NEW DELHI: A push for social engineering in search of additional votes appears to have given way to the governing NDA focusing on consolidation of its traditional support base for the Bihar assembly polls. This turn is most telling in the significant cut in the number of Yadav candidates fielded by its two biggest constituents,…
THRISSUR: A 19-year-old biker who hit a pedestrian and fled the scene at Puthukkad Center on the National Highway has been arrested.The Puthukkad police have taken Emmanuel, a native of Theravada South, Puthukkad, into custody.The accident occurred at 8 am on Saturday.The 68-year-old pedestrian, Selin, a native of Mupliyam, who was injured in the accident,…
SRINAGAR: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Dr Gitanjali J Angmo submitted Tuesday a detailed representation to Ladakh administration, National Security Act (NSA) advisory board, and Union home ministry, calling the charges against her husband “flimsy, childish and baseless”.The representation responds to the NSA order issued on Sept 27 and the grounds of arrest dated…
JAMMU: Congress has stepped aside from the Nagrota assembly bypoll in J&K on Nov 11 for governing ally National Conference (NC), citing “the larger goal” of defeating BJP.The decision was taken Monday, the last date to file nominations for the seat where the bypoll was necessitated by the death of its sitting BJP MLA Devender…
AGRA: Thousands of vehicles passed through the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehabad on Monday without paying toll charges after workers, upset over their Diwali bonus, opened all the gates. The protest caused major disruption to toll operations and traffic flow, prompting police intervention.The unrest began when 21 employees at the Fatehabad toll plaza, managed…
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called for adopting innovation and smart technology for an effective response to new crime trends and to counter “false narratives”, even as he praised J&K Police as an epitome of duty, discipline, loyalty and selfless service.Addressing a Police Commemoration Day function in Srinagar, Sinha said: “Our…
In a recent update, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a detailed alert predicting widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across several parts of southern and eastern India over the coming week. As per the report, the weather condition is expected to continue through October 26. Several regions in the southern peninsula, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala,…
NEW DELHI: A controversy has erupted over former Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks urging parents to prevent their daughters from visiting the homes of “non-Hindus” and to “break their legs” if they disobey. The Congress has accused the BJP of spreading “hatred.”Speaking at a religious event in Bhopal earlier this month, Thakur called on…
Politics heats up over namaz at Pune’s Shaniwar Wada; Congress mocks BJP NEW DELHI: The controversy over Muslim women offering namaz at Pune’s historic Shaniwar Wada on Sunday, which led some Hindu outfits led by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni to perform a symbolic “purification” by sprinkling cow urine and reciting prayers, has escalated…
NEW DELHI: A goods train got derailed between Virndaban Road and Ajhai stations in Mathura district at around 8 pm on Tuesday. Railway rescue teams are on their way. Three out of the four tracks have been completely blocked by the overturned wagons. As a result, all train services between Delhi towards Agra and Jhansi…
