The Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate in Vijayawada seized over 11 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 6.4 crore at Bollapalli Toll Plaza, informed officials, adding that a person was arrested during the operation. According to officials, the Vijayawada Customs on Friday busted a case of smuggled gold of Dubai and Sri Lanka origins that was headed […]
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BJP chief Nadda, Uttarakhand CM Dhami listen to 104th episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’ in Haridwar
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday listened to the 104th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio address ‘Mann ki Baat’ in Haridwar. The broadcast of the ‘Mann ki Baat’ was held at Rishikul University Auditorium in Haridwar. […]
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Chandrayaan-3 proved India’s cost-effective space mission capability: Jitendra Singh
Chandrayaan-3 has proved India’s capability for cost-effective space missions, said Union Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh. Speaking at an interactive meet of intellectuals, prominent citizens and media persons in Indore on Saturday, “The Russian moon mission, that was unsuccessful, cost Rs 16,000 crore, and our (Chandrayaan-3) mission cost just around […]
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Ahead of G20 summit, Delhi Metro stations defaced with pro-Khalistan slogans
Fuelling security concerns ahead of the G20 Summit, which is set to be hosted in the national capital next month under India’s presidency, suspected activists of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a front for the separatist Khalistan Group, defaced more than five Metro stations with pro-Khalistan slogans, an official said on Sunday. In pictures […]
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West Bengal: Blast rips through illegal cracker factory, 5 dead
Several persons were feared dead after an explosion rocked an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit at Duttapukur in West Bengal’s North 24 Paraganas district. Rescue officials confirmed casualties in the incident, claiming to have already recovered 5 bodies from the heap of debris where the cracker manufacturing unit once stood. “Five bodies have […]
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Delhi: Man, with kin and friends, attacks neighbour’s house, probe on
In an incident suspected to be the fallout of personal enmity, a man, along with his family members and friends allegedly pelted his neighbour’s house with bricks and stones here at Ali Gaon in the national capital, police said on Sunday. Police said they received two PCR calls — one at […]
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India capable to travel to Moon, Mars, Venus: ISRO chief Somanath
India has the capability to travel to the Moon, Mars and Venus, said Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman S Somanath. The ISRO chief further said that the ISRO is ready to fulfill the vision put forth by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “India has the capability to travel to the […]
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Uttarakhand: Dehradun lawyer arrested in land fraud case
Police arrested a Dehradun lawyer, identified as Kamal Virmani, on Saturday in connection with the sale and purchase of a piece of land worth crores by allegedly tampering with the records in the registrar’s office in Dehradun, officials said. According to the police, an SIT was formed on the instructions […]
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“ISI agents staying in state, working against country”: BJP’s Bengal chief Sukanta Majumdar
The BJP’s West Bengal president, Sukanta Majumdar, alleged that suspected agents of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s spy agency, were not only staying in the state but also using it as a base for their anti-national activities. Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Majumdar came down heavily on the Mamata Banerjee […]
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Madurai train coach fire: Southern Circle Railway Safety Commissioner to conduct statutory inquiry today
A statutory inquiry into the Madurai train coach fire incident will be held on Sunday under Southern Circle Railway Safety Commissioner, B.Guganesan, chief public relations officer of Southern Railway informed through an official statement. The official toll from the horrific fire incident at a train coach in Madurai was pegged […]
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“Scientists behind Chandrayaan-3 proved man is a storehouse of infinite energy,” CM Dhami
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that the scientists associated with Mission Chandrayaan 3 have proved that man is a storehouse of infinite energy and has infinite capabilities. The Chief Minister was speaking after felicitating scientists from various scientific and technical institutions located in Dehradun and Mussoorie at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing. He also […]
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“Nitish Kumar himself does not aspire to become PM,” JD(U) leader Shravan Kumar
Amid the speculation about whether the Opposition alliance INDIA will have a prime ministerial candidate, Bihar minister and JD(U) leader Shravan Kumar said on Saturday that Nitish Kumar does not aspire to become the prime minister and that the latter’s primary goal is to make the INDIA alliance win in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. “Nitish Kumar himself does […]
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“BJP’s Parivartan yatra in Rajasthan will be as successful as Chandrayatra,” says Pralhad Joshi
Union Minister and BJP election in-charge of Rajasthan Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that the Parivartan yatra organised by the party in Rajasthan will be a success like Chandrayaan-3 and that people of the state will throw out Congress from power in the upcoming Assembly election. “The Parivartan yatra would be a success same as the Chandrayatra (Chandrayaan 3)…The public will […]
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UP: 50 kilograms of contraband drugs incinerated in Sitapur
Sitapur District Drug Disposal Committee (DDC) on Saturday disposed of about 50 kilograms of contraband drugs which were seized by the police from time to time and stored in the Malkhanas of the various police stations of the district, said authorities. The destruction of the drugs was made in pursuance of a […]
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PM Modi to address 104th episode of Mann Ki Baat today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 104th episode of his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat, today. The broadcasting of the programme will start at 11 am. Taking to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the Prime Minister said, “Tune in at 11 AM on Sunday. Always a delight to highlight […]