BENGALURU, SEPT 1: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday unveiled the prototype version of the Vande Bharat sleeper coach here at the BEML’s facility. The coach will undergo rigorous trials and tests in 10 days before rolling it out on the track for further testing, Vaishnaw told reporters. The train is expected to be open […]Continue Reading
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MUMBAI, SEPT 1 : Thousands of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) workers began marching towards Gateway of India on Sunday, to mark their protest over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue at Rajkot Fort. They slammed the Union and state governments for the collapse, with Uddhav Thackeray calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apology as one […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, SEPT 1 : The cost of commercial LPG cylinders has been increased from Sunday as the oil marketing companies announced a hike in prices. The rate for a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi has been raised by Rs 39 from September 1, bringing the retail price to Rs 1,691.50. The revised […]Continue Reading
CHANDIGARH, SEPT 1 : A month before the assembly elections in Haryana, Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday pledged her unstinted support to the protesting farmers at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, who marked the 200th day of their agitation there. The farmers were on a ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation demanding legal guarantee for […]Continue Reading
CHATEAROUX, AUG 31 : India’s Rubina Francis won a bronze medal in the women’s air pistol SH1 event final to continue the strong show from the country’s shooters in the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. She scored a total of 211.1 to finish third in the eight-woman final. She had qualified for the final at the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 31 : In celluloid romantic scenes he is good at running around the trees. In real life, he proved that he is good at beating around the bush. Mohanlal, who broke his silence in the Hema Committee report and its consequent #MeToo movement proved to be a disappointment on Saturday. The Japanese […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 31 : Wrestler Vinesh Phogat showed her unwavering support for the farmers’ protest as she joined them at the Shambhu border, saying, “Your daughter is with you”. Farmers at the Shambhu border marked the 200th day of their ongoing protest on Saturday with a large gathering. Phogat joined them in a show […]Continue Reading
PALGHAR, AUG 30 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday apologised to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and those hurt by the collapse of the warrior king’s statue in the coastal Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a name or a king. For us, he is our deity. Today, I bow my head […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, AUG 30: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reiterating her request for stringent central legislation and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes like rape and murder. Banerjee, who wrote to Modi a few days ago on the issue following nationwide uproar over the rape and murder of […]Continue Reading
DEHRADUN, AUG 30 : A sudden downpour on Thursday afternoon led to a flash flood in the Valley of Flowers trekking route, sweeping away a concrete bridge over a stream and leaving 189 tourists stranded. According to forest department sources, “Due to sudden heavy rainfall on Thursday afternoon, a flash flood swept away a concrete […]Continue Reading
