GRANT A WISH: (From left) Piramal Foundation’s Shraddha Mishra with MNREGA worker Suman, her daughter Ronak and batchmate Kajal (in school uniform) That cold morning on December 6, there was a quiet buzz at Hameeri Kalan Senior Secondary School in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. For the students, teachers, and parents gathered there, it wasn’t an ordinary day….
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File photo) NEW DELHI: The budget session of Parliament resumes on Monday in the shadow of a spate of controversies along the ‘opposition vs government’ battleline, ranging from Trump’s comments on tariffs, duplicate voter identity card numbers, three-language policy and delimitation, amid indications that the non-budget issues may set off fireworks.Adding…
VIZIANAGARAM: A TDP Lok Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh has pledged to dole out Rs 50,000 for every third child who turns out to be a baby girl in his constituency.Vizianagaram MP K Appala Naidu said he will deposit the money in favour of the newborn girl child in the form of a fixed deposit,…
JABALPUR: Two girls drowned in a canal and a third is missing, feared dead, in MP’s Katni district.The missing girl, an eight-year-old, may have jumped into the water to save the other two girls, one of whom was her elder sister, say police.Four girls — Siddhi Patel, 12, her sister Manvi, 8, and their friends…
Majithia and 6 other SAD functionaries had condemned SGPC’s move to sack jathedars of Akal Takht & Takht Keshgarh Sahib CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) announced Sunday a crackdown on “indiscipline” within the organisation and drafted show-cause notices to Bikram Singh Majithia, brother-in-law of ex-party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, and all other functionaries who made…
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…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shama Mohamad on Sunday hailed India’s victory in the Champions Trophy and lauded the efforts of Indian cricket team’s captain Rohit Sharma for leading the squad from the front with his 76 runs knock.In a social media post on X, Shama said, “Congratulations to Team India for their stupendous performance in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Team India on winning the Champions Trophy title with four wicket against New Zealand in a closely-fought final in Dubai.“An exceptional game and an exceptional result! Proud of our cricket team for bringing home the ICC Champions Trophy. They’ve played wonderfully through the tournament. Congratulations to…
NEW DELHI: Day-to-day life came to a standstill in the Kuki-dominated areas in Manipur on Sunday after a retaliatory indefinite strike was enforced against the “crackdown by security forces.” Although no fresh violence has been reported, the situation in the state’s Kangpokpi district remained calm but tense.This comes a day after at least one person…
