National

Dehradun: The 24-hour suspension on the Char Dham Yatra was officially lifted Monday, officials confirmed, allowing the pilgrimage to resume after a temporary halt due to relentless rainfall and heightened risks of landslides in Uttarakhand. Garhwal Divisional Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey told IANS, "The 24-hour...

Jammu: As preparations for the Amarnath Yatra 2025 enter the final stages, devotees from across India and abroad began arriving early Monday morning at Saraswati Dham to collect their tickets for the annual pilgrimage, which is scheduled to begin July 3. Despite recent incidents, including...

New Delhi: The Railway Ministry has enhanced the limit on passengers' waiting list from 25 per cent to 60 per cent for all AC classes and 30 per cent for non-AC classes by a fresh order issued Saturday. The order to cap the waiting list...

Mumbai: Amid strong protest against the imposition of Hindi in Marathi and English schools for classes 1 to 5 and the joint morcha by estranged brothers Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray July 5, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Sunday announced the formation of a committee headed...

Uttarkashi: At least two labourers lost their lives, and seven others are still missing after a devastating cloudburst triggered a landslide in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district early Sunday. The incident occurred near an under-construction hotel in the Silai area along the Yamunotri National Highway, washing away...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday played remarks of leading anti-Emergency politicians in his monthly radio broadcast to slam the then Congress government for atrocities on people, and said they should always be remembered as they inspire people to stay alert to keep the...

Kolkata: Expressing grief over the death of three persons in a stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri Sunday, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the management should have made better arrangements. At least three persons were killed and around 50 others injured in the...

Kolkata: Questions have started surfacing on why just "initials" of the three persons accused of raping a law college student in Kolkata were mentioned in the FIR instead of full names. The names of the three accused are Monojit Mishra, Jaib Ahmed, and Pramit Mukhopadhyay,...

Mumbai: In the backdrop of curbs over the use of loudspeakers, half-a-dozen mosques in Mumbai have registered on a dedicated mobile phone application which relays the 'azan', or call to prayer, directly to the faithful in real-time. The app, Online Azan, has been developed by...

Chennai: Eight fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy during early Sunday hours, allegedly for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) into Sri Lankan waters. The fishermen had set out from Rameswaram Saturday night and were taken into custody along...