted each other and shook hands. Earlier, amid the sound of drums and conch shells, Modi’s convoy entered the city around 11:30 am. At several intersections…
Washington: Donald Trump lashed out at the “radical left” on Wednesday after the apparent assassination of his right-wing ally Charlie Kirk, vowing a crackdown after a killing that has sparked fears of worsening political violence in the United States. Kirk, a powerful voice in conservative politics at just 31 years old, had been dead only a…
