Delhi siblings rescued Bollywood style

Delhi siblings rescued Bollywood style

Sunday, 30 June 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Two siblings, aged three and eleven, kidnapped from Laxmi Nagar on Saturday by a man posing as a parking attendant, were rescued after a dramatic three-hour car pursuit by the Delhi Police, straight out of a Bollywood thriller. The daring rescue unfolded as officers chased the suspect across the city,...

India raps Canada for honouring Nijjar

India raps Canada for honouring Nijjar

Saturday, 22 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

India on Friday was critical of the Canadian Parliament observing "one minute silence" in the memory of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in Surrey, British Columbia, in June last year. "We naturally oppose any moves giving political space to extremism and advocacy of violence," External Affairs Ministry...

Modi reaches out to Kashmiris

Modi reaches out to Kashmiris

Friday, 21 June 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Srinagar

Reaching out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, yearning for their popular Government since June 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here in Srinagar to attend the 10th International Yoga Day celebrations, on Thursday announced that preparations for Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir have begun. Addressing a gathering...

Two terrorists killed ahead of Modi’s Srinagar visit

Two terrorists killed ahead of Modi’s Srinagar visit

Thursday, 20 June 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Jammu

In course of the security forces' drive to sanitise Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Srinagar visit for this year's International Yoga Day function on June 21, two terrorists were gunned down in the Hadipora area of PD Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district. Two security personnel,...

Battling the heat with tribal ammunition

Battling the heat with tribal ammunition

Wednesday, 19 June 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

While most of us in the plains are having a tough time struggling to cope with blistering heat, the Kutia-Kondh tribes of Lanjigarh in Odisha’s Kalahandi district have developed intricate strategies to endure the impact of heatwaves. These age-old and time-tested traditional methods range from application of castor oil for...

Power outage leaves fliers sweating at airport

Power outage leaves fliers sweating at airport

Tuesday, 18 June 2024 | Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

As if the scorching heat with temperatures soaring several notches above the normal (47 degrees Celsius on Monday) was not enough, Delhi residents are having to struggle with frequent power outages and persistent water crisis which have exacerbated their plight. A power outage at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in...

World’s highest steel arch rail bridge nears completion in J&K

World’s highest steel arch rail bridge nears completion in J&K

Monday, 17 June 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Jammu

The world’s highest steel arch rail bridge which is 1.315 metres long and 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, over river Chenab in the Reasi district of Jammu division, is all set to bring Kashmir Valley one more step closer to the rest of the country with...

Delhi thirsts for water

Delhi thirsts for water

Sunday, 16 June 2024 | Saumya Shukla | New Delhi

The narrow lanes of Ghitorni village, straddling the border of Delhi and Haryana, paint a distressing picture of deprivation. Amidst the relentless heatwave sweeping the national Capital, residents find themselves bereft of basic necessities like water. In an interaction with The Pioneer, villagers recount how the affluent, leveraging their connections with...

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