- India
Haryana’s Republic Day tableau to depict Lord Krishna’s ‘Virat Swaroop’ form
Chandigarh: International Gita Mahotsav is the theme of Haryana’s tableau for this year’s Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path and will depict a large “Virat Swaroop” statue of Lord Krishna as described…
- India
Remission programme: 189 Maha jail inmates to be released on R-Day
Thane: A total of 189 convicts will be released from prisons across Maharashtra, including three from Thane Central Jail, on Republic Day as part of the Union government’s special remission programme to…
- India
Maha: Anti-terror mock drill draws ire over ‘terrorists’ shouting slogans
Chandrapur: A police mock drill in a temple in Chandrapur in Maharashtra landed in controversy after the personnel posing as terrorists were allegedly shouting slogans connected to a particular community. A group…
- India
‘SC hijacked Constitution’: Law min shares ‘sane views’ of ‘majority’
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday sought to support the views of a retired high court judge, who said the Supreme Court “hijacked” the Constitution by deciding to appoint judges…
- India
After ‘Who is Shahrukh Khan?’ remark, Assam CM gets call from SRK
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan talked to him over the phone early on Sunday and expressed concern over a protest against his new film ‘Pathaan’ in the city.…
- Politics
Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes amid tight security in J-K’s Kathua
Kathua/Jammu: The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed Sunday from Hiranagar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district amid heightened security in the wake of twin blasts in Jammu.…
- India
Nepal plane crash: Relatives of 4 Indians yet to receive dead bodies
Kathmandu: The relatives of four Indians who died in a plane crash in Nepal are still waiting to receive the dead bodies of their family members despite spending their third day at a…
- Sports
Sports Ministry suspends WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, cancels tournament
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Saturday suspended Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, a fallout of the grapplers’ allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against the sports body’s…
- India
Drunk IAF officer arrested for making hoax bomb call to delay train departure
New Delhi: An Indian Air Force officer was on Saturday arrested for allegedly making a hoax bomb call to delay the departure of the Mumbai Rajdhani Express from New Delhi Railway Station, police…
- India
Prayagraj University VC booked for ‘illegal’ religious conversion
Fatehpur: A case has been registered against 10 named people, including a Vice Chancellor, and 50 others unidentified people for alleged illegal religious conversion of a man, police said on Saturday. Police filed…
- Kashmir
Twin blasts leave nine injured in Jammu two days ahead of Rahul-led Yatra’s arrival
Jammu: Just two days before Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is scheduled to reach Jammu, two back-to-back explosions rocked a busy locality on the outskirts of the city on Saturday,…
- India
Amit Shah to attend BJP farmers’ convention in Patna next month
Patna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Patna to attend a farmers’ conclave organised by the Bihar BJP on February 22, the birth anniversary of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati who…
- India
Rajasthan govt fulfilling dream of 26/11 victim to have home of her own: Rahul
New Delhi: The Congress government in Rajasthan is fulfilling the dream of a woman, who was injured in the 26/11 terror attack and then became a witness, to have a house of…
- Pakistan
Azam Khan sworn in as caretaker CM of Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: Former bureaucrat Muhammad Azam Khan was sworn in as the caretaker chief minister of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province at a ceremony held here on Saturday. Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji…
- India
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann launches ‘Schools of Eminence’ project
Mohali: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Saturday launched his government’s ambitious project Schools of Eminence, saying it is a “revolutionary” step in ensuring a golden future for the students and also a…
