Villagers block Cholapur road against tearing of Ambedkar flag, poster Varanasi: Angered over tearing of a flag and poster on the entrance gate of Nehia village under Cholapur police station, scores of villagers blocked the road and staged a massive protest on Thursday morning. Heavy police force was deployed to pacify the situation.Camping at the…
Narratives of NurtureVaidehi Kinkhabwala’s latest exhibition, Portraits of the Unknown, pulls the quiet, often overlooked labour of care into a sharp, artistic focus. Rooted in personal experience yet expansive in scope, her works reflect on motherhood and shared responsibility through minimalist, faceless silhouettes. Through a bold palette of crimson set against stark backdrops, the artist…
Agra: Seven days after a boat carrying 38 pilgrims collided with a pontoon bridge and capsized in the Yamuna in Mathura, the body of the lone missing person was fished out around 10am on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 16.Officials said the body of 40-year-old Pankaj Malhotra, which surfaced due to decomposition, was found…
Panchkula: The Panchkula police cybercrime cell has identified over-one-year-old pending fraud cases and drawn up an action plan to crack them, with special teams set to be sent to other states to track down accused persons.Officials said around 20–22 long-pending cases, primarily related to investment fraud, have been shortlisted for focused investigation. Most of these…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to suspend its drive to remove overhead cables, barely a month after its launch, to develop a regulatory framework aligned with 2023-24 directives from the Union power and communications ministries.The decision was taken at a standing committee meeting held on Thursday. Committee chairman Shrinath Bhimale said the civic…
Itanagar: The self-enumeration process under the house listing and housing census began across Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.CM Pema Khandu and deputy CM Chowna Mein took part in the self-enumeration process in Itanagar and Namsai, respectively.In a social media post, Khandu wrote, “Took part in the self-enumeration phase of the Houselisting and Housing Census under Census…
A day after the Vikas Nagar fire incident, a Congress delegation met the victims Lucknow: The Congress on Thursday alleged serious lapses in emergency response and relief efforts following a fire in a slum cluster in Khurramnagar, claiming that fire services reached the spot nearly three hours after the blaze broke out.A party delegation led…
JAIPUR: Leader of the Opposition Tikaram Jully Thursday said delimitation is not an ordinary process but a subject that will determine the democratic future of the state and Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s silence on it reflects his inexperience.Jully said that delimitation is an extremely sensitive subject, which will directly impact Rajasthan’s political future and…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Centre during the debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill and Delimitation proposals, alleging that the legislation was aimed at redrawing India’s electoral balance rather than empowering women.Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the special Parliament session, the…
Quote of the day by John F. Kennedy (Image source: Wikipedia) In a world where political differences, cultural diversity, and global problems are always changing, some words will always be important. One of these messages comes from John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. He often talked about peace, working together, and…
