Twelve people were killed and three were injured when a private bus fell into a deep gorge near Jangla village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district this morning. District Magistrate and rescue teams have reached the spot and engaged in rescue and relief work. The injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital. Expressing grief over the accident, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has asked to give Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 15,000 each to the injured. Shri Thakur said that the injured would be given free treatment. President Ram Nath Kovind has condoled the…
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Eknath Shinde on Thursday afternoon left for Mumbai from Goa, where he will meet Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Shinde told reporters outside the resort, “I am going to Mumbai to meet the Governor of Maharashtra. Right now all the other MLAs are living in Goa.” Sources said Shinde is also likely to meet senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis, who is likely to become the chief minister again. Uddhav Thackeray resigned as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Wednesday night, paving the way for the BJP to return to power.
The number of migrants who lost their lives inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, US southwest Texas, has risen to 51. The tractor-trailer had passed through Laredo on Interstate-35, Texas. They were not aware of the presence of migrants in it then. Hearing the cries for help, a city worker present at the spot had an idea of the situation. About an hour later, there were piles of dead bodies on the road. Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolfe said 46 people died on the spot. Five others died in the hospital. Most of the dead are men. Biden said in a statement, “It is shameful to…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to expel Russia from the United Nations, accusing him of being a “terrorist” and leading a “terrorist country”. We must act immediately to stop these killings by Russia. “Putin has become a terrorist,” Zelensky said. Carrying out terrorist acts every day, not stopping even on weekends. Every day they are behaving like terrorists. At the same time, the Russian ambassador termed the Ukrainian President’s video address as a violation of the convention’s conventions and existing principles, according to which any leader should be present in the chamber to make his point in…
The metropolitan unit of Bajrang Dal in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, protested against the brutal murder of Hindu youth Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, Rajasthan by Islamic Jihadis and the growing communal fanaticism in the country. Addressing the protesters, Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Central Working President and Senior Advocate Shri Alok Kumar said that the medieval concepts of Jihad are increasing religious fervor. He also demanded the hearing of the killers of Udaipur in the fast track court and justice to the victims’ families by hanging in 6 months. In this demonstration held at Shri Krishna Leela place in Lalla Market, Bareilly, he said that…
The court said that the sentiments of people across the country have been aroused by his inappropriate statement and he is solely responsible for what is happening in the country. The court reprimanded Nupur Sharma and said, “You apologized late, that too with the condition that if someone’s sentiment is hurt, then I withdraw the statement. You call yourself a lawyer and make such irresponsible statement. Being a member of the party in power should not overwhelm his mind. Along with this, the court also directed the news channel and Nupur Sharma not to promote any agenda related to the matter which…
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said a new government has been formed under the leadership of Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena is where Thackeray is. Raut took a jibe at the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying that if the BJP had stuck to its word in 2019, it could have continued as the chief minister for two-and-a-half years. Raut questioned what the BJP got after Fadnavis became the deputy chief minister. We will try to expand our party under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray. A breakaway group from Shiv Sena has formed the government in alliance with the BJP.…
Neeraj Chopra on Thursday clinched a national record-breaking silver medal at the prestigious Diamond League, missing the javelin from quite a distance of 90 meters but is confident that he will achieve the target this year. Neeraj managed to break into the Diamond League top three for the first time. The 24-year-old threw the javelin 89.94 meters in his first attempt, missing out on 90 meters by just six centimeters. Chopra told JSW Sports after winning the silver medal, “The first throw was very good, I feel good. It was not like that had to be done in the first throw itself. Was…
The ban on single-use plastic i.e. single-use plastic has come into effect from today. There will be a ban on the production, import, storage, distribution, sale and use of single-use plastic items across the country from today. According to the Government of India, 30.59 lakh tonnes of single use plastic waste was generated in the country in 2018-19 and more than 34 lakh tonnes in 2019-20. Items made of single-use plastic are not decomposed and cannot be burned. This releases harmful gas from the toxic fumes. Apart from recycling, storage is the only solution. The items that have been included in the purview of…
Naveen Jindal has also received death threats. Naveen Jindal has complained to the police in this regard. Naveen Jindal said in a tweet that I have informed PCR about the death threat and have asked DCP East Delhi, Cyber Cell and Delhi Police Commissioner to take immediate cognizance of it. Naveen Jindal has been threatened with death by extremists via email. Naveen Jindal tweeted in the morning and said that at around 6:43 am I have received 3 emails threatening to kill me and my family in the same way.