CHANDIGARH: PM Narendra Modi will visit flood-hit Gurdaspur district of Punjab on Sept 9, state BJP announced Sunday. He “will share the sufferings of flood-affected brothers, sisters and farmers by holding a direct meeting with them and would take every possible step for their help”, the party wrote on X. It added Modi’s visit “proves…
BHUBANESWAR: The investigation into the recent death of a 12-year-old madrasa student in Odisha’s Nayagarh district has uncovered horrific details with the police on Sunday disclosing that he was sodomised by some fellow students before being murdered. Five juveniles, aged between 13 and 15, have been detained on charges of committing the heinous offence and…
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Sunday launched the ‘Namo Yuva Run’ campaign to mark PM Narendra Modi‘s 75th birthday on Sept 17. The nationwide event, scheduled for Sept 21, will be held across 75 cities and is expected to draw participation from over 1 million youths, promoting the twin messages of fitness…
On a full moon day, when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and all three are in alignment, a lunar eclipse takes place. A partial lunar eclipse only happens when a portion of the Moon passes beneath the Earth’s shadow; a total lunar eclipse happens when the entire Moon passes beneath the…
KOLKATA: About 91% of 3.2 lakh enrolled candidates appeared for West Bengal SSC’s School Level Selection Test (SLST) for recruitment of assistant teachers for classes 9 and 10 under tight security Sunday, reports Poulami Roy. The exam was held to fill vacancies after Supreme Court on April 3 cancelled the appointment of 25,573 teachers and…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday said the upcoming visit by PM Narendra Modi to ethnic conflict-ridden Manipur will prove to be a “non-visit” as he will be in the state for just three hours though people there have been waiting for him for over two years. It suggested the rushed visit cannot accomplish much of…
Today, 8th September, is a very special day for all those who are passionate about Indian culture and music. It is particularly more special for my sisters and brothers of Assam. After all, it is the birth anniversary of Bhupen Hazarika, one of the most extraordinary voices India has ever known. As you are all…
Ukrainian refugee stabbed by ex-con (Pic credit: X) A chilling surveillance video has revealed the final moments of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee’s life after she was fatally stabbed in what police described as a random attack aboard a Charlotte light rail train.The victim, Iryna Zarutska, who fled war-torn Ukraine in search of safety in the…
NEW DELHI: Lamenting that government policies are pushing weaker sections and youth to the margins and hinting that Rajya Sabha proceedings are guided by partisan interests of the governing party, opposition’s vice-presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy Sunday urged MPs to vote for him above party lines to save the soul of the nation. The former…
NEW DELHI: The BJP parliamentary party on Sunday passed a resolution hailing PM Narendra Modi for the GST reforms which, the party said, are citizen-friendly and have the potential to make India “self-reliant”.“Eight years ago, under the decisive leadership of PM Narendra Modi, India embraced the Goods and Services Tax, fulfilling the vision of ‘One…
