NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday said that Sonia Gandhi had received an invitation for the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22 but whether she will attend the ceremony will be decided at an “appropriate time”.“Chairman Congress parliamentary party Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge have been invited to the … Read more
NEW DELHI: On the lines of the submersible expedition to the Titanic shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gujarat government is set to take a plunge into submarine tourism by signing an MoU with Mazgaon Dockyard Limited (MDL) for acquiring a submarine in order to offer unique underwater experiences in the pristine waters around Bet … Read more
NEW DELHI: The weather department has sounded a red alert for very dense fog on Friday and experts have requested people not to venture out in their vehicles between 4 am and 10 am, unless it is unavoidable.When fog causes visibility to drop below 50 metres, it is categorised as very dense fog. The red … Read more
BENGALURU: Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for interacting with members of the Christian community at his residence on Christmas, Archbishop of Bengaluru Peter Machado on Thursday sought his intervention to address concerns such as hate speeches, attacks on Churches, and the promulgation of anti-conversion law, among others. “The Christian Community, while thanking the Prime Minister … Read more
MUMBAI: Fire broke out in the AC unit of an imitation jewellery store on the first floor of the ground plus three storeyed Acme Shopping Centre on Jain Mandir Road in Malad West at around 6.50 pm. The Fire was confined to an AC unit on the first floor. As many as 11 persons including … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi on Wednesday reported it first case of Covid-19 JN.1 variant infection.“Delhi has reported the first case of JN.1, a Sub-Variant of Omicron. Out of the 3 samples sent for Genome Sequencing, one is JN.1 and the other two are Omicron,” Delhi health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj told ANI.“JN.1 is a sub-variant of Omicron … Read more
NEW DELHI: BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday removed West Bengal leader Anupam Hazra from the post of the party’s national secretary. A former Lok Sabha MP, Hazra has been critical of the party’s functioning in the state for some time.The BJP’s decision came on a day when Nadda and home minister Amit Shah … Read more
NEW DELHI: More than 3,200 applications for transgender ID cards were pending for more than the 30 days time for issuing of ID card for transgender persons, as per data shared by the ministry of social justice and empowerment in Parliament in the recently concluded winter session. On the National Portal for Transgender Persons a … Read more
BENGALURU: Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and his son, state BJP chief BY Vijayendra, have consolidated their influence within the revamped state unit, with key positions filled by their loyalists.The appointments made by Vijayendra on Saturday indicate a dominance of BSY’s camp. Of the 10 vice presidents appointed, six, including Murugesh Nirani, Raju Gouda Nayak, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar will visit Russia from December 25 to 29 as a part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two countries, said the government.Apart from meeting his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Jaishankar will also hold talks with deputy PM and trade minister Denis Manturov to discuss ways to enhance economic engagement.With … Read more
