NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to US president Donald Trump on Tuesday and thanked him for greeting him on his 75th birthday.PM Modi said he is “fully committed to taking the India-US Comprehensive and Global Partnership to new heights”. “Thank you, my friend, President Trump, for your phone call and warm greetings on…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party-led state governments are set to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday with a flurry of schemes and events across the country.The prime minister himself is scheduled to visit Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, where he is expected to make a series of announcements, including the launch of the ‘Swasth Nari,…
By 2050, Chennai will need more than three times the drinking water storage it now has. To avert a potential crisis, the water resources department (WRD) has unveiled a 14,000-crore plan to restore lakes and tanks, and build new reservoirs and recharge structures.The WRD consultant, Royal Haskoning DHV, has prepared a detailed feasibility report projecting…
NEW DELHI: The govt plans to make stricter rules for operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones in India with provisions for fines upto Rs 1 Lakh and imprisonment upto six months. The Union aviation ministry has issued draft Civil Drone (Promotion & Regulation) Bill, 2025, and sought public comments on the same till Sept…
Inter-caste marriage led to the kidnapping of his wife, relatives forcibly took her from her husband’s home AHMEDABAD: A farmer’s inter-caste marriage triggered a violent kidnapping of his wife that has now gone viral on social media. A complaint was filed with Dehgam police on Sunday.Ravi Patel, a 23-year-old resident of Dehgam, alleged in his…
Flood relief warehouse established in Amritsar CHANDIGARH: As part of the flood rehabilitation efforts, a warehouse facility has been set up on Ajnala Road in Amritsar. This central hub for storing and distributing relief materials was created by Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney, president of the Sun Foundation and World Punjabi Organisation, by converting…
Delhi’s sex ratio at birth has declined for the fourth consecutive year, reaching 920 females per 1,000 males in 2024, raising concerns about illegal prenatal sex determination NEW DELHI: The sex ratio at birth recorded a decline for the fourth successive year in Delhi, with 920 females being born in 2024 per 1,000 males, compared…
INDORE: As rescue teams battled flames and cleared mangled vehicles from Ramchandra Nagar square on Monday evening, the Sharma family was frantically searching for their missing relative. For hours, they walked nearly 2km of road, checking every corner, asking every passerby, and stopping at hospitals — looking for Rajendra Sharma, 55, who had not returned…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday conducted an on-site inspection of Maldevta and Kesarwala areas in Dehradun district, which have been severely affected by heavy rainfall. During the visit, he also instructed officials to accelerate relief and rescue operations and assured local residents of all possible assistance.The Chief Minister stated that excessive…
KOLHAPUR: A 27-year-old mother of triplets gave birth to quadruplets — three girls and a boy — prematurely through C-section during 33rd week of pregnancy at the Krantisinha Nana Patil Civil Hospital in Satara on Friday evening. Treating doctors said all the newborns weighed between 1.3kg and 1.4kg, significantly below the typical birth weight range…
