Gandhinagar: The opening of the Gujarat Assembly’s Monsoon Session was marked by a controversy over the rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’ on Wednesday, after Congress MLA Imran Khedawala was accused by the State Forest and Environment Minister Pravin Mali of sitting down after the national song began. Mali said the proceedings of the Assembly traditionally begin…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday that the island nation will never allow its territory to be used for activities inimical to India’s security interests.The strategic commitment came during a key bilateral meeting in Colombo amidst ongoing Indian maritime security concerns regarding foreign infrastructure footprints in the…
New Delhi: A 54-year-old Manipuri musician died after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of delivery workers and dhaba employees following an altercation over drinking and shouting outside his residence in Kilokari village here, police said, adding the accused, including a juvenile, have been taken into custody.The Sunlight Colony police station received a PCR…
New Delhi: A total of 12 people have been rescued from the site of the Satya Niketan building collapse, while seven people have died, Delhi Police said on Monday.Delhi Police said one more person was recovered from the debris, taking the total number of people rescued to 12.Inspector General of the National Disaster Response Force…
Guwahati: In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old married woman was murdered, with her severed head found packed in a polythene bag inside a refrigerator at a flat in Assam’s Basisthapur area in Guwahati.The victim has been identified as Riya Talukdar Goswami.Investigators described the killing as extremely brutal, noting that the killer had allegedly severed her…
London: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has rejected claims that “intense hatred” underpins the organisation’s work, saying instead that ‘Shuddha Saatvika Prem’ — or pure and noble love — is the foundation of its work.Speaking at a civilisational dialogue in London as part of the RSS’s centenary outreach on Sunday (local time), Bhagwat…
Cochin, September 7: Air India Express Boeing 737 operating flight IX 415 from Cochin to Abu Dhabi was forced to turn back mid-flight after the crew detected a rapidly falling oil quantity on Engine 1 and later shut the engine down when oil pressure entered the danger zone.The aircraft landed safely at Cochin International Airport….
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech at SRCC, saying he cannot write his own report card and it is the people who will do so.Sibal, who is also a senior advocate, criticised the prime minister for his remarks that he gave a…
New Delhi: At least three people were killed, and nine injured, with several others feared trapped under the debris as a building with a basement and five floors collapsed in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan area Sunday, a police official said.Eleven trapped people were rescued from the collapse site as first responders used gas cutters and…
New Delhi: India Sunday said a UN-initiated proposed world map must depict Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in accordance with the country’s official map, and any “inaccurate” or “misleading” representation will be unacceptable.New Delhi’s assertion came two days after it voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution aimed at correcting…
