75 MANIFESTOS FOR 75 UP DISTRICTS BY AKHILESH YADAV
NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party will break the tradition of releasing a single manifesto for all of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has put his stamp on a new mantra – “75 manifestos for UP’s 75 districts”. Virtually taking a leaf out of the UP government’s […]
INDIA BUILDING ARTIFICIAL SUN
NEW DELHI: Deep inside a laboratory in Gujarat, scientists are trying to recreate one of nature’s most powerful processes, the reaction that makes the Sun shine. India’s quest to build an artificial Sun has taken another major step forward with the installation and commissioning of a powerful new 82.6 GHz, 400 kW gyrotron on the […]
TARUN TEJPAL SURRENDERS IN GOA
NEW DELHI: Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal surrendered before Goa Police, weeks after the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court convicted him to 10 years’ jail in a 2013 rape case and sentenced him to 10 years. The Supreme Court had directed the 62-year-old journalist to surrender within two weeks. The development came after […]
Anoop Nautiyal Seeks PM Modi’s Intervention in Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Tunnel Accident
Dehradun, September 13: Social activist Anoop Nautiyal has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention following the August 13 accident inside an under-construction tunnel of THDC India Limited’s Vishnugad–Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, demanding an independent and time-bound expert inquiry and compensation of at least ₹1 crore for the families of workers who died in […]
SURAT TO UDAIPUR VANDE BHARAT TRAIN
NEW DELHI: The diamond and textile city of Surat is finally getting its first Vande Bharat Express. The Ministry of Railways has approved a new service between Surat and Udaipur, giving travellers from central and south Gujarat a faster connection to Rajasthan’s popular tourist city. The train will run six days a week and is […]
BRICS SUMMIT: 4 BILLION PEOPLE, 6,000 NUKES
NEW DELHI: India is preparing for the BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13, with the meeting bringing together leaders of 11 member countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are among the leaders who will land in India for the summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The national capital will […]
DELHI HOTELS HOSTING BRICS DELEGATES
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s luxury hotels are turning into high-security diplomatic zones ahead of the BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13. More than 3,000 hotel rooms have been booked across the capital for BRICS delegates, partner nations, and senior global officials. At some luxury properties, room tariffs have crossed Rs 2 lakh a night. Here […]
RAJASTHAN CIVIC POLLS IS CM BHAJAN LAL’S MID-TERM REFERENDUM
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan’s urban electorate is voting in elections that could turn out to be much more than a contest for councillor posts. Across 309 urban local bodies in 41 districts, voters are electing 10,245 councillors in a two-phase exercise (September 9 and 11), with counting scheduled for September 14. The exercise covers 10 municipal […]
RAIN LASHES DELHI A DAY BEFORE BRICS SUMMIT
NEW DELHI: Parts of the national capital were lashed by heavy rain on Friday, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert warning of more intense showers over the next few hours. The downpour has triggered waterlogging at several spots across the city, disrupting the usual flow of traffic during peak hours. […]
PAK PREVENTS 100 SIKH PILGRIMS FROM VISITING HEMKUND SAHIB
NEW DELHI: A group of over 100 Sikh pilgrims with valid Indian visas were stopped from travelling to India by Pakistani authorities. One of the pilgrims said that they were stopped over no-objection certificates (NOCs), which aren’t required for civilians, and called the action by the officials “shameful”. Due to the closure of land border […]
