Representative image (Picture credit: PTI) JAMMU: A fresh batch comprising 7,049 pilgrims left for Shri Amarnath Yatra amid religious chants on Sunday morning from Bhagwati Nagar in the city. The holy cave shrine is situated in the Himalayas in south Kashmir.“The pilgrims left for Shri Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu base camp in a fleet…
NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan halted his convoy on Sunday to assist a youth injured in a road accident in Bhopal, ensuring the victim was taken to hospital without delay.According to an official statement, the incident occurred near Chetak Bridge while Chouhan was on his way to attend a Jain community event…
NEW DELHI: A tragic turn in the case of a missing girl, Sneha Debnath, has come to light after Delhi Police confirmed that the body of a 19-year-old female was recovered from the Yamuna River beneath the Geeta Colony flyover. Initially believed to be a 24-year-old, authorities have now clarified her age following identification and…
NEW DELHI: In a move that may spare majority of the coal- and lignite-based thermal power plants (TPPs) in the country from installing anti-pollution flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems, the environment ministry has issued a revised notification regarding Sulphur Dioxide (SO₂) emission standards for such plants and introduced a new compliance framework based on categories…
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla at International Space Station NEW DELHI: “India still looks saare jahan se achcha from space,” astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla said, echoing Rakesh Sharma’s iconic 1984 remark, as he prepared to wrap up his historic mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).Shukla, trained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), became the first Indian…
NEW DELHI: Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam on Sunday expressed gratitude after being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, revealing a moment from his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nikam said PM Modi personally called him to share the news and asked, “Should I speak in Hindi or Marathi?” before switching to Marathi for the…
Suspended Congress MLC Teenmaar Mallanna’s gunman opens fire and Mallanna (Right) NEW DELHI: Suspended Congress MLC Teenmaar Mallanna on Sunday alleged that an attempt was made on his life when a group of protesters, allegedly affiliated with Telangana Jagruthi, tried to barge into his office at the instigation of BRS MLC K Kavitha. He claimed…
Odisha education minister, Suryabanshi Suraj NEW DELHI: After a college student in Odisha burned herself when the sexual harassment complaints went unheard, the state education minister, Suryabanshi Suraj, on Sunday said that the government will cover all the medical expenses. During his visit to AIIMS, the minister assured that a high-level committee would be formed…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE) has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing India’s salt consumption, after research revealed that average daily intake in both urban and rural areas exceeds the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommended limit of 5 grams per day.The average salt intake in urban…
NEW DELHI: At least 10 pilgrims were injured on Sunday after three buses in the Amarnath Yatra convoy collided on the way to a base camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. The accident took place while the convoy was en route to the designated camp area. All injured were taken to a…