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Video: Amid heavy snowfall in Kashmir, stranded tourists take shelter in mosques

In a remarkable display of compassion, residents of the Ganderbal district’s Gund area in Kashmir Valley demonstrated extraordinary hospitality and opened the doors of their homes and Jamia Masjid (Grand Mosque) for…
Qatar: Indian expat boy dies in car accident

Doha: A 17-year-old Qatar-based Indian expatriate boy on Friday, December 27, died after being seriously injured in a car accident in Al Wukair, Doha. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Haneen,…

Former PM Manmohan Singh cremated with full state honours

New Delhi: The mortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh were consigned to flames at the Nigambodh Ghat here on Saturday amid the chanting of religious hymns. The funeral pyre was…
Jaipur LPG tanker blast: Toll touches 20 as another victim succumbs to burns

Jaipur: Another victim of the Jaipur LPG tanker blast and fire succumbed to his burn injuries on Saturday, taking the death toll to 20 in the devastating accident that occurred around eight…
Manmohan Singh’s final journey begins from AICC headquarters

New Delhi: The final journey of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began from the AICC headquarters on Saturday morning after Congress leaders paid homage to their departed leader. The flower-bedecked vehicle carrying…
Reports claiming man travelled 250 km hiding on train’s wheel axle ‘fake’

New Delhi: The railway ministry on Friday dismissed as “fake” and “misleading” claims that a man travelled 250 kilometres from Itarsi to Jabalpur hiding on a train’s wheel axle. Railway officials said…
Center clarifies on memorial for Manmohan Singh amid Congress allegations

New Delhi: The government will allocate space for a memorial of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and this has been communicated to his family and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the Union home…

75 iconic lighthouses in India saw more than 10L visitors till September

New Delhi: The 75 iconic lighthouses in the country saw more than 10 lakh visitors in FY25 (till September), the government said on Friday. These 75 iconic lighthouses have been developed with…
Telangana Congress MP demands Bharat Ratna for ex-PM Manmohan Singh

Hyderabad: Nagarkurnool Congress MP Mallu Ravi has demanded the Centre confer Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister Dr P Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday, December 26. He was speaking with…
Punjab: Eight killed, many injured in Bathinda bus accident

Bathinda: Eight people died and many were injured on Friday, December 27, when a private bus crashed through the railing of a bridge here and plunged into a drain a few feet…
Video: Man travels 250 km hidden between train wheels

In a shocking incident, a man allegedly risked his life by travelling 290 kilometres hidden beneath a coach of the Danapur Express on Thursday, December 2. The man was found during a…
Manmohan Singh was my friend, philosopher and guide: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi: Describing Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s death as a “personal loss”, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday, December 27 said he was her friend, philosopher and guide…
Kashmir Valley gets season’s first snowfall

Srinagar: Several parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, including the season’s first in many areas, on Friday, December 27, with a slight increase in the minimum temperatures at most places in the…
VHP to ‘liberate’ temples from govt control; campaign to begin in AP

New Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), on Thursday, December 26, announced a nationwide movement to release temple administration control from governments of various states. The campaign is to start from Vijayawada in…
Throwback to PM Singh saying ‘People of India deeply love you’ to Bush

New Delhi: “The people of India deeply love you.” This was how visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke of US President George W Bush while praising him effusively after their 40-minute meeting…