New Delhi, 8/9: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived here to a warm welcome on Sunday as he kick-started a two-day maiden visit to India to further boost bilateral ties in a range of areas, including energy and and connectivity, amid escalating tensions in West Asia. Commerce…
Gonda, 9/8: Former BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday accused the Hooda family of Congress of conspiring against him by using wrestlers as wager just as Pandavas had put Draupadi at stake. Singh, a former chief of Wrestling Federation of India, was last year accused of sexual assault by several female wrestlers, who…
Dhaka, 8/9: Amid concerns of possible unrest during Durga puja, Bangladesh’s interim government on Sunday warned potential troublemakers, pledging tough action against those disrupting communal harmony or targeting places of worship during the Hindu festival. Durga puja will be celebrated from October 9 to 13. “If anyone disrupts or harasses people at worship halls, we…
New Delhi, 8/9: TMC MP Jawahar Sircar’s letter to West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee has exposed the “dirt, corruption and dictatorial attitude” within the party, the BJP said on Sunday as it pressed for her resignation. Sircar wrote to Banerjee stating that he has decided to resign from the Rajya Sabha…
Washington DC, 8/7: SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday. These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars,” Musk said, adding if…
New York, 8/9: Tenacious tiger-tattooed Aryna Sabalenka embodied the spirit of her favourite animal in New York this year as she clawed her way back from injury and disappointment to hoist the US Open trophy at last. The world number two retained her title at the Australian Open but suffered a back injury in Rome…
Bengaluru, 7/9: The Ola auto driver, who was recently arrested for slapping and abusing a woman in Bengaluru, has more trouble coming his way. While the auto driver slapped and abused the woman for the loss of fuel due to the cancelled trip, he now will have to pay a bigger price. The auto driver…
Guwahati, 7/9: All new applicants for Aadhaar cards in Assam need to submit their NRC application receipt number (ARN), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. A detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) will be prepared for the purpose and this will be implemented from October 1, he said.
New Delhi, 7/9: The central government has discharged Puja Khedkar, former probationary civil servant, from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with immediate effect, official sources said on Saturday. Khedkar has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing Other Backward Classes (OBC) and disability quota benefits to ensure her selection in the service. She has denied…
New Delhi, 7/9: Amid uncertainty over an alliance with the Congress for the assembly polls in Haryana, AAP on Saturday warned that those who “underestimate” the party would “regret” it. AAP national secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak said during a press conference that the party was ready to contest from all 90 seats in the Haryana…
