New Delhi: As the fortnight-long Kanwar Yatra concluded on the occasion of Sawan Shivratri on Wednesday, a large number of devotees, who travelled several kilometers to collect the holy water of river Ganga, performed ‘jalabhishek’ at Shiva temples across Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and other states. More than 4.5 crore devotees reached Uttarakhand’s Haridwar within a…
New Delhi: Jagdeep Dhankhar, who surprised everyone by stepping down as vice president, has started packing his belongings and plans to soon move out of the Vice President’s Enclave, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. As a former vice president, he is entitled to a government bungalow. The Dhankhars started packing their belongings…
New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday demanded former Union Minister and ex-Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, an OBC leader from Telangana, be made the Vice President of India. He said the post should be given to Telangana as Telugu was the second-most spoken language in the country, and justice to the native speakers…
Bengaluru: Six gelatin sticks and some detonators were discovered in a carry bag outside a toilet in Kalasipalya BMTC bus stand here on Wednesday, police said. A case has been registered in this connection. A bomb disposal squad and dog squad were immediately dispatched to the spot, as soon as the police received the information…
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday strongly welcomed the Supreme Court’s stern observations and warning of possible contempt proceedings against the Congress-led Revanth Reddy government for its reckless and unlawful attempt to bulldoze parts of the Kancha Gachibowli forest overnight. During the hearing of a suo motu case related…
New Delhi: India and the UK will sign a free trade agreement on Thursday in London that will allow export of labour-intensive products such as leather, footwear and clothing at concessional rates, while making imports of whisky and cars from Britain cheaper. The pact also helps double trade between the two economies to USD 120…
New Delhi: Google Play and Android generated an estimated Rs 4 lakh crore in revenue for app publishers and the wider Indian economy in 2024, according to a latest report by economics, policy and opinion research consultancy Public First. India’s digital economy is one of the largest and fastest-growing in the world, experiencing unprecedented momentum…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would constitute a bench to hear Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea seeking to invalidate a report by an in-house inquiry panel, which found him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row. Justice Varma has also sought quashing of the May 8 recommendation…
New Delhi: Before his surprise resignation, former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar made an “unscheduled visit” to the Rashtrapati Bhavan late on Monday evening, official sources said. Dhankhar met President Murmu around 9 pm on Monday and handed over his resignation to her. Half an hour later, he made his resignation letter public on X, they…
New Delhi: In a significant development in the IRCTC hotel scam case, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has deferred its decision on whether to frame charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, ex-Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and others. The court, presided over by Special Judge Vishal…
