Kashmiri Pandits see ‘return of spring'

Kashmiri Pandits see ‘return of spring'

Saturday, 15 June 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Jammu

Aaj Chaman main phir se bahaar aaye hai" (spring has come back again), said Ashok Kumar, a devout Kashmiri Pandit, living in exile for the last 34 years, when he was asked to share his emotions after he paid obeisance at the famous Ragnya Devi temple in Ganderbal district of...

More voters but lower turnout in 2024, confirms EC

More voters but lower turnout in 2024, confirms EC

Friday, 07 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

As the results have already been announced and the Government formation has begun, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday lifted the model code of conduct (MCC) and said the overall voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections was recorded at 65.79 per cent. In a communication to the Union Cabinet Secretary...

Modi lifts b’day boy Yogi's spirits with pep talk

Modi lifts b’day boy Yogi's spirits with pep talk

Thursday, 06 June 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

Setting aside BJP's disappointing performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended heartfelt birthday greetings to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, aiming to uplift his spirits amidst rising speculations about his leadership. On his social media platform X, Modi highlighted Yogi's significant contributions to the development of...

BJP assumes the mantle of Odia ‘asmita’

BJP assumes the mantle of Odia ‘asmita’

Wednesday, 05 June 2024 | Deepak Kumar Jha | Bhubaneswar/New Delhi

The BJP made inroads in Odisha to form its first Government in the State by defeating longest serving Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led BJD Government as it also gained massively in the Lok Sabha elections held simultaneously. The BJP crossed the majority mark of 74 while the BJD was on 50 followed...

Small is beautiful for Gangetic dolphin

Small is beautiful for Gangetic dolphin

Tuesday, 04 June 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

Smaller rivers in the Ganga basin are playing a crucial role in preserving the habitat of the endangered Gangetic dolphin, India's revered national aquatic animal, a joint study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the Union Government's National Mission for Clean Ganga has said. However, they noted that despite...

Muggy, parched, blacked-out Mungeshpur dances in the rain

Muggy, parched, blacked-out Mungeshpur dances in the rain

Monday, 03 June 2024 | Saumya Shukla/ Abhi Singhal | New Delhi

As the droplets of respite fell after dust storm in Delhi on sparsely populated area of northwest Delhi's Mungeshpur, residents breathed a sigh relief from temperature that soared above 50 degrees Celsius, water scarcity and power cuts with some of them in the area not even having a fan. Residents have...

Cong assured of 295+ seats for INDIA bloc

Cong assured of 295+ seats for INDIA bloc

Sunday, 02 June 2024 | New Delhi | Deepak Kumar Jha

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday claimed that INDIA Bloc coalition will register a win over 295 plus Lok Sabha seats in the seven-phase general elections 2024 that concluded on Saturday. Kharge, along with top leaders of the Bloc including former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, met at the residence of Congress...

Air India fliers gasp for air, literally!

Air India fliers gasp for air, literally!

Saturday, 01 June 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Amid the severe heatwave in Delhi, an Air India flight to San Francisco from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport was delayed for over 24 hours due to multiple reasons after passengers were allegedly made to board the flight and sit without any air conditioning, causing several flyers to faint. This...

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