PM Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath shrine, unveils statue of Adi Shankaracharya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Kedarnath temple and performed ‘aarti’ at the shrine early Friday. He then unveiled the statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya, the 8th-century seer who had attained Moksha at Kedarnath. The unveiling of the 12-feet statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya was…

Punjab Police recovers ‘tiffin box bomb’ hidden in fields near India-Pakistan border

The Punjab Police has said it foiled a possible attempt of a terror attack after it recovered an explosive-filled tiffin box hidden in an agricultural field near the Indo-Pak border in Ferozepur district on the eve of Diwali. The recovery was made in Ali Ke village on Wednesday following interrogation of three people…

The many hats of Subrata Mukherjee: Orator, actor, Mamata’s mentor

In a political career spanning more than five decades, beginning with Congress and later with the TMC, West Bengal minister Subrata Mukherjee wore many hats. Besides being a deft politician and proficient administrator, Subrata Mukherjee was known for his oratorial skills, earning him the praise of former Prime…

India logs 12,729 new Covid-19 cases, 221 deaths in 24 hours

India registered 12,729 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 1.2 per cent lower than the tally reported on Thursday. With fresh cases, the country’s overall tally has mounted to 3,43,33,754, according to the data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare early Friday. The data also revealed…

BJP beatable beyond Bengal: Derek O’Brien after TMC’s 4-0 victory in bypolls

After a 4-0 victory in the Bengal Bypolls, which included winning two BJP seats, Trinamool Congress’s Derek O’Brien in an interview to said the big message from the nationwide bypolls is “beyond Bengal, the BJP is beatable.” The NDTV report said Derek also had a sharp message for Congress that…

China’s UN ambassador slams ’empty slogans’ at COP26

Tackling global climate change needs more than “empty slogans” and big entourages, China’s senior envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun said on Wednesday, amid criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s failure to attend climate talks in Glasgow. “Responding to climate change requires…

Pakistan declines use of its airspace for Srinagar-Sharjah flights

Pakistan has declined use of its airspace for flights from J&K’s Srinagar to Sharjah, which was revived after 11 years. The move will affect the people of Jammu and Kashmir the most. Due to the decision, the flight from Srinagar to Sharjah will be more than an hour longer as planes will have to fly via…

Drums and songs: A look at the other side of PM Modi’s Glasgow visit

Seven years after he enthralled his audience in Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi played a drum on yet another foreign tour, in Glasgow, the Scottish city where the United Nations climate summit is underway. PM Modi was in Glasgow to attend the climate summit, COP26. COP stands for the Conference of the Parties that…

CBI chargesheets Indian Bank branch manager, 17 others in Chennai Port Trust fraud case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against 18 accused, including a former branch manager of Indian Bank, in connection with a Rs 45 crore fraud case involving Chennai Port Trust. The CBI registered a case on July 31 last year on a complaint from the Indian Bank in Chennai against two…

Bombay HC grants pre-arrest bail to student charged with sedition for supporting Sharjeel Imam

The Bombay High Court granted anticipatory bail to a student who allegedly raised slogans in support of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Imam last year. A case was filed against 22-year-old Urvashi Chudawala more than a year ago for allegedly raising slogans in support of Sharjeel Imam at an LGBTQ…