The rail roko (blockade) agitation of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday. A family returning from the Amritsar railway station as trains were cancelled after farmers blocked rail tracks in the district. (Sameer Sehgal/HT) ...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the aspirational districts programme changed the lives of more than 25 crore people in 112 districts of the country and its success will now form the basis of the aspirational blocks programme.PM Modi made the remarks as he launched a unique week-long programme for aspirational blocks ...
NEW DELHI: Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club has made an announcement regarding the renaming of the Pavilion End at Trent Bridge in honor of Stuart Broad. Broad, who recently retired from international cricket, will be commemorated for his remarkable contributions to England‘s cricketing legacy. The seamer has an impressive record of 604 Test wickets, ranking fifth ...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a unique week-long programme for Aspirational Blocks in the country called ‘Sankalp Saptaah‘ at Bharat Mandapam, in the national capital.‘Sankalp Saptaah’ is linked to the effective implementation of the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP).The nationwide programme was launched by the PM on January 7, 2023. It aims ...
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday described electoral bonds as ‘legalised bribery’ and claimed that, as their fresh tranche opens on October 4, it will be a ‘golden harvest’ for the BJP.The government on Friday approved the issuance of the 28th tranche of electoral bonds that will open for sale for 10 ...
NEW DELHI: Former South African cricket legend Jonty Rhodes has praised Indian cricketer Virat Kohli for his exceptional diving skills, highlighting the impressive technique displayed by the Indian. Kohli shared a picture of himself catching a ball and captioned it, “Think this definitely is a hundred per cent score. What do you guys think? #PUMADive.” ...
A 23-year-old Muslim man was paraded, his face blackened and head partially shaved, for allegedly raping and impregnating a minor girl in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal district on Friday, police officials said. (Representative Photo) The accused was later arrested by the revenue police who have initiated the process to transfer the case to regular police, the ...
NEW YORK: One of New York’s wettest days in decades left the metropolitan area stunned and swamped Friday after heavy rainfall knocked out several subway and commuter rail lines, stranded drivers on highways, flooded basements and shuttered a terminal at LaGuardia Airport for hours.Some 8.65 inches (21.97 centimeters) of rain had fallen at John F ...
Earlier this year at the WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple launched the Vision Pro, its first spatial computing device. Since then there has been a lot of buzz about the product. Although Apple has said that initially Vision Pro will be available — sometime next year — in the US only, developers from all over ...
After relative calm during the day, protests against the killing of two Meitei students who had gone missing in July rocked Manipur capital Imphal on Friday evening and went on late into the night. State police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) fired tear gas shells and smoke bombs to disperse the protesters (File Photo) On ...