Varanasi (UP): On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a large number of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga and performed the Madhyan Bhog Aarti at the Kashi Vishwanath temple here. The temple administration said that Lord Vishwanath was offered traditional and ‘sattvik’ food items, including khichdi, chivda, peanut brittle and papad, during the…
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh): As many as 52 Naxalites, 49 of them carrying a collective bounty of over Rs 1.41 crore, surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, a senior official said. The surrendered cadres, including 21 women, were active in Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), Andhra-Odisha Border division and Bhamragarh area committee (Maharashtra)…
New Delhi: An Air India wide-body A350 aircraft’s right engine was damaged after it sucked in a cargo container at the Delhi airport amid dense fog on Thursday morning, according to a source. The airline said the aircraft has been grounded for a thorough investigation, and there could be potential disruptions on select routes operated…
Dubai: The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week on from authorities shutting the country off from the world and escalating a bloody crackdown that activists say killed at least 2,615 people. In Iran’s capital, Tehran, witnesses say recent mornings saw no new signs of bonfires lit the night before or…
New Dei: In a major setback to the TMC-led West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the cases registered by the State against officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over allegations of theft during the central agency’s raids at the premises of political consultancy firm I-PAC earlier this month. The court observed that…
Jaipur: Advanced weapon systems, armoured vehicles and BrahMos missiles were put on display during the 78th Army Day Parade that began on the Mahal Road here on Thursday in the presence of Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi. Before the parade, the Chief of Army Staff presented Sena Medal gallantry awards (posthumously) to Subedar Major Pawan…
New Delhi: Air India on Thursday cancelled at least three flights to the US, and certain services to Europe will face some delays due to Iranian airspace closure, according to a source. At least three flights — two from the national capital to New York and Newark, and one from Mumbai to New York —…
Kolkata: Politics in West Bengal appeared to have come full circle as the BJP chose the land, where the Tata Nano factory once stood in Singur in Hooghly district, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s January 18 rally, making a renewed push around the state’s chequered industrial past and missed economic opportunities. Gearing up to go…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday alleged irregularities in the Maharashtra civic polls, saying it was an attempt to “murder” democracy. The former chief minister also demanded the suspension of the State Election Commissioner over alleged irregularities in the municipal corporation polls. Voting was underway on Thursday for elections to 29 municipal…
New Delhi: India has turned diversity into the strength of its democracy and shown the world that democratic institutions and processes give stability, speed and scale to its development. Inaugurating the 28th conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth, Modi also said that Indian democracy is like a large tree supported by deep…
