India

Political parties intensify preparations for polls

22 May 2023 02:27 AM IST

Haryana’s political arena is heating up with all parties stepping up their preparations for the forthcoming assembly elections, slated for next year. The landscape presents a probable multi-faceted contest, with key players including the ruling BJP-JJP coalition and opposition parties, Congress and INLD. In an attempt to maintain its stronghold,

Jammu: Balaji Temple to welcome devotees from 8 June

22 May 2023 02:11 AM IST

The construction of Tirupati Balaji temple in the scenic Shivalik forests of Majeen is nearing completion, and it is scheduled to welcome devotees from June 8. Spanning across 62 acres of land with an approximate cost of Rs 30 crore, the temple is poised to become one of the prominent

Rajasthan’s Ramgarh crater set to become geo-tourist hotspot

22 May 2023 02:06 AM IST

Officials have revealed plans to convert the Ramgarh crater, located in Baran district of Rajasthan and believed to have originated 600 million years ago, into a prominent geo-tourist destination. This crater, being the first of its kind in the state and the third in the country, follows the Lunar crater

UP surpasses Maharashtra as top sugar producer

22 May 2023 02:03 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh has surpassed Maharashtra in sugar production in the current season even as 118 sugar mills operated in UP during the period compared to 210 mills that were operational in the western state. UP’s Cane Development and Sugar Mills’ minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said, “UP is ahead of Maharashtra

Shinde emphasizes countering climate change challenges

22 May 2023 01:47 AM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said all citizens should devote one minute every day for awareness towards the environment and cleanliness and stressed on the need to counter the challenges of climate change and global warming. He was speaking to reporters after taking part in a clean-up drive

MP organises free air travel for senior citizens to Prayagraj

22 May 2023 01:41 AM IST

Thirty-two senior citizens from Madhya Pradesh on Sunday left from here for Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on free pilgrimage by air under a scheme of the MP government. This is the first time that beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Tirth-Darshan Yojana in MP are travelling by air, as per government officials.

Pawar: Karnataka poll results depict changing situation

22 May 2023 01:37 AM IST

During an event in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that the prevailing challenge for everyone is to confront forces intentionally fuelling social and communal divisions in the country. Pawar further highlighted that the outcomes of the recent Assembly elections in Karnataka indicate

Shah: Congress Insults OBCs, BJP empowers with PM Modi

22 May 2023 01:33 AM IST

During a national convention of the Modi community, Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress party of mistreating and demeaning the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) while in power at the Centre. Shah emphasized that it was the BJP that provided the country with its first OBC prime minister, Narendra

“G20 meet is the best opportunity to showcase J-K”: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

21 May 2023 22:05 PM IST

The G20 summit, according to Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday, is the ideal venue for showcasing Jammu & Kashmir’s recent rise. The third meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group has been slated for May 22–24, 2023, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, and will be

Anurag Thakur Unveils BJP’s Public Meeting Campaign to Mark 9 Years of PM Modi Government

21 May 2023 20:00 PM IST

Upon the completion of nine years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the centre, the Bharatiya Janata Party will be carrying out a number of public meetings to garner public support, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Sunday. The Union Minister of Information, Broadcasting, Youth and Sports Affairs Anurag

Odisha: Cabinet reshuffle tomorrow

21 May 2023 19:35 PM IST

The Odisha Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, is set to reshuffle on Monday, with new ministers likely to be appointed, according to officials. The new ministers will be sworn in at 9.50 a.m. at the Lok Seva Bhavan’s Convention Centre in Bhubaneswar. According to sources, CM Patnaik’s Council

Delhi: AIIMS performs groundbreaking surgery on 3-month-old baby

21 May 2023 19:02 PM IST

The Department of Paediatric Surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, set a world record for the youngest patient to undergo this procedure by performing Bilateral Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty on a three-month-old. The baby was born with a congenital condition that obstructs the urinary tract and