IMD, however, predicted a rise in rainfall activity over Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar from Aug 13 onwards NEW DELHI: Good rains in the past one week over Delhi, Haryana and east Rajasthan helped offset the shortfall in these areas, but they did not reduce the overall country-wide monsoon deficit by much. In this…
Sopore Police conducts searches at 26 locations in UAPA case against Jamaat-e-Islami SRINAGAR: Police searched 26 locations across Sopore in north Kashmir on Sunday in a coordinated crackdown on banned Jamaat-e-Islami J&K, seizing documents, literature and electronic devices as part of a probe into its alleged links to terrorist outfits and youth radicalisation.The search targeted…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Police on Sunday said it was prepared for the planned Assembly march by JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Ranchi, assuring protesters that they would not face action if the demonstration remained peaceful.The assurance came hours after a second round of talks between student representatives and the state government, with the administration agreeing to consider…
Suvendu Adhikair on protests against Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday described the protests against his predecessor, Mamata Banerjee, at Hailsahar in North 24 Parganas as a reflection of “strong public anger.”Mamata Banerjee faced protests earlier in the day when a group of protesters allegedly surrounded her vehicle, raised…
ED director Rahul Navin (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rahul Navin gets one year extension as ED director. His 2-yr fixed tenure was coming to an end this month, now extended till 13 Aug 2027.According to a notification issued by the DoPT on Saturday, “Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in tenure of Rahul…
No injuries as training aircraft veers off runway at Baramati airport NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) said on Sunday that a team from aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is being sent to Maharashtra’s Baramati airfield, where a Cessna training aircraft was involved in a runway excursion earlier in…
File photo: Air India aeroplane and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Air India captain’s dope test after turbulence-hit flight returns non-negative; confirmatory test is awaited. Israel rejects the US Gaza peace proposal, insisting Hamas must fully disarm before troop withdrawal. Mamata Banerjee alleges stones, bottles and footwear were hurled at her convoy in Bengal. Russia proposes…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday praised the people of Devbhoomi for their overwhelming response to the ongoing ‘Tiranga Yatras’ across the state, stating that the citizens of the state have always stood firm when it comes to national duty.Speaking to the reporters, the chief minister said that…
The youth wing of the Punjab AAP on Sunday held the ‘Punjab Youth Run 2026’ marathon under the state government’s anti-drug campaign, with party leaders urging participants to make fitness a regular part of their lives.AAP’s youth wing president and MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura said that the marathon started from Gurdwara Sri Amb Sahib and…
Sohrai-Khovar, an ancient women-led art tradition from Jharkhand (Image: TWAC) A local artisan crouches by her doorstep, her hands stained with mud and colour drawn straight from the earth around her. The warmth of rust red, the hush of chalky white, the depth of a black gone nearly charcoal. With nothing more than a broken…
