Dehradun: Nineteen years ago, during the Indian Military Academy’s (IMA) passing out parade (PoP), then-President APJ Abdul Kalam bent down and held the hands of a bright-eyed three-year-old boy standing beside his father. “Ye fauji ka haath hai” (These are the hands of a soldier), he told the child. On Saturday, those words came full…
BENGALURU: She clutched her hand, almost literally clinging on to dear life. “Please don’t go anywhere,” was all she managed to say, but those few words were enough to convey her ordeal midair on a Goa-New Delhi flight Saturday afternoon. Thereon, Dr Anjali Nimbalkar didn’t move an inch until the aircraft made a priority landing…
NEW DELHI: Restrictions on the movement of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers in Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar; work from home for 50% staff in govt and private offices in Delhi; hybrid mode for classes till IX and XI in Delhi; ban on construction and demolition activity, and barring…
DEHRADUN: For Gurmukh Singh, 32, failure was never a reason to quit — only a step closer to his goal. After completing Class 12, he joined the Indian Army as a sepoy, determined to one day earn his commission as an officer. Despite repeated setbacks, he continued to appear for various officer entry examinations, failing…
AHMEDABAD: A couple from a Mehsana village and their three-year-old daughter were allegedly taken hostage in Libya for a ransom of Rs 2 crore while trying to migrate to Portugal, officials said on Saturday.Kismatsinh Chavda, his wife Heenaben, and daughter Devanshi were kidnapped in the North African nation, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, en route to…
KOLKATA: Cops on Saturday arrested event organiser Satadru Dutta in dramatic circumstances after taking him off a chartered plane that he had boarded with football icon Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami co-players, Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul.Dutta – who had advertised Saturday’s hyped event as “A Satadru Dutta Initiative” – tried to pre-empt…
Kulendra Sharma at police station on Saturday GUWAHATI: A retired junior warrant officer of the IAF has been arrested in Assam’s Tezpur on charges of spying for Pakistan, police said on Saturday. Kulendra Sharma has been booked under BNS for waging war against India, criminal conspiracy, endangering the country’s sovereignty, unity and integrity, and destroying…
Police searching Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 8 on campus (AP photo) At least two people were killed and eight others critically injured after a shooting at Brown University, Rhode Island on Saturday, police said, as officers rushed to the campus and searched for the suspect. Officials said the gunman, who is…
NEW DELHI: Air India has offered to explore operating 275 additional flights this month in wake of the government-ordered 10% capacity cut for IndiGo. The Tata Group airline has asked aviation ministry, which is likely to finalise the route curtailment over the weekend itself, for a long-term plan so that it acts accordingly, reports Saurabh…
BATHINDA: Two young Punjabi students were shot dead in Edmonton, Canada. The victims have been identified as Gurdeep Singh (27) of Bareh and Ranveer Singh (18) from Uddat Saidewala villages in Budhlada sub division of district Mansa. Both had gone to Canada at different times for their studies. Gurdeep had completed the studies and waiting…
