Daily Archives: August 19, 2024
10 killed, 27 injured as pickup collides with bus in UP
LUCKNOW: Ten people were killed and 27 injured when a pickup van collided head-on with a private bus in the Salempur area...
Farmer show on Mann ki Baat lines soon: Chouhan
NEW DELHI: The Centre has finalised plans to launch a special show dedicated to farmers. It will be christened “Kisaanon ki baat”,...
Coast Guard DG Pal dies of cardiac arrest
NEW DELHI: Coast Guard Director General (DG) Rakesh Pal, who played a key role in boosting his force’s operational prowess, died at...
Past govts welcomed ‘intruders’, denied citizenship to refugees: Shah in Gujarat
NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reiterated the Centre’s often-repeated stand that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was about granting...
Need to ‘neutralise’ those putting political interests above nation: V-P
JAIPUR: Having different views is the “fragrance of the bouquet of democracy” but only till national interest is not sacrificed, Vice-President Jagdeep...
Kolkata rape-murder: Health services hit in Delhi; doctors’ strike to continue
NEW DELHI: The doctors' strike in the national capital over the rape and murder of a medic at a state-run hospital in...
Global agenda on mind, PM heads to Ukraine, Rajnath US on Aug 23
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar landed in Kuwait for a day-long visit today. A busy diplomatic schedule awaits the government,...
Ukraine destroys two key bridges in Russia in sign of forces’ intent to stay
KYIV: Ukraine has destroyed a key bridge in Russia’s Kursk region and struck a second one nearby, disrupting supply lines as it...
Modi wishes new Thailand PM ‘very successful tenure’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Paetongtarn Shinawatra on becoming Thailand’s prime minister and said he looks forward to...
Kamala easier than Biden to beat: Trump
PENNSYLVANIA: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he believed Democrat Kamala Harris will be easier to beat than President Joe Biden...