Sachin Pilot replaces Bhupesh Baghel as Congress gereral secretary for Punjab NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday appointed Sachin Pilot as the party’s general secretary in-charge of Punjab, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, news agency PTI reported.The appointment comes as Congress prepares to strengthen its organisation and political strategy in the state ahead of the Punjab assembly…
The rain came down relentlessly, turning quiet mountain streams into raging torrents and narrow roads into muddy rivers. Across Nepal, floodwaters and debris swept through homes, roads and hydropower facilities, leaving behind broken bridges, stranded communities and villages cut off from the outside world.In the mountains, where steep slopes already make life precarious, swollen rivers,…
The Chief Minister of Sikkim has unveiled the CM-SAATHI program, offering free coaching for impoverished students aiming for JEE and NEET entrance exams. GANGTOK: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Saturday announced the launch of the CM-SAATHI initiative to provide free, high-quality coaching for JEE and NEET aspirants from poor socio-economic backgrounds.Speaking at a…
Mohan Bhagwat outlines Hinduism’s global role during Canada visit (File photo) NEW DELHI: A day after telling a New York audience that a Hindu who wanted Muslims excluded from India could not remain a Hindu, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Monday used his first visit to Canada to cast Hindus as builders of an “exemplary society”…
Image for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has imposed costs of Rs 1 lakh on the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for pursuing a 32-year-old dispute with a bus conductor over payment of 17 months’ back wages, terming the prolonged litigation an abuse of the process of law.According to PTI report, Justice Amit…
Yasir was reportedly operating with a Lashkar-e-Taiba group led by commander Junai Ahmed Bhat. NEW DELHI: Lashkar terrorist Yasir, a Pakistani national linked to Hafiz Saeed‘s outift, was killed by security forces in the higher reaches of Yusmarg in central Kashmir, on Saturday.He was suspected of being involved in several major terror attacks in Jammu…
Belgian PM Bart De Wever took a veiled dig at Trump’s tariff policy, saying barriers were being imposed “arbitrarily” and without economic logic. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever took a veiled dig at US President Donald Trump over his decision to impose tariffs saying many voices are now calling for tariff barriers to go…
Activist Sonam Wangchuk (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday said the Leh Apex Body (LAB) would be compelled to launch a “very large-scale agitation” if the Union government fails to make “concrete” progress on the group’s key demands.“If stepmotherly treatment is meted out to Ladakh and the people living along the…
NEW DELHI: In a significant development that brings focus on the need to step up action to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, the United Nations (UN) has declared November 27 the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The date carries special significance for India, which backed the resolution…
A view of riverside ghats submerged amid the rise in Ganga River’s water level, in Patna earlier this week NEW DELHI: The Ganga breached the ‘highest flood mark’ at Patna’s Gandhi Ghat amid heavy rain in Bihar, with the river’s water level rising 10 cm in four hours on Saturday morning, according to an official…