The Congress on Friday accused the Modi government of indulging in “cheap politics” after party chief Rahul Gandhi was made to witness the Republic Day function here from a sixth row seat. Randeep Surjewala, Communications In-charge of the Congress, tweeted that the “cheap politics” of the Modi government was evident to every one. He said […]
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday refused to exchange sweets and greetings with their Pakistani counterparts – the Pakistan Rangers, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day. The move by the BSF came following the heightened tension between both countries along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and […]
Clashes erupted between two communities in Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh on Friday over celebrating Republic Day, police said. Over 36 youngsters from a community had taken out a bike rally with tricolours in their hands and were booed while passing through a locality of another community. There was a verbal altercation after which stones were […]
India on Friday celebrated its 69th Republic Day with 10 leaders of Asean countries taking a close look at the country’s military might and cultural diversity and getting a peep into achievements at the annual grand parade here. It was for the first time that 10 guests of honour — from all 10 Asean countries […]
An alleged female suicide bomber has been arrested here along with an accomplice, police said on Friday. The woman was identified as Sadiya Anwar Sheikh, 18, from Pune, Additional Director General of Police Munir Khan told the media. She was arrested late Thursday and was being questioned, he said. Intelligence reports had earlier warned that […]
It was a foggy Thursday morning in Delhi with dense to moderate fog at different regions, even as the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average — more than a degree rise in last 24 hours. The visibility was limited to 50 metres in Palam and 100 metres […]
When it comes to smartphone sales, there was a three per cent decline in India in the fourth quarter of 2017 owing to a proliferation of low-priced 4G feature phones, like Reliance JioPhone that hit smartphone sales hard, German research firm GfK said on Thursday. “Emerging Asia saw smartphone sales of 58.6 million units in […]
The Supreme Court will hear on January 29 two petitions seeking contempt proceedings against Karni Sena leaders for obstructing the screening of film ‘Padmaavat’ that released on Thursday. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said that the petitions would be heard on Monday as both were mentioned […]
Virginia Woolf, who pioneered the use of “stream of consciousness” narrative approach that elevated mundane settings as she examined the complex interior lives of her characters, was celebrated by Google on Thursday with a Doodle on her 136th birth anniversary. London-based illustrator Louise Pomeroy created the Doodle, which Google said was meant to reflect her […]
The cold wave further tightened its grip in the Valley on Thursday as the weather office said hazy and dry weather will continue in Jammu and Kashmir till Saturday. The minimum temperatures could drop further during this period, an official of the Met department said. The 40-day long period of harsh winter cold known as […]