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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said “the pain of centuries finds rest today” as he ceremonially hoisted a saffron “Dharma Dhwaj” atop the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple’s 191-foot-high shikhar in Ayodhya.Addressing the “Dharm Dhwaj Arohan Mahotsav” at Ram Temple, PM Modi said, “Today, the entire India and the world is Ram-may. There is…

NEW DELHI: As the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 completes 10 years, Delhi with the highest juvenile crime rate of 41% in 2023, had only seven of mandated 11 Juvenile Justice Boards in its districts as per replies to RTI. According to an India Justice Report analysis, 362 JJBs across 18…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India in December has been postponed due to security concerns following the blast in Delhi two weeks ago, according to a report by Israel’s I24News, as cited by ANI.The postponement comes in the backdrop of Netanyahu’s message of solidarity after the…

Ayodhya Dharma Dhawaj (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Ayodhya on Tuesday to hoist the “Dharma Dhwaj” atop the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, a moment residents describe as the fulfilment of a centuries-old aspiration.The specially designed flag, 22 feet long and 11 feet wide, has been crafted by a parachute specialist from…

NEW DELHI: An ash cloud from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano hit parts of India Monday evening, according to IndiaMetSky Weather. The plumes first entered Gujarat from the west and then moved rapidly toward Rajasthan, northwest Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab by around 10 pm, and is drifting towards the Himalayas and other northern regions.Authorities watched…

NEW DELHI: Airline operations across parts of the country faced disruptions after volcanic ash from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi eruption drifted toward western and northern regions, prompting the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday The ash plume, travelling at high altitudes and significant speed, entered Gujarat and moved eastward through Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and…

Fifteen Maoists, together carrying rewards totalling Rs 48 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Sukma district of Bastar division on Monday, marking yet another major setback for the outlawed CPI (Maoist) in south Chhattisgarh. There were five women among those surrendered. Sukma SP Kiran Chavan said the group includes four hardcore Maoists. Officials said the…

NEW DELHI: RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s wife and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi asked Rouse Avenue Courts here to shift four alleged IRCTC scam-linked cases away from special judge Vishal Gogne, accusing him of conducting proceedings “with a premeditated mind with a sole aim to convict”, reports Vineet Upadhyay.Rabri’s application, filed before the principal district…

NEW DELHI: India has inked a joint venture cooperation agreement with France to domestically produce the ‘Hammer’ smart precision guided air-to-ground weapons, which were used in the cross-border hostilities with Pakistan under Operation Sindoor in May.The JV agreement for the Hammer weapons, which are designed to destroy bunkers and hardened shelters at ranges of around…

Ayodhya temple is decked up on the eve of the flag-hoisting event AYODHYA: PM Narendra Modi will ceremonially hoist a saffron flag atop Ram temple in Ayodhya to mark its formal completion Tuesday, twenty-two months after he presided over the consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol.The right-angled flag, measuring 10 feet in height and…