The IAF’s Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team performed aerial manoeuvres during the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav at the Somnath Temple on Monday.As part of the celebrations, Narendra Modi participated in the Vishesh Maha Puja, followed by the Kumbhabhishek and Dhvajarohan ceremonies, marking the consecration rituals and the hoisting of the temple flag.PM Modi on Monday offered prayers…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a roadshow in Gujarat’s Prabhas Patan to mark 75 years of the consecration of the reconstructed and restored Somnath Temple.PM Modi arrived in Jamnagar on Sunday night at the start of his two-day visit to Gujarat, with extensive security arrangements and welcome programmes organised across Jamnagar,…
PM Narendra Modi called for judicious use of fuel, postponement of gold purchases and foreign travel, among other measures, to strengthen the economy. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he urged citizens to postpone gold purchases, reduce fuel consumption and avoid foreign travel,…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Thalapathy Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony triggered a controversy after the state song ‘Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu’ was relegated to third place after the National Song and National Anthem during the event.This raised eyebrows as government events in Tamil Nadu begin with the rendition of the state song and conclude with the…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology on Monday refuted Congress’ claim that Instagram “blocked” Rahul Gandhi’s reel and photo with newly appointed Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, alleging that the ministry was actively restricting the voices of opposition leaders in the country.Sources told news agency ANI that the ministry had nothing to…
Representative image (PTI) NEW DELHI: Daily wage earners accounted for 31% of all suicide deaths in 2024, the highest share in a decade (2015–2024), according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. A total of 52,910 daily wage earners died by suicide during the year, marking a sharp rise from the previous peak…
NEW DELHI: NTPC will soon approach the Centre with the feasibility report for its first nuclear energy plant in the country, as India looks to increase its atomic power capacity from the current 9 GW to 100 GW by 2047.Officials said NTPC has completed a feasibility study in one of the 14 states where it…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday claimed that Instagram has “blocked” Rahul Gandhi’s reel and photo post featuring him and actor-politician Vijay due to the rules of the ministry of electronics and information technology, even as govt sources denied the charge.Gandhi was in Chennai on Sunday to attend the oath-taking ceremony of TVK’s Vijay as the…
KOLKATA: Bengal’s first BJP chief minister, Suvendu Adhikari, may soon change his Kolkata address from his Chinar Park flat to the Soujanya complex in Alipore.PWD is actively considering whether Soujanya can be used as the temporary residence of the chief minister. Senior police officials, led by joint police commissioner Rupesh Kumar, visited the building on…
Himanta Biswa Sarma has been appointed Assam’s chief minister by governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, marking the NDA’s third consecutive term. Following his unanimous election as leader of the BJP-led NDA legislature party, Sarma staked his claim with support from 102 MLAs. He will be sworn in on May 12, with Prime Minister Modi expected to…