Monthly Archives: August 2023
Top rebel Sachin Pilot, G23 leaders find place in rejigged Congress Working Committee
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday unveiled an all-inclusive 84-member working committee, striking a balance between veteran and young leaders, inducting prominent...
Russia’s Luna-25 crashes into moon, Chandrayaan-3 on track
NEW DELHI: Russia’s first lunar mission in nearly five decades, Luna-25, crashed into the moon a day after it had spun into...
Ladakh land encroached upon by China, says Rahul Gandhi
LEH: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said people of Ladakh are concerned about their grazing land being encroached upon by the...
BSF, Punjab Police nab 2 Pakistani smugglers, seize 30kg drugs in Ferozepur
AMRITSAR: In a major operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Punjab Police have apprehended two Pakistani smugglers and seized close...
Farmer leaders of 16 unions arrested in different parts of Punjab
CHANDIGARH: Farmer leaders of 16 unions led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) have been arrested in different parts of Punjab...
10 people trapped at Kol dam in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi rescued
CHANDIGARH: Ten people, including five employees of the forest department, were trapped at the Kol Dam Hydel Project in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi...
Centre okays release of Rs 200 cr for flood-hit Himachal Pradesh
NEW DELHI: The Centre today approved the release of Rs 200 crore as advance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to...
3 dozen Tarn Taran, Fazilka villages hit by fresh breaches; 70K affected
CHANDIGARH: There is little reprieve for those affected by floods in Punjab with fresh breaches in the Sutlej inundating at least three...
Australia, Japan, US plan drills in South China Sea
MANILA: The US, Japan and Australia are planning a joint navy drill in the South China Sea off the western Philippines this...
Spain, Greece battle wildfire, thousands evacuated
ATHENS: Improved weather conditions helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame a wildfire raging for the past five days...