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Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, accusing him of possessing “regressive thoughts”. Speaking to ANI, Shaina NC said, “Aaditya Thackeray inducted Rashid Mamu. Aaditya Thackeray joined Umar Khalid at the Gateway protest. They are plotting to turn Mumbai into Mamdani, but we will never let…

NEW DELHI: In a bid to improve connectivity to Kedarnath, reduce travel time by road and enhance pilgrims’ safety, the govt has zeroed in on the construction of a 7-km tunnel connecting Chaumasi in Kalimath Valley near Guptkashi to Sonprayag, the starting point of the ropeway project which will take pilgrims to the shrine.The twin…

NEW DELHI: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale struck Morigaon district in Assam early Monday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The tremor occurred at 04:17:40 IST, with its epicentre located at latitude 26.37 N and longitude 92.29 E, at a depth of 50 km. There were no immediate reports of…

LUCKNOW: For two winter mornings, dense fog over Lucknow turned the skies into a maze for an Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating flight from Delhi.On January 2 and January 4, the aircraft circled the city 28 times, spending around 171 minutes hovering above Lucknow, only to return to Delhi without landing.On January…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ruled that candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections are entitled to general category posts if they secure the cutoff marks stipulated for general category.The ruling by a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine G Masih was inspired by SC’s landmark verdict…

BHOPAL: Official audits had warned for years that contaminated drinking water posed serious public health risks in Madhya Pradesh, after 5.45 lakh cases of water-borne diseases were recorded in Bhopal and Indore civic areas between 2013 and 2018 – long before the Indore tragedy claimed at least 10 lives and triggered public outrage.These alerts were…

KOLKATA: Sunday marked two months of the SIR rollout in Bengal as people struggle to get back something as basic as their voting right amid confusion among officials over which documents are kosher, multiple orders from Election Commission, flip-flops, and innumerable goof-ups.The chaotic drive led CM Mamata Banerjee to write on Saturday to chief election…

KULLU: One of the three accused women students in the alleged ragging and sexual harassment case at Dharamshala Govt college, in which their 19-year-old classmate died last month on December 26, denied all charges. In a video posted on social media, she claimed that neither of them was involved in ragging nor had witnessed any…

LUCKNOW: A delegation of the Canadian Hindu Chambers of Commerce on Sunday met Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and expressed interest in investing in the state’s MSME, religious tourism and hospitality sectors. According to an official statement, welcoming the 24-member delegation led by founder President Naresh Kumar Chawda, the chief minister assured them of…

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta inspected the Yamuna River clean-up drive organised at Chhath ghat near ITO. The CM said that the cleanliness of the Yamuna is no longer merely a government programme, but has taken the form of a people’s movement. She added that Yamuna symbolises the eternal lifeline of our faith, culture and…