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Opposition unity meet likely to be rescheduled to June 23
Patna: The Opposition unity meeting originally scheduled for June 12 is likely to be deferred to June 23 owing to unavailability of senior party leaders — Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge. According…
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Social media accounts giving communal colour to Odisha train accident: Police
Bhubaneswar: Some social media accounts were giving a communal colour to the horrific train accident in the Balasore district, the state police said on Sunday. According to the Odisha Police, the collision…
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After Kerala Story, movie ’72 Hoorain’ set to create controversy
After the recent controversy surrounding ‘The Kerala Story’, another film titled ’72 Hoorain’ directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan is poised to spark further debates. The ‘72 Hoorain’ movie delves into the…
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Minor wrestler’s father says stands by sexual harassment charges against WFI chief
New Delhi: The father of a 17-year-old wrestler, who levelled sexual harassment charges against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on late Sunday asserted that he has not…
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Key litigant to withdraw from Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque case
Varanasi: The Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh Chief Jitendra Singh Vishen has announced that he is withdrawing as the “main pleader” for Rakhi Singh, one of the five Hindu women plaintiffs, in the…
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Odisha train accident: Train movement resumes after 51 hours
Nearly 51 hours after the gruesome triple train accident that claimed 275 lives, rail services were finally restored following the completion of restoration work in the down-line track at Bahanga Bazar station…
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Abu Dhabi: Overnight crorepati plans to donate part of it
Abu Dhabi: While dozens of people have been trying for years to win the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi jackpot, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Kerala nurse has won the grand prize of…
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Opposition parties’ June 12 meet in Patna postponed
New Delhi: A meeting of opposition parties, which was scheduled to be held in Patna on June 12, has been postponed, sources said on Sunday. With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and some…
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Video: Under-construction bridge on Ganga in Bihar collapses, no casualities
Patna: An under-construction four-lane bridge in Bihar on the Ganga river between Sultanganj in Bhagalpur district connecting Khagaria collapsed on Sunday, an official said. According to sources, many labourers were working on…
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Telangana govt spending Rs 12,000 cr per yr to provide free power to farmers: KCR
Nirmal: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday said his government has been spending Rs 12,000 crore annually for providing free power to farmers in the state. Speaking at a public…
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Odisha train accident: Railway Board recommends CBI probe
Nearly 48 hours after the ghastly triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district that left 275 dead and more than 1000 injured, the Indian Railways Board has recommended CBI probe. Speaking to…
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Delhi murder: Teen’s skull broken into pieces, reveals autopsy report
New Delhi: The autopsy report of the 16-year-old Sakshi, who was stabbed multiple times, kicked multiple times, and struck with a cemented stone six times by Mohammad Sahil Khan here in the…
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Odisha government revises train tragedy death toll at 275
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday revised the triple train accident’s death toll to 275 from 288, and put the number of injuries at 1,175. According to Chief Secretary P K Jena, some…
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Plea in SC seeks panel headed by retired judge to probe Odisha 3-train accident
New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to set up an expert commission, headed by a retired judge of the apex court, to probe the…
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Only Coromandel Express met with accident, claims Railways
New Delhi: Days after the Odisha triple train tragedy, Railway Board on Sunday citing premiliary investigation said there was some issue with the signalling and only Coromandel Express met with an accident…
