The Karnataka government has ordered a ban on sale of soaps, detergents and shampoos within 500 metres of rivers and tanks to protect the waterbodies from pollution caused by the products. State environment and ecology minister Eshwar Khandre, instructing officials to regulate its sale, also issued orders to prevent devotees from leaving behind their old…
JAMMU: Union minister Jitendra Singh condemned Sunday the killing of three members of an extended family in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, calling it a terrorist attack aimed at destabilising the region’s peace.Darshan Singh, 40, Yogesh Singh, 32, and 15-year-old Varun Singh went missing on March 5 while returning from a wedding in Marhoon village….
Indian cricket team lifting Champions Trophy NEW DELHI: India made history on Sunday clinching their third ICC Champions Trophy title with a thrilling four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final in Dubai. A quickfire half-century from captain Rohit Sharma, crucial contributions from Shreyas Iyer, and stellar performances by spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) strongly condemned the recent vandalism of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills, California, calling for strict action from US authorities. The temple was defaced with anti-India graffiti by unidentified individuals, which led to the outrage of Hindu groups.VHP national spokesperson Vinod…
NEW DELHI: China on Sunday justified it increasing defence expenditure citing the tough challenges on the borders in safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity.Defence spokesperson Sr. Co. Wu Qian claimed that the increased amount will be used to develop new-domain forces with the latest combat capabilities and joint strikes by its armed forces amid the…
NEW DELHI: The rescue team on Sunday recovered one body from the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel which collapsed on February 22, trapping eight workers. The body was found stuck in a machine with only hand visible, the officials said.“We found one dead body stuck in the machine, with only the hand visible. The…
Yet another IndiGo A321 suffers tail strike during landing; AAIB probe on NEW DELHI: An IndiGo Airbus A321 (VT-IBI) suffered a tail strike while landing in Chennai on Saturday, and the aircraft was now grounded there for checks. The airline – which has seen multiple tail strikes on this longer version of A320 family of…
NEW DELHI: A UP man has been arrested for allegedly beheading his girlfriend after she repeatedly asked him to marry her, police said on Sunday.The case came to light on Friday when police discovered a headless body near Jagannathpur village. Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Durga Prasad Tiwari said the victim was identified a day…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for a fiery showdown between the government and the opposition in the second leg of the budget session in the Parliament slated to begin on Monday. While the government will push for the Waqf bill, demands for grants, completion of the budgetary process and seeking approval for the Manipur…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday raised concerns over water quality of Ganga and said that “despite calling our rivers ‘mother,’ we fail to keep them clean.” Citing this, he said that he refused to drink water brought from Maha Kumbh by one of the party workers.“During our recent gathering…
