Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said, “If a leader like Indira Gandhi were alive today, she would have banned a party like the BJP.” JAIPUR: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre, claiming that if former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were alive today, she would have “banned a party…
For most people, asteroids are distant objects that remain hidden behind telescope lenses and scientific instruments. That will briefly change in April 2029, when one of the best-known near-Earth asteroids is expected to become visible without specialist equipment across large parts of the world. The object, called Apophis, has attracted scientific attention for more than…
Navi Mumbai: A 19-year-old pre-sea cadet identified as Somnath Singh Shivam, a student pursuing first-year BSc Nautical Science at TS Chanakya campus of Indian Maritime University in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, tragically died on Thursday, allegedly after falling from the halfway window of the third floor of the hostel building on the campus. Singh was found…
Gorakhpur: Ballia MP Sanatan Pandey on Monday visited Gorakhpur and reviewed preparations with Samajwadi Party for the birth anniversary programme of late socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra, scheduled to be held in Lucknow on August 5.During the review meeting, Pandey discussed organisational preparations for the state-level event and urged party workers to ensure maximum participation in…
The number of vehicles in the convoys of ministers, including that of the CM, are being reduced by half with immediate effect Mumbai: All ministers and bureaucrats in the state should travel by public transport, including Metro, at least once a week initially, CM Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. The push to use public transport…
Taiwan’s ministry of national defense (MND) on Saturday said it detected eight Chinese naval vessels and one official ship operating around the island, a day after US President Donald Trump concluded his high-profile visit to China dominated by discussions on Taiwan, trade and the Iran war.In a statement posted on X, Taiwan’s MND said, “8…
This week begins close to home, Virgo, and that suits you more than people realise. The early days carry a sense of domestic ease, as though the house itself is breathing better. Family members may be more cooperative, your spouse more supportive, and even old tensions around the home may lose force. If you’ve been…
Chennai: Civil services aspirants found the general studies paper in the Union Public Service Commission’s (UPSC) preliminary exam tough and lengthy this year.As many as 16,626 candidates from the city appeared for the UPSC’s civil services preliminary exam on Sunday. As many as 6,494 candidates were absent.Ajay Isac, one of the aspirants who wrote the…
Silchar: More than 20 shops were gutted after a fire swept through Jaikrishnapur market under Lala police station in Assam‘s Hailakandi district early Saturday, causing property loss worth several lakhs of rupees and leaving many traders devastated.Local residents said the fire broke out in one of the shops around 1 am and rapidly spread to…
Bharat Bhushan & Dr Sujatha BENGALURU: A year after the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the life of her husband, Bharath Bhushan, Dr Sujatha still measures time in ‘before’ and ‘after’. What remains, she says, is a void. “I’ve lost my emotion… I’ve lost my smile,” she says quietly.Bharath Bhushan, an MBA graduate, complemented her…
