The arrests follow an FIR registered on June 25 after a preliminary report by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) NEW DELHI: The eight people arrested in connection with the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya come from varied backgrounds, including a primary school teacher, a retired bank employee, a former automobile … Read more
Parked vehicles and stored goods occupy a footpath, obstructing pedestrian movement, at Lajpat Nagar, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) A five-year-old child was killed by a tanker on his way to school with his father. At the site of the tragedy, there was no footpath or a proper pedestrian crossing.On June 19, in a compensation … Read more
The bust that was allegedy vandalised NEW DELHI: A portion of an under-construction statue of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee on Sukia Street in north Kolkata was allegedly vandalised overnight, police said on Sunday.A worker who arrived at the site in the morning found the statue’s tile and nameplate damaged. “When I came here … Read more
Udhayanidhi said the party’s bond with minority communities remained strong despite political attack. NEW DELHI: DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday strongly reaffirmed his party’s commitment to protecting minorities, declaring that the DMK would continue to stand by the Muslim community despite what he described as attempts by political opponents to divide them.His remarks come … Read more
Harry Potter: The magic that never dies Somewhere between paying EMIs, navigating workplace politics, doom scrolling through bad news, and wondering whether adulthood was always meant to feel this way, an entire generation is still waiting for an owl.Millennials know that no letter is coming through that letterbox and no half-giant named Hagrid is about … Read more
File photo: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the RSS over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, calling it a “scam” carried out by the BJP-RSS ecosystem and questioning the silence of Prime Minister … Read more
Area cordoned off in search of 2 LeT terrorists NEW DELHI: An anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district entered its second day on Sunday, with security forces tightening the cordon around a dense orchard and deploying additional personnel to block all possible escape routes for two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists.The operation, launched on … Read more
Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge with Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring in Barnala. (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Congress is staring at a crisis in Punjab. Does this read as a surprise? Well, not really! It’s the same old story of infighting and power tussle between the state leaders which has played out so … Read more
Mamata Banerjee, Dilip Ghosh (File photo): BJP says ‘TMC no longer exists’ as Mamata takes charge after Chandrima’s resignation NEW DELHI: West Bengal minister and BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Sunday claimed the Trinamool Congress was witnessing a “wave of resignations” and alleged that the party “no longer exists”, a day after former state president … Read more
NEW DELHI: Centre on Saturday revoked the emergency natural gas supply restrictions imposed in March during the West Asia conflict, restoring normal gas allocation to fertiliser plants, refineries, city gas distributors and industrial consumers as the ceasefire eased concerns over disruption of LNG shipments through Strait of Hormuz.Saturday’s decision follows a series of steps taken … Read more