NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wearing a saffron turban, to lead the 79th Independence Day celebrations on Friday, addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort for the 12th consecutive year.Greeting the country, he urged citizens to work harder toward building a “developed Bharat”. “Wishing everyone a very happy Independence Day. May this day…
NEW DELHI: With just hours remaining before India marks its 79th Independence Day, preparations are in full swing at the Red Fort in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the national flag and deliver his 12th consecutive address to the nation.The Prime Minister will speak from the iconic ramparts of the monument….
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Many victims of Thursday’s flash floods in J&K’s Kishtwar district were having lunch at a pilgrim camp when a cloudburst struck the area between noon and 1pm, causing rapidly filling rivulets to swamp a swathe of the valley. The camp set up for pilgrims bore the brunt of the damage, leaving a mud-filled gorge…
Jalandhar: The Punjab govt has appointed prominent Christian pastor Ankur Narula’s close aide, Jatinder Masih ‘Gaurav’, as chairman of the Punjab State Minorities Commission. He is the first appointee to the post from the followers of the Pentecostal churches, which emerged in Punjab in recent years, replacing those from the old mainline Protestant or Catholic…
NEW DELHI: Nine IAF fighter pilots, four soldiers and two BSF personnel have been awarded Vir Chakra, the nation’s third-highest wartime gallantry medal, for their role in Operation Sindoor, under which India conducted deep cross-border precision strikes against terror hubs and military installations in Pakistan.Operation Sindoor was the prominent theme of 127 gallantry medals &…
KOLKATA: Twenty-two-year-old Malda migrant labourer Amir Sheikh — who was pushed into Bangladesh on June 25 — came back to India on Wednesday, his reappearance as mysterious as his disappearance from the country of his birth.A BSF explanation in the Calcutta high court a couple of hours after Amir’s return through the Basirhat border only…
NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind expedition, India sent an aquanaut 5,002m deep into the ocean as part of the country’s Deep Ocean Mission, which involves development of crewed and uncrewed submersibles and deep-sea mining technologies, aimed at harnessing resources from the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf.As part of Indo-French research collaborations, two Indian aquanauts…
NEW DELHI: Three CRPF personnel who displayed exemplary courage and resilience during encounters with terrorists in J&K shall receive Shaurya Chakra. Two other police personnel named for Shaurya Chakra this Independence Day eve are anti-Naxal encounter specialists of Chhattisgarh Police – inspectors Laxman Kewat and Rameshwar Prasad Deshmukh.On Thursday, home ministry also announced 1,090 police…
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party on Thursday expelled rebel MLA Pooja Pal hours after she showered praise on chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh assembly during a marathon discussion on Vision-2047.In her speech, Pooja, who had earlier voted against the party line in the 2024 Rajya Sabha election, lauded the CM for zero tolerance against crime…
The upcoming episode of Cooku with Comali Season 6 is all set to take viewers on a cinematic ride, as contestant and actor Raju Jeyamohan makes a grand surprise entry dressed as Rajinikanth’s iconic Padayappa character.Clad in a traditional kurta-pyjama, sporting the signature moustache and exuding rustic charm, Raju’s transformation instantly won cheers from the…
