Patiala: The Patiala district administration on Friday morning brought down activist Gurjeet Singh Khalsa from an approximately 287-foot high telecom tower in Samana, ending a protest that lasted around 18 months and 12 days.The rescue operation was conducted under the supervision of Patiala deputy commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal, with support from the district administration, police, Punjab…
Rewari: The death of a 25-year-old woman in Haryana’s Rewari district took a fresh turn on Monday, with police registering a dowry death case against her husband and in-laws and arresting her husband.Preeti was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Pithrawas village under Rampura police station limits. While the in-laws said she died by…
Bengaluru: The huge turnout at the BS Yediyurappa Abhimanotsava in Chitradurga last week reaffirmed the continuing influence of the BJP veteran on party workers and the Lingayat community, but it also revived debate over the party’s dependence on its tallest state leader. Despite retiring from electoral politics, the event, organised to mark 50 years of…
Russia claimed it downed 59 drones on Sunday. Moscow’s four airports were briefly shut on Monday after Russian air defence systems intercepted dozens of drones targeting the capital, authorities said.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that 59 drones had been shot down, while Russia’s aviation watchdog temporarily suspended operations at all four airports to…
Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor have given fans a major nostalgia hit by recreating the iconic hookstep of ‘Le Gayi’ from ‘Dil Toh Pagal Hai’, nearly three decades after the song first became a sensation. A behind-the-scenes clip from the upcoming episode of ‘India’s Best Dancer Season 5’ shows the two stars dancing together, and…
Hyderabad: Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar has sought a comprehensive inquiry into the utilisation of 15th Finance Commission grants in Telangana, alleging that sarpanches were being pressured to spend the funds in violation of the Centre’s guidelines.In separate letters to Union panchayati raj minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and state panchayati…
SSC ASO LDCE 2026 notification released for 341 vacancies; applications open SSC ASO LDCE recruitment 2026: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has issued the notification for the Assistant Section Officer (ASO)/Assistant Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) 2026, announcing 341 vacancies across the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Eligible…
US cop hugs man battling mental health crisis. A Metro Nashville police lieutenant is being credited with saving a man’s life after talking him out of jumping from a bridge over the Cumberland River. The tense encounter on the Victory Memorial Bridge ended with the man stepping away from the ledge and embracing the officer…
Rupee began Thursday on a weak note, falling over 20 paise against the US dollar in early trade. The fall came as the American currency strengthened globally after the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish policy stance. Rupee opened at 94.66 against the dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market and later slipped to 94.71, down 21…
BSP Supremo Mayawati during the meeting of district and state-level office bearers at the party office, in Lucknow on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday advocated a separate quota for women from SC, ST and OBC within the proposed 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies and said that…
