Airtel become first private telco to connect Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipore
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has become the first private telecom operator to launch mobile services in Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipore districts of Jammu and Kashmir, the company said on Wednesday. The company said that it has deployed 15 mobile towers in Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipore districts, which will benefit the local population and also offer […]
Drawn end to rain-interrupted Gabba Test
Brisbane, Dec 18 (PTI) The rain-interrupted third Test between India and Australia ended in a draw here on Wednesday, leaving the series tied 1-1 going into the penultimate Test in Melbourne. India were eight for no loss with Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) and KL Rahul (4) at the crease in their chase of 275 when bad […]
NIA chargesheets two key aides of Khalistani terrorist Landa
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has chargesheeted two key aides of designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa of the banned Babbar Khalsa International outfit in a Punjab terror conspiracy case, according to the probe agency on Wednesday. Jaspreet Singh of Punjab’s Ferozepur district and Baljeet Singh of Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani district were chargesheeted on […]
Former deputy SP, 5 others suffocate to death as fire erupts in house Kathua
Kathua/Jammu: A former deputy superintendent of police and his three-year-old grandson were among six people who suffocated to death when their rented accommodation caught fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district early on Wednesday, an official said. Four other people injured in the incident were undergoing treatment in a hospital. According to police, locals noticed […]
One Nation One Election bill will usher new era in celebration of Constitution: BJP’s Tarun Chugh
Chandigarh : BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh hailed the introduction of the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, popularly known as the Bill on “One Nation, One Election” (ONOE), by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday in the Lok Sabha as an epoch-making step of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chugh […]
Air quality worsens in city, minimum temperature 7.6 degrees Celsius
New Delhi: Delhi grappled with alarming pollution levels on Wednesday as the air quality settled in the severe category with an AQI of 441, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. Out of the 37 monitoring stations, 32 recorded air quality in the ‘severe plus’ category, with AQI readings reaching as high as […]
Doval holds talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on peace at borders, restoration of ties
Beijing: India, China Special Representatives for the border mechanism, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday to discuss a range of issues, including management of peace and tranquillity along LAC and restoration of bilateral ties frozen for over four years due to the military standoff in eastern Ladakh. […]
JPC on Waqf (Amendment) Bill to hear views of All India Shia Personal Law Board today
New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, will meet the All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on Wednesday. The meeting will be held at 3 pm today at Parliament House Annexe and the committee will hear the views or suggestions of the board on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Recently, the […]
UP: Security tightened outside rediscovered centuries-old Hanuman-Shiva temple in Varanasi
Varanasi: Security has been tightened outside the rediscovered centuries-old Shiva Temple in Varanasi following its discovery in the Madanpur area on Wednesday. This development comes a week after three idols were recovered from a well near the ancient Shiva-Hanuman Temple in Sambhal following the temple’s reopening. The uncovered temple, located in the Madanpur area near […]
Luigi Mangione indicted for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder; charges include ‘terrorism’
Washington: Luigi Mangione was indicted on Tuesday (local time) for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan earlier this month, CNN reported. Mangione faces an 11-count indictment, including one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of murder in the second degree in connection with the fatal shooting of Thompson […]
