PM Modi in The Netherlands

India is now a tech-driven land of opportunities, the PM told the diaspora in Hague, urging them to reconnect with the country PM Modi has warned that challenges facing the world could undo the successes of past decades and push a large section of global population into poverty if not addressed, while lauding India’s “unprecedented” … Read more

Was misquoted, I’m proud of our youth, says CJI Surya Kant

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice Surya Kant Saturday said he ‘was pained’ by a section of media misquoting his comments on youth during courtroom proceedings on Friday and clarified that his angst was against those joining the legal profession with bogus degrees and behaving like parasites.In a statement, CJI Kant said, “What I had specifically criticised … Read more

NC government buckles after BJP protest, promises liquor ban in J&K

BJP leaders and workers outside the police station as they stage a protest over the demand to ban liquor, in Srinagar SRINAGAR: A day after BJP staged a protest outside chief minister Omar Abdullah’s residence demanding complete prohibition in Kashmir Valley, governing National Conference (NC) softened its stand on the issue and promised to ban … Read more

Elderly dead, 7 in hospital after consuming wild vegetable in Rajouri

JAMMU: A 60-year-old man died and seven others, including two children, were hospitalised on Friday after they allegedly consumed a wild vegetable in J&K’s Rajouri district. All the affected people belonged to two families.Officials said on Saturday, the incident was reported from Mohra village in Kotranka sub-division, about 40km from Rajouri town. Mohammad Hussain died … Read more

Netherlands returns 11th Century ‘Chola Plates’, PM Modi says ‘joyous moment for every Indian’

NEW DELHI: India has finally succeeded in retrieving the ‘Chola Plates’ considered to be among the most significant surviving records of the dynasty with Netherlands formally restituting the assets at a formal ceremony in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and PM Rob Jetten on Saturday, marking yet another success of Modi govt in recovering … Read more

Not even single genuine vote to be allowed to be deleted under SIR: Punjab CM

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said his party would not allow even a single genuine vote to be deleted in the state under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Warning against any attempt to engineer “fake votes” in favour of a particular political party, Mann asserted that AAP leaders and workers would … Read more

Union minister Bandi Sanjay ‘hands over’ son to police in POCSO case

Bandi Bhageerath Sai with Father Bandi Sanjay Kumar NEW DELHI: Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday said he has “handed over” his son, Bandi Bhageerath, to the police in connection with a POCSO case.Bandi Sanjay, former chief of the BJP’s Telangana unit, asserted that “all are equal before the law.”“Today, I handed over my … Read more

US passenger hiding 115 smuggled gold bars in belt nabbed at Delhi airport

Photo credit: Delhi Customs NEW DELHI: Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday said they had seized 115 smuggled gold bars weighing 3.5 kg from an American national of Indian origin, news agency PTI reported.The seizure comes amid a recent rise in gold smuggling attempts following the increase in Customs duty on … Read more

Centre approves key NTA appointments as uproar over NEET paper leak intensifies

NEW DELHI: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday approved key appointments in the National Testing Agency (NTA) under the department of higher education amid the ongoing NEET-UG 2026 paper leak row and growing scrutiny of the examination body. Anuja Bapat, an Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officer of the 1998 batch, and Ruchita Vij, … Read more