SRINAGAR, JUN 21 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the world sees yoga as a powerful agent for global good as it helps people live in the present without carrying the baggage of the past. Addressing a gathering at the 10th International Yoga Day event at the SKICC here, the prime minister said […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,JUN 20 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday launched a scathing attack on the government over the alleged irregularities in NEET and cancellation of UGC-NET and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “psychologically collapsed” post-elections and will struggle to run a govt like this. Addressing a press conference here, he also said educational Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUN 20 : The bodies of 50 people belonging to underprivileged socioeconomic backgrounds were recovered around Delhi during the past 48 hours, police said, as the searing heat wave sweeping the city has caused a spike in casualties and heatstroke cases. Police and health officials, however, have not confirmed if all of them died […]Continue Reading
RIYADH, JUN 20: Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on Wednesday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900. Relatives scoured hospitals and pleaded online for news, fearing the worst after temperatures hit 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, […]Continue Reading
Tamil Nadu, Jun 20: As many as 34 people died, while more than 100 others were hospitalised after reportedly consuming illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district, District Collector MS Prasanth confirmed the toll to news agency ANI. Those dead also included women, and the postmortem of most of those dead was already done. A […]Continue Reading
LUCKNOW, JUN 19 : A constable of Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF) deployed at Ayodhya Shri Ram Janmabhoomi complex, died after getting injured by a gunshot fired from his own rifle on early Wednesday morning. Senior police officers, who visited the spot, said they were trying to ascertain if it was a case of […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 19 : Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during the Hajj, underscoring the grueling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching temperatures this year. At least 323 of those who died were Egyptians, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries’ responses […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 18: The train accident involving the Kanchenjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal belies the railways’ claims on a safe train journey. At least nine passengers were killed and 40 others injured when a goods train smashed into Kanchenjunga Express from the rear. This is the fifth such accident in the […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, JUN 17: Atleast five passengers are now feared to be dead and 20-25 injured after a Sealdah-bound Kanchanjungha Express collided with a goods train on Monday morning near New Jalpaiguri “The situation is serious. The incident occurred when a goods train rammed into Kanchenjunga Express,” says Abhishek Roy, Additional SP of Darjeeling Police. Continue Reading
Jharkhand,Jun 17: At least four Maoists, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with police in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Monday morning, officials said. The incident took place in Tonto and Goilkera area, they said. “Four Maoists were killed in the gunfight, while two have been arrested,” Jharkhand Police spokesperson and IG Continue Reading
