Mahakumbh Nagar, 30/1: A day after a stampede at the Maha Kumbh left 30 dead, the Uttar Pradesh government ramped up efforts to ensure crowd management and safety of devotees who continued to flock here in large numbers for the religious gathering. The devotees braved the pre-dawn chill and dense fog to take a dip…
Jaipur, 29/1: The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday made it mandatory for live-in couples to enter into a contract and register a live-in relationship agreement. According to a report by Bar and Bench, Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand ordered for the system to be put in place. The order said, “Until a legislation is framed by…
Bengaluru, 29/1: At least 150 vehicles parked in an open facility in central Bengaluru’s Srirampura were gutted in a sudden fire that erupted on Wednesday, police said. No casualties were reported The facility, which is spread across about two acres and is called Jakkarayanakere, is used by the Bengaluru city police for parking all the…
Prayagraj, 29/1: Nearly 40 bodies were brought to a hospital morgue near the site of a stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival in Uttar Pradesh, three police sources told Reuters. There has been no official announcement of casualties from the local government, nearly twelve hours after the stampede, caused by pilgrims rushing to take a…
Lucknow, 29/1: Opposition leaders in Uttar Pradesh, including SP president Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday targeted the Yogi Adityanath government over the stampede at the Maha Kumbh, saying it highlighted the failure of the state government. Yadav demanded that those who claimed “world-class arrangements” in the Maha Kumbh should resign from their posts taking moral responsibility…
Malappuram , 29/1: Congress-ally Indian Union Muslim League’s (IUML) state general secretary P M A Salam has said that women and men are not equal and anyone claiming that is only “closing their eyes to make it dark”. The controversial statement, which may not bode well for the UDF opposition politically, was made by Salam…
Chennai, 29/1: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday morning successfully launched NVS-02 – a part of India’s Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), onboard a GSLV rocket, marking its historic 100th satellite launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota near here. GSLV-F15, the 17th flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and…
Prayagraj, 29/1: More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in on Wednesday, said an official, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip on the most auspicious day of the six-week Hindu festival. Drone footage showed millions of devotees, shoulder to shoulder,…
Rajkot, 28/1: India won the toss and decided to field in the third T20 international at the Niranjan Shah Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. Mohammed Shami makes his much-awaited international return as India preferred to rest Arshdeep Singh India are leading 2-0 in the the five-match series. For England, it is must-win situation to keep the…
New Delhi, 28/1: In a major political development, the Union Budget for financial year 2025-26 is scheduled to be presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.
