Ayodhya temple is decked up on the eve of the flag-hoisting event AYODHYA: PM Narendra Modi will ceremonially hoist a saffron flag atop Ram temple in Ayodhya to mark its formal completion Tuesday, twenty-two months after he presided over the consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol.The right-angled flag, measuring 10 feet in height and…
NEW DELHI: An Indian was detained for nearly 18 hours by Chinese immigration authorities at Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport on Nov 21, after officials allegedly refused to recognise her Indian passport because her birthplace was listed as Arunachal Pradesh.Pema Wang Thongdok, who was travelling from London to Japan with a transit stop in Shanghai, stated…
IPKF soldiers in Sri Lanka in the ’80s IPKF soldiers in Sri Lanka in the ’80s IPKF soldiers in Sri Lanka in the ’80s NEW DELHI: In a move that will assuage veterans of Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka in the late-1980s, the Army chief will pay homage at National War Memorial on…
Feeling the heat from an unpredictable Trump administration, EU and India have lined up ambitious outcomes for the summit in late January that the 27-nation bloc believes will help set not just bilateral but also global agenda. These include not just the free trade agreement (FTA) under discussion but also a defence and security partnership…
ANANDPUR SAHIB (PUNJAB): The Punjab Assembly Monday unanimously passed a resolution declaring Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district, Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda and the Galiara area around the Golden Temple in Amritsar as holy cities. There will be a complete ban on sale and consumption of liquor, meat and tobacco items at these places, according to…
SRINAGAR: BJP and PDP Monday deplored the proposed plan to impose a 20 per cent surcharge on peak-hour power consumption in Jammu and Kashmir and termed it an “electoral fraud” by National Conference, prompting CM Omar Abdullah to deny having any such proposal.Kashmir Power Development Corporation Ltd (KPDCL) proposed a 20 per cent peak-hour power…
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council–Kargil chairman Dr Muhammad Jaffar Akhoon (File pic taken from X) SRINAGAR: Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council–Kargil chairman Dr Muhammad Jaffar Akhoon alleged Monday that LG Kavinder Gupta is sidelining the district in development planning and demanded a white paper on all works undertaken in Ladakh since its 2019 transition to…
DEHRADUN: Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday visited the ancient Shiva temple in Lakhamandal, where locals and party workers gave him a grand welcome. The Chief Minister performed traditional rituals at the temple and prayed for the peace, prosperity, and well-being of the state’s people.State minister and program coordinator Geeta Ram Gaud presented a…
Sundar Pichai (Image credit: BBC interview/ Youtube) Eight years after Google was roasted online for a cheeseburger emoji that placed the cheese under the meat. Now, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has finally set the record straight with the help of Google’s latest generative AI models. Back in 2017, Google faced a lot of backlash when…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Monday issued an advisory directing airlines to avoid altitudes and regions affected by volcanic ash from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi eruption, which occurred on Sunday. According to the advisory, airports have also been asked to inspect runways for ash contamination and suspend operations if necessary. Officials…
