Shimla: The BJP on Saturday stated that the CBI investigation into the death of Vimal Negi, a chief engineer in the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL), raised serious questions about the functioning of the state govt.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters here, the party’s state general secretary Sanjeev Katwal said that…
Myanmar refugees at a community hall in Vaphai village Aizawl: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) will allocate Rs 5 crore to distribute free rice this year as humanitarian assistance to over 31,300 refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh, as well as more than 7,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) from Manipur taking shelter in Mizoram, state…
LUCKNOW: A joint team of PGI and Mohanlalganj police, along with the surveillance unit, on Saturday arrested two key accused — each carrying a Rs 50,000 reward — in a Rs 74 lakh property fraud case linked to Vrindavan Yojana, exposing a well-organised racket involving forged documents, financial manipulation and intimidation.The arrested accused have been…
Famous tigress T-124 gave birth to two cubs , forest department confirmed one Jaipur: Ranthambore Tiger Reserve’s tiger population has reached 77 after tigress RBT-124, popularly known as Riddhi, was sighted with cubs in the Nal Ghati area of Zone 2, forest officials said Saturday. While the forest department has officially confirmed the presence of…
NEW DELHI: India and Nepal share a “very special relationship” and there is now an opportunity to “decisively shift the trajectory” of bilateral engagement to realise its full potential, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday during talks with Nepal foreign minister Shisir Khanal in New Delhi.In his opening remarks, Jaishankar underlined the depth…
James Weston Higginbotham (top left, long hair) has been missing since May 29 A 20-year-old Auburn University student from Alabama who went missing during a family vacation in Japan has been found dead, bringing a tragic end to a weeklong search that drew international attention. James “Weston” Higginbotham, a junior studying biosystems engineering at Auburn…
After making his debut with Zoya Akhtar in ‘The Archies’, Vedang Raina appeared alongside Alia Bhatt in ‘Jigra’. The young actor is now all set to be seen in Imtiaz Ali‘s next, ‘Main Vaapas Aunga’, co-starring Sharvari, Diljit Dosanjh and Naseeruddin Shah. As we meet Vedang, he’s intellectual, articulate and sensitive. He also is aware…
JAIPUR: The wait had lasted over a decade, but for Rajasthan’s cricket fraternity, the dry spell finally ended on a historic Saturday morning in New Chandigarh. Not since Pankaj Singh stepped out in the pristine India whites has a cricketer from the state earned a coveted Test cap. After a 12-year hiatus, the desert state…
This week begins with effort, plain and simple. Monday and Tuesday ask you to work with patience, not mood. You may feel tense, slightly restless, and aware that nothing is coming free. Still, there is strength in your chart, the kind that grows quietly while others are still talking. Support from a younger sibling, cousin,…
Mumbai: Even as the city is facing a 10% water cut, the Mumbai Water Tanker Association (MWTA) has warned that all tanker operators across Mumbai will take their vehicles off the roads and suspend water transportation services throughout Mumbai from 12 am on June 8 until further notice, in view of “harsh and selective” implementation…
