The DMRC has closed 17 metro stations in central Delhi from 7.30am Friday until further notice due to security concerns amid ongoing CJP protests at Jantar Mantar. NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday announced that 17 metro stations across the national capital will remain closed for entry and exit from 7.30am…
Mumbai: Bracing for a crackdown under citywide prohibitory orders, demonstrators moved online from the streets on Thursday after four consecutive days of protests.Social media influencers like Oamkaar posted on their handles that “it is unadvisable to protest on the 23rd as Section 144 has been imposed and restrictions on gatherings of 5 or more people…
Padubidri Beach in Udupi district, one of Karnataka’s first beaches to receive the prestigious Blue Flag certification for meeting international standards of cleanliness, safety and environmental sustainability. Bengaluru: Karnataka’s 320-km coastline has long remained one of the state’s most underutilised tourism assets, eclipsed by the beaches of Goa and Kerala despite boasting pristine shores, rich…
Movie directors Pa Ranjith, Vetrimaaran and Ameer, along with several celebrities, in a protest organised by Neelam Students Movement, at Egmore Chennai: “A small group has gathered here to save ‘jananayagam’ (democracy) today. At the same time, a large crowd has gone to watch ‘Jana Nayagan’ (chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s movie). We may be…
iIndia’s first indigenous expendable turbo jet engine of 350 kg thrust class, designed by DRDO’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) and developed and manufactured by Hyderabad-based Azad Engineering Hyderabad: India has successfully developed its first indigenous expendable turbojet engine in the 350 kg thrust class, marking a significant milestone for the country’s aerospace and defence…
Malda: In a case of alleged fratricide, two BSF jawans were shot dead and another sustained bullet injuries after a colleague opened fire following an argument at a battalion camp in Malda’s Baishnabnagar on Thursday afternoon.According to preliminary details, Shivam Mishra, a jawan belonging to the 119th Battalion and hailing from Chhattisgarh, opened fire on…
Every year as the monsoon clouds gather over Maharashtra thousands of feet begin moving towards one destination – Pandharpur. They walk for days across villages, fields and highways carrying little more than faith on their shoulders and the name of Vitthal on their lips. To an outsider the Pandharpur Wari may appear to be one…
Guwahati: Congress leader Pawan Khera appeared before Assam Police’s Crime Branch on Thursday in a case filed by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma‘s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.The Rajya Sabha member arrived from New Delhi after being summoned. He sought exemption from earlier appearances, citing health issues and prior political commitments.Before entering the Crime Branch office, Khera…
Jhunjhunu: Family members and villagers staged a dharna outside Sikar’s Rajkiya Janana Hospital Thursday after a woman who had recently given birth died following complications during treatment, alleging medical negligence and demanding action against the hospital staff as well as compensation for her family. The deceased, Deepa, was admitted to the hospital on July 20…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Thursday said it had identified and blocked more than 400 Pakistani social media handles allegedly spreading misinformation and rumours amid the ongoing protests, urging people not to fall for fake content circulating online.Addressing the media, deputy commissioner of Police (DCP) Sumit Jha said the same social media accounts had also…
