Assuring “all possible help” to the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 scheduled to begin on August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hoped that Indian sportspersons will be able to win hearts of people from across the world. “I hope these 119 sportspersons will perform well (in the games), and they […]
Japanese Emperor Akihito has planned to deliver a televised speech in August on his desire to abdicate in favour of his son Naruhito, officials said on Friday. Officials from the Imperial Household Agency said that Akihito, 82, intends to pass on the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son, 56, “in the coming years” because he feels […]
Hundreds of commuters on the Delhi-Jaipur route remained stuck on National Highway 8 after heavy rain left the Hero Honda Chowk here inundated, officials said on Friday. As NH 8 remained cut off, traffic moving towards Rajasthan and Maharashtra was stuck on the city roads and state highways throughout Thursday night. Around 1 a.m. on […]
Authorities on Friday imposed curfew and restrictions in the Kashmir Valley to prevent separatist called protests in Srinagar. “Curfew and restrictions have been imposed in many parts of the Valley including Srinagar city,” a senior police official told IANS. “People are advised to cooperate with the administration to prevent anti-social elements fro causing trouble.” Life […]
Auto-rickshaw and yellow top taxi drivers of around 20 unions on Wednesday began an “indefinite hunger strike” against app-based taxi aggregators even as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of sponsoring the strike. Incidents of the strikers forcibly stopping some auto-rickshaw drivers from ferrying passengers were reported. “We want to ferry passengers and […]
Curfew was re-imposed in various places in the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday following clashes between protesters and security forces amid heavy rains, hours after a dragging security lockdown was lifted in all areas barring the volatile southern districts. A police officer said here that angry young men took to the streets and hurled stones at […]
Carnatic music exponent T.M. Krishna and social activist Bezwada Wilson are two Indians who have been conferred the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for this year. While Krishna got the award for “ensuring social inclusiveness in culture”, Wilson was selected for “asserting the inalienable right to a life of human dignity”, according to their citations. Four […]
The Uttarakhand government said on Wednesday Chinese troops had been spotted within its territory by a local administrative team on July 19 and were asked to return. Senior state government officials said the incursion was spotted in Badahoti in Chamoli district. District Magistrate Vinod Kumar Suman told IANS that he had sent a report to […]
Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday urged the National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) to improve the road engineering techniques being utilised by them in the country to ensure better quality and road safety. He said that there was a need for NHIDCL to adopt the international standards for road construction […]
Wanted rebel leader Nikunja Kathar, the commander-in-chief of United Peoples Liberation Army (UPLA), was apprehended by the army along with two of his accomplices from Assam’s Diphu, an officer said on Monday. Wanted in a number of cases including the murder of a top police officer, Kathar was nabbed late Sunday night by army personnel […]