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Sadhus from across India reach Jammu for upcoming Amarnath Yatra
Jammu: Sadhus from across the country have started flocking to the winter capital Jammu to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage which is scheduled to start in the Valley next month. Over 200…
- India
Had Bose been alive, India wouldn’t have been partitioned, says NSA Doval
New Delhi: If Subhas Chandra Bose had been alive, India would not have been partitioned, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Saturday. Delivering first Subhas Chandra Bose memorial lecture in…
- India
Self-reliance is not an option, but a necessity: Rajnath Singh
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday emphasised the need for self-reliance for the country, saying it was not an option but a necessity in the fast-changing global scenario. “During the 1971…
- India
ED seizes cash, gold, diamonds while raiding Atiq Ahmad’s aides
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday announced that it seized a massive amount of cash, gold and diamonds during recent raids at 10 premises belonging to aides of slain gangster-turned-politician…
- India
Home Minister Amit Shah to visit cyclone-affected areas of Gujarat
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Kutch and Jakhau port in Gujarat on Saturday to take stock of the situation in areas affected by cyclone Biparjoy, officials said. He…
- India
1 dead, 174 held after violent protest in Gujarat over eviction notice to mosque
Junagadh: One person was killed and 174 others were detained after a violent protest broke out between a mob and police in Gujarat’s Junagadh over an anti-encroachment operation. The protest on Friday…
- India
2 injured after mobs attempt to torch houses of BJP leaders in Imphal
Imphal: Two civilians were injured as mobs clashed with security forces overnight in Imphal town and attempts were made to torch the houses of BJP leaders, officials said on Saturday. In separate…
- India
Law & order situation in Manipur needs urgent attention: Ex-Army Chief
Imphal: Former Army Chief Ved Prakash Malik said on Friday that the law and order situation in Manipur needs “urgent attention at highest level”. Gen Malik (retd), refferring to a tweet by…
- India
Indian stock markets reach close to 52 week high levels
Chennai: With falling inflation, and healthy economic numbers, the two Indian stock markets opened and closed at a higher note on Friday and are near their 52 week high levels. The Nifty…
- Hyderabad
Demand raised to make Hyderabad the second capital of India
Hyderabad: Once again the demand to designate Hyderabad as the second capital of India has surfaced after former Maharashtra Governor and senior BJP leader, Ch Vidyasagar Rao took a stand in favour…
- World
India, China bought 80 pc of Russian crude in May: IEA
New Delhi: The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday that India and China, which are the two major consumers of discounted Russian crude, have bought 80 percent of oil exported by…
- Mumbai
Parents protest `playing of azaan’ at Mumbai school; teacher suspended
Mumbai: Parents and political activists staged a protest on Friday at a private school in suburban Kandivali after ‘azaan’ or the Islamic call to prayer was allegedly played during the morning assembly.…
- India
RJD MLA sparks row with ‘Ramcharitmanas was written in mosque’ remark
Patna: Months after Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar Yadav triggered a controversy by saying that Ramcharitmanas “spreads hatred in the society”, another RJD leader and MLA from Danapur, Ritlal Yadav, sparked a…
- India
Wrestlers want Asian Games trials in August, IOA approaches OCA for deadline extension
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday approached the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), seeking an extension of the July 15 deadline for providing details of the country’s wrestling squad…
- India
Assam flood worsens as incessant rain continues, 34,000 people affected
Guwahati: Assam’s flood situation worsened on Friday with incessant rainfall inundating new areas across 11 districts and impacting over 34,000 people. Most of the rivers, including the Brahmaputra, are maintaining a trend…