File photo of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah (left) and deputy CM D K Shivakumar (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday asserted that he never asked anyone to make him chief minister, and added that there is no need for any discord on the leadership issue.Also Read | No…
Congress leader Ajoy Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Ajoy Kumar stoked a massive controversy on Wednesday as he, in a major faux pas, referred to Sikkim as India’s neighbouring nation. Critising the Narendra Modi government over foreign policy and New Delhi’s relations with neighbouring countries, Ajoy Kumar said: “First time in India’s history,…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh‘s law and order landscape has transformed under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath‘s zero-tolerance policy. Moving beyond arrests, the state police, working under his direct supervision, are now focused on securing swift convictions through fast-track prosecution. Launched on July 1, 2023, Operation Conviction has proven to be a game-changer in this regard, leading to…
14th Dalai Lama (AP photo) NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama on Wednesday declared that the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue even after his death and that the “authority to recognise the future reincarnation” of the Dalai Lama rests solely with the Gaden Phodrang Trust in India.Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his 90th birthday…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has urged political parties to appoint more booth level agents (BLAs) for the poll panel’s ongoing special intensive process for electoral roll revision in Bihar, according to sources.The parties should not complain later, they said.“They should appoint more BLAs now rather than complaining later,” the sources told…
Cloudbursts, flash floods wreak havoc in Himachal (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Ten people have died and at least 34 are missing as cloudbursts and flash floods struck several parts of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh over the past 32 hours, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).Official figures from the SEOC’s monsoon situation…
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia with Ridhhaan Jaiin and Anvi Vishesh Agrawal at the #Unstoppable21 function in New Delhi on Monday. Next to him are Chetan Bhagat and Sudha Ragunathan, two members of this year’s jury What do you get when you put a group of prodigies together on stage, including a badminton sensation making headlines,…
Dr Shraddha Chauhan has made history by becoming India’s oldest woman to perform skydiving (Image source: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Dr Shraddha Chauhan, an 80-year-old woman, has made history as India’s oldest woman to perform a tandem skydive. She celebrated her 80th birthday by doing something that many would think twice before attempting.She was accompanied by…
KULLU: Ahead of his 90th birthday, Tibetan Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama stated on Wednesday that the institution of the Dalai Lama would continue and the Gaden Phodrang Trust has sole authority to recognize the future reincarnation.In a statement posted on social media, the 14th Dalai Lama said that “no one else has any such…
Representative image credits: ANI NEW DELHI: Studies conducted by the Indian council of medical research (ICMR) and the national centre for disease control (NCDC) have found no direct connection between covid-19 vaccination and sudden unexplained deaths in the country.According to a press release from the Union ministry of health and family Welfare, various national agencies…
