Pudukkottai: Tamil Nadu’s first Jallikattu of 2025 is being held at Thatchankurichi village in Gandarvakottai taluk of Pudukkottai district said reliable reports on Saturday. Last year there was much controversy surrounding the Jallikattu festival. Animal rights activists and Human rights activists raised the red flag over the continuance of the violent sport of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu…
New Delhi: BJP releases its first list of 29 candidates for Delhi assembly elections expected to be held in February 2025 with Parvesh Verma to contest from the New Delhi assembly seat against AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal. Former Lok Sabha MP Parvesh Verma will contest against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Congress’s Sandip Dixit from the New…
Jammu and Kashmir: In a tragic incident, an army vehicle fell into a gorge near the Wular Viewpoint in the Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. According to reports two soldiers died and three were injured after an army vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge. Dr Masarat Iqbal Wani,…
Imphal: Former Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla took oath as Manipur Governor at a brief ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday. Manipur High Court Chief Justice D. Krishnakumar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Governor Bhalla in a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and his Cabinet…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a heartfelt tribute to Savitribai Phule, a pioneer in the field of education and social reform, on her birth anniversary on Friday and remarked that ‘Bharatbhumi’ has always been proud of its exceptional daughters. Taking to social media platform X, PM Modi highlighted her significant contributions to women’s empowerment…
Chennai: A tanker lorry carrying 20 metric tons of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) overturned on the Avinashi flyover in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore during the early hours of Friday. The tanker was transporting LPG from the Kochi Bharat Petroleum Plant to a storage facility in Coimbatore when the accident occurred. The driver of the vehicle sustained minor…
New Delhi: Dense fog engulfed the national capital as cold waves gripped the city on Friday morning.According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi recorded 9.6 degrees Celsius at 5.30 am on Friday. The air quality in the national capital has deteriorated from ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’.According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the AQI was recorded…
Prayagraj: Preparations for the Maha Kumbh, which is scheduled to be held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, are in full swing, and rehearsals for ritualistic festivities such as special Ganga Aarti is being undertaken at Triveni Sangan (confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati). The Maha Kumbh is being celebrated after 12 years and a huge turnout of…
Chennai: The Madras High Court has quashed a criminal case against Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) founder and Member of Parliament Thol Thirumavalavan, in a case alleging the degradation of Indian women, particularly Hindu women. A single-judge bench, led by Justice P. Velmurugan, on Thursday quashed the complaint, observing that Thirumavalavan’s remarks were based on what…
Patna: Arif Mohammad Khan took the oath as Bihar’s 42nd Governor on Thursday at Rajendra Mandapam, Raj Bhavan.Patna High Court Chief Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran administered the oath of office and secrecy to Khan.The ceremony was attended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and other ministers.Khan, who previously served as Kerala…
