Dense fog, intense cold wave continues in J&K’s Srinagar

Dense fog, intense cold wave continues in J&K’s Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec 28 - Unabated cold wave and dense fog engulfed Kashmir as the minimum temperature in Srinagar city dropped to minus 3.3 on Thursday.

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Over 100 flights affected as fog continues to blanket Delhi-NCR

Over 100 flights affected as fog continues to blanket Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, Dec 28 - Over 100 flights were affected on Thursday as Delhi-NCR continued to be engulfed by fog which also impacted the rail and road traffic.

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Union Minister to hold SYL meeting with Punjab, Haryana CMs today

Union Minister to hold SYL meeting with Punjab, Haryana CMs today

Chandigarh, Dec 28 - Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, will hold a crucial meeting here on Thursday to address the long-standing and contentious Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal (SYL) issue.

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Lucknow to host ‘Know Your Army’ festival from Jan 5 to 7

Lucknow to host ‘Know Your Army’ festival from Jan 5 to 7

Lucknow, Dec 28 - A spectacular display of Indian Army's equipment will be held during the ‘Know Your Army Festival’, scheduled to he held at January 5, 6, and 7 at Surya Khel Parisar, Lucknow Cantonment.

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Ayodhya railway station renamed as ‘Ayodhya Dham’ Junction

Ayodhya railway station renamed as ‘Ayodhya Dham’ Junction

Ayodhya, Dec 28 - Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya Railway Station, scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30, has been renamed as 'Ayodhya Dham' Junction, said local MP Lallu Singh.

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Three new laws unshackled criminal justice system from colonial legacy: V-P Dhankar

Three new laws unshackled criminal justice system from colonial legacy: V-P Dhankar

Hyderabad, Dec 28 - Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar on Wednesday said that the three new laws enacted a few days ago have "unshackled" the Indian Criminal Justice system from colonial legacy while keeping the "focus on justice rather than punishment".

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Bharat Nyay Yatra anchored in the Preamble’s very first pillar of justice: Jairam

Bharat Nyay Yatra anchored in the Preamble’s very first pillar of justice: Jairam

New Delhi, Dec 27 - Even as the Congress announced the ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ from January 14 to March 20, covering a distance of 6,200 km, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said that the yatra is anchored in the Preamble's very first pillar

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Ram temple consecration: Pressure mounts on Congress from IUML against attending

Ram temple consecration: Pressure mounts on Congress from IUML against attending

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27 - With the Congress party last week thanking the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for the invitation to the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22, pressure has started to mount on the grand old

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‘Seems my office has passed ultimate test’: PM Modi after children visit his official residence

‘Seems my office has passed ultimate test’: PM Modi after children visit his official residence

New Delhi, Dec 27 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared a video of his interaction with the children at his official residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, and said that it seems his office passed "the ultimate test" as they gave

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If wrestlers leave akhara to fight for justice on streets, then who will choose this path: Rahul

If wrestlers leave akhara to fight for justice on streets, then who will choose this path: Rahul

New Delhi, Dec 27 - Amid the ongoing controversy over Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the Virender Arya Akhara in Haryana's Jhajjar and also interacted with the wrestlers there, and said if the players have to

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Kharge chairs meeting with Andhra leaders on 2024 LS poll preparedness

Kharge chairs meeting with Andhra leaders on 2024 LS poll preparedness

New Delhi, Dec 27 - Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge held a meeting with the party leaders from Andhra Pradesh to discuss the poll preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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Indian education has created identity for our nation in the world, says Raj Speaker

Indian education has created identity for our nation in the world, says Raj Speaker

Jaipur, Dec 27 - Indian education has created an identity for the nation in the world, said Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani here.

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UP to plant 35 crore saplings in 2024 : Yogi Adityanath

UP to plant 35 crore saplings in 2024 : Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow, Dec 27 - UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the state will have 35 crore tree saplings planted in the first week of July 2024, under Plantation 2024.

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Indian chess players burgled in Spain playing in FIDE authorised tournament

Indian chess players burgled in Spain playing in FIDE authorised tournament

Chennai, Dec 27 - Twenty-year-old chess International Master (IM) Dushyant Sharma is in distress. For this young lad in Jalandhar had lost his laptop in which he had stored several years of opening analysis in a burglary in Spain while playing in the

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Yogi govt purchases 28.17 lakh tonnes paddy

Yogi govt purchases 28.17 lakh tonnes paddy

Lucknow, Dec 27 - The Uttar Pradesh government has, so far, purchased 28.17 lakh tonnes of paddy from 4,21557 farmers and Rs 5,253 crore has been paid.

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Yogi Govt to restrict height of buildings near religious shrines

Yogi Govt to restrict height of buildings near religious shrines

Lucknow, Dec 27 - The Yogi Adityanath Government is planning to restrict the height of new structures around religious and other significant buildings in cities like Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Mathura-Vrindavan.

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Innovative equipment, approaches put Gazala Habib’s air pollution research into top gear

Innovative equipment, approaches put Gazala Habib’s air pollution research into top gear

Raipur, Dec 27 - Gazala Habib never imagined she would be a scientist one day. She recalls entertaining the idea of becoming one while watching the 1969 Bollywood spy thriller 'Yakeen' at her home in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, but the moment was short-lived.

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Vegetable vendor gifts world clock to Ram temple in Ayodhya

Vegetable vendor gifts world clock to Ram temple in Ayodhya

Lucknow, Dec 27 - A vegetable vendor from Lucknow has developed a world clock, capable of telling the time of nine countries. The vendor has gifted the first clock to the Ram temple as a token of reverence, ahead of the Ram temple

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Use NaMo app to connect with target groups: UP BJP chief

Use NaMo app to connect with target groups: UP BJP chief

Lucknow, Dec 27 - Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary has urged party workers to actively engage with the NaMo app, for regular interaction with the targeted social and cultural groups.

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Pollution, low temperature spiking stroke cases by 40% in Delhi-NCR: Docs

Pollution, low temperature spiking stroke cases by 40% in Delhi-NCR: Docs

New Delhi, Dec 27 - Dipping temperatures, increasing pollution levels are surging stroke cases by 40 per cent in the national capital region, doctors said on Wednesday.

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