Gurdaspur (Punjab), BSF troopers gunned down an intruder from Pakistan along the international border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, an official said on Thursday. The body of the Pakistani intruder was later recovered by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers after a search of the area on Thursday. BSF Deputy Inspector General R.S. Kataria said three Pakistani […]
Ahmedabad, Padma Bhushan awardee Mrinalini Sarabhai died on Thursday following age-related complications at the age of 97, her family said. Indian dance icons mourned the loss of the legendary danseuse and cultural doyen who was lovingly called ‘Amma’. Mrinalini, whom many have described as an epitome of grace and impeccable taste, was admitted to a […]
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh),India on Wednesday placed its fifth navigation satellite in the earth’s lower orbit after a textbook-launch from the rocket port here. With this launch, India moves closer to joining a select group of nations having their own satellite-based navigation systems to provide accurate position information services to users across the country and the […]
Hyderabad/New Delhi,As protests continued for the fourth day at University of Hyderabad over a Dalit research scholar’s suicide, the central government said on Wednesday that this was not a “Dalit versus non-Dalit issue”. Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said there was a “malicious attempt to project it as a caste battle”. Another central minister, […]
Mumbai, “Krishndasi“, a serial based on the devadasi community, was launched here Tuesday with a grand dance performance by its lead star cast. The Hindi remake of the Tamil show with the same name and based on a book written by Indra Soundarajan, it features actors Sana Amin Sheikh, Chhavi Mittal, Indira Krishnan, Uday Tikekar,Jiten Lalwani, […]
New Delhi, Israel on Tuesday described External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to the country as successful and said the two sides discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation in a range of areas. A media communique by the Israeli embassy here said that during the two-day visit of the Indian minister, discussions were held to […]
New Delhi, Delhi has seen 40 swine flu cases this year till Tuesday, a city government health official said. “This year, we have witnessed 40 swine flu cases from various parts of the city,” the health official told IANS. He said there has been no death so far due to the air-borne disease, which in […]
New Delhi, Dense fog and cold wave conditions across north India affected normal life on Tuesday, and badly hit road and rail traffic as well as flights. Shimla town received snowfall on Tuesday, bringing cheer to tourists in the hill station. This was the heaviest snowfall in the Himachal Pradesh capital this winter. With dense […]
Kokrajhar/Guwahati, Launching a scathing attack on the Congress government in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday kicked off the BJP’s campaign for the assembly polls, saying the state did not develop much despite a prime minister getting elected from it for 10 years. Modi said Assam has not developed much despite the 10 years […]
Hyderabad, University of Hyderabad continues to simmer over Dalit research scholar’s suicide while Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited the campus on Tuesday to show solidarity with protesting students and demanded action against a union minister and the VC. On a day when a two member committee sent by union human resources development ministry began […]