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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reported the highest income among national parties in the financial year 2023-24, declaring a total income of Rs 4,340.47 crore, according to a report by the poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). The amount constituted 74.57 per cent of the total income of six national parties during […]
Trash skimmers, weed harvesters and dredge utility units were deployed on Sunday as part of the initiative to clean the Yamuna River, a project that gained attention in the lead-up to the Delhi Assembly elections. The move follows a directive issued after a meeting between Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and the Chief Secretary of […]
Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) were struck by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake that measured 4.0 on the Richter scale. The earthquake, which reportedly occurred at 5:36 am on Monday morning, was traced to the Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education in the Dhaula Kuan area of South Delhi. Delhi-NCR is situated within Seismic […]
Eighteen people died and 15 others were injured in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday night, reportedly triggered by the sale of over 1,500 general tickets at the station. The incident occurred as thousands of devotees attempted to board trains, leading to severe overcrowding. Eyewitnesses and officials stated that the situation escalated […]
Jalandhar: Notwithstanding uproar over American authorities’ treatment of Indian deportees as well as New Delhi flagging its concern, authorities aboard the US military flight carrying the second tranche of deportees in a month removed passengers’ handcuffs and shackles 20 minutes before landing at the Amritsar airport on Saturday (February 15) night, deportees said. A total of […]
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government, along with Hindu monastic heads, have marketed the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj as a once-in-a-lifetime event taking place after 144 years due to a rare celestial alignment. We cannot approve or disapprove the celestial aspect of the event, given that it pertains to the faith of millions of […]
A US military aircraft carrying 116 illegal Indian immigrants landed at Amritsar airport late on Saturday night, according to reports. The C-17 aircraft arrived at the airport at approximately 11.35 pm, later than the initially expected time of 10 pm. This marks the second batch of Indians deported by the Donald Trump administration as part […]
At least 18 people, including 11 women and five children, died in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday night following a massive rush of passengers due to train delays and the departure of a special express train for Maha Kumbh Mela. More than a dozen people were injured and are receiving treatment […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has raised concerns about the government’s approach to deporting illegal Indian immigrants from the United States. With words laced with sarcasm, he asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is flying back to India from America after meeting US President Donald Trump, is bringing in his plane “handcuffed deportees as […]
Three people were killed and 29 others injured, including seven gravely, after two elephants ran amok during a temple festival at Kuruvangad Manakkulangara Temple in Koyilandi on Thursday evening. The deceased have been identified as Leela, 65, Ammukutty, 70, and Rajan. According to local legislator K Jameela, the incident was triggered when fireworks were set […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the new Income Tax Bill in Parliament on Thursday. The bill, which she had mentioned in her Budget speech on February 1, is expected to reduce the jargon in the Income-Tax Act of 1961, making it easier to understand and implement. As Sitharaman rose to present the bill, some members […]
Mahant Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, passed away on Wednesday at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) in Lucknow. He was 85 years old. He was admitted to the hospital on February 3 after suffering a brain stroke and had been in a critical […]
The government took almost a day to come up with estimates of the dead in the Kumbh stampedes. It did its best to not give out details, until being forced to say “30 died”. Subsequent reports put the numbers of the dead at 79, at least. Official figures are gung-ho on bathers attending the grand event, they […]
Good conduct, even in the harshest circumstances, can sometimes lead to unexpected rewards. This was the case for 68-year-old Durgappa, a murder convict who, after 12 years behind bars, found freedom not only through a court-mandated remission for good behaviour but also by a surprising twist of fate. While he had no family support and […]
Traffic congestion in Prayagraj eased on Monday following two days of severe gridlock, which had seen vehicles queuing for up to 15km on routes leading to the city. Commuters, including pilgrims and daily travellers, experienced some relief as congestion was reduced compared to Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, traffic was backed up for only 2 […]
A special investigation team (SIT) led by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four individuals in connection with the alleged adulteration of Tirupati laddus, which are offered as prasad to devotees at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple. The arrested individuals have been identified as Vipin Jain, Pomil Jain, Apoorva Chawda, and Raju Rajasekharan. […]
Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs and ministers in Punjab following the party’s defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections. The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, comes amid claims from Punjab Congress leaders that they are in contact with nearly 30 AAP MLAs. The Bharatiya Janata Party […]
The Congress Party is entitled to its view that the Delhi vote is by no means an endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership but a rejection of Arvind Kejriwal’s experiment in politics of deceit and deception. A grain of truth, perhaps. The BJP, of course, has earned crowing rights. The established rites of sycophancy […]
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh handed over his resignation letter on Sunday, just days before a crucial floor test in the state legislative assembly. The move follows growing political tension, with opposition Congress set to introduce a no-confidence motion against Singh’s government. The resignation comes nearly after two years of ethnic violence that persisted […]
Security forces on Sunday killed 31 Naxalites in an encounter in Bijapur district, police said. Two security personnel were also killed, while two others sustained injuries. The encounter took place in a forest within Indravati National Park in the morning when a joint team of security personnel launched an anti-Naxalite operation, Inspector General of Police, […]
