Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the accident in Uttarakhand. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000 each. “The Prime Minister has […]
Arvind Kejriwal to visit Gujarat tomorrow
Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to visit the state on Monday. The Chief Minister will reach Ahmedabad airport at around 3:30 pm tomorrow. He is scheduled to join the party’s Tiranga Yatra starting from the old […]
Congress holds meet to prepare for Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir
Congress held a meeting of the Central Planning Group here on Sunday to prepare for the Bharat Jodo Yatra which will be taken out from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is aimed at connecting Kanyakumari in Southern India to Kashmir in Northern India, will begin on October 2. “The first meeting […]
Spiritual organisation launches programme for planting 40 lakh saplings in two months
On the occasion of 50th World Environment Day, members of a spiritual organisation launched a Kalpa Tharu program for planting saplings. According to the Brahma Kumaris, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat have become polluted and human survival has become difficult. The only solution […]
Uttarakhand: 22 killed, 6 injured after bus falls into gorge in Uttarkashi
22 people were killed and six were injured after a bus carrying 28 pilgrims from Panna district in Madhya Pradesh fell into a gorge near Damta in Uttarkashi district, informed the local administration. “As per Uttrakhand local Administration, 22 pilgrims died and six inured NDRF team rush to spot and […]
India alone contributes 40 pc of world’s total online transactions, says JP Nadda
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Sunday said that India alone contributes around 40 per cent of the world’s total online transactions. BJP president made this remark while addressing the inauguration ceremony of district offices in Ranchi. Nadda also listed the development works of the BJP government. […]
Delhi Congress passes resolution to make Rahul Gandhi party president
Delhi Congress at its ‘Nav Sankalpshivir’ passed a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi as the Congress president. The two-day Nav Sankalp Shivir was held at the Constitution Club in New Delhi. It was organised after the three-day Udaipur Chintan Shivir, to provide a platform for the grass-root level Congress workers as well as senior leaders to express their views […]
Salman Khan, father Salim Khan get letter with dire threats
The Mumbai Police on Sunday lodged the First Information Report against an unknown person for sending a ‘Threatening letter’ to the Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan. According to the police, Salim Khan found the letter on a bench where he sits daily after jogging in the morning. He […]
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis tests positive for Covid-19
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in home isolation. Fadnavis, who is the leader of opposition in the Maharashtra assembly, had earlier also contracted the viral infection in October 2020. On Sunday, the former state chief […]
Shah Rukh Khan tests positive for Covid-19
It looks like COVID-19 has begun to rear its ugly head yet again. Just as theaters returned to their original glory and multiple projects went on floors, several actors have started testing positive for COVID-19 one after the other. And now, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has tested positive for […]
Uttarakhand: CEC Rajeev Kumar treks 18 km to visit remote polling stations
Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Friday trekked for 18 kilometers to the remote polling booths of Uttarakhand to assess the challenges faced by polling parties in hilly areas. Kumar reached Dumak and Kalgoth village, the most remote polling booths of Uttarakhand located in Chamoli district. The Chief Election Commissioner […]
North Korea test-fires 8 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles
Pyongyang test-fired a total of eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reports citing the South Korean military. Earlier on Sunday, Yonhap reported citing an informed South Korean source that North Korea appeared to have fired multiple ballistic missiles from at least two locations toward the […]
14 dead, 450 injured as fire erupts at container depot in Bangladesh
A devastating fire broke out at a private container depot in Sitakunda Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh on Saturday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring 450 people. The fire broke out at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area of Upazilazila. The Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Police Outpost […]
Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Centre over targeted killings in J-K
West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday slammed the Centre over recent killings in the Kashmir valley and called it the failure of the government’s policy. The senior Congress leader also alleged that people are fleeing the Kashmir valley to save their lives. “People are leaving the Kashmir […]
Missing girl found dead with throat slit in Jaipur
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly killed after her throat was slit with a sharp-edged weapon in the Amer area of Rajasthan’s Jaipur district on Saturday, informed the police. Police said the girl went missing on Saturday afternoon and later, her naked body was found at an abandoned place near her […]