Sonam Wangchuk urges a peaceful revolution for India’s future by 2047 NEW DELHI: A day ahead of Independence Day, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk turned his focus from Ladakh to the country’s political future, calling for a “peaceful revolution” and urging citizens to help identify leaders who can take India towards meaningful change by 2047.In a…
Delhi Metro to start at 4am on August 15 as roads around Red Fort face closures, diversions NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro services will start at 4am on August 15 to facilitate the movement of special guests, invitees and the general public attending the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)…
Didier Vanderhasselt, Ambassador of Belgium Swedish guitarist Peter Tegnér May-Elin Stener, Ambassador of Norway, with Jan Thesleff, Ambassador of Sweden Jai Shankar, Vidushi Sunanda and Ratan Prasanna Oleksandr Polishchuk, Ambassador of Ukraine Didier Vanderhasselt, Ambassador of Belgium Swedish guitarist Peter Tegnér May-Elin Stener, Ambassador of Norway, with Jan Thesleff, Ambassador of Sweden Jai Shankar, Vidushi Sunanda and…
Sukhbir Badal was attacked with a kirpan while visiting the gurdwara at Takht Sri Hazur Sahib in Nanded on Thursday. He suffered an injury to his hand. NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has survived two attacks at Sikh religious sites in less than two years…
Heavy traffic restrictions have been imposed in central and north Delhi with several roads around the Red Fort being closed for general traffic during the morning due to the rehearsal. NEW DELHI: The national capital is under stepped-up security and traffic management regime on Thursday as it hosts full-dress rehearsal for the Independence Day celebrations…
Saurav Das alleged police visited his family home for questioning NEW DELHI: A political controversy erupted in Puducherry after Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) co-convenor Saurav Das alleged that police visited his family’s residence and questioned his relatives, accusing the BJP-backed Puducherry government of intimidating his family at the “behest of the Union government”.Puducherry Police, however,…
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki in Kerala on Friday, warning of isolated heavy rainfall. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast fairly widespread to widespread rainfall across several parts of the country on Friday, August 14, with heavy to very heavy rain likely over parts of…
According to police, 55-year-old Munna Lal was declared dead at AIIMS Trauma Centre. NEW DELHI: The case of a woman accused of killing her husband with the help of her lover took a dramatic turn after police revealed that the murder was born out of infidelity, a bitter marriage and the husband’s tight-fisted habits. A…
Boat Club lawns were Delhi’s primary protest venue until the early 1990s. By: Shivani KashyapAfter central Delhi was stalled for close to a week during the CJP agitation over alleged NEETirregularities in July, Jantar Mantar came into focus for a different reason when Delhi HighCourt, responding to a plea, wondered if the site in the…
A purported post-flight maintenance report for Air India flight AI2379 has revealed a series of technical warnings New Delhi: A purported post-flight maintenance report has brought a new layer to the investigation into the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight that suddenly lost around 300 feet of altitude over Odisha on August 4, with the document listing…
