Modi-Yogi T-shirts popular with kanwarias this year

Lucknow (IANS) The kanwarias this year are seen wearing colourful T-shirts with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath imprinted on them.

The T-shirts were first sold in Varanasi which is the…

India slams Pak bid to equate terrorists with freedom-fighters at NAM

United Nations (IANS) India has denounced Pakistan's attempt to equate terrorists with freedom-fighters while raising the Kashmir issue at the Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) ministerial meeting.

"NAM needs to be in the vanguard of…

Pragya summoned to Delhi, Nadda unhappy over toilet remark

New Delhi (IANS) A day after BJP's Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur said she was not elected to the Parliament to clean toilets and drains, she was summoned at the party headquarters here on Monday where BJP Working President J.P. Nadda expressed…

20 rescued from burning MTNL building in Mumbai, many more trapped

Mumbai (IANS) At least 20 persons were rescued but scores more were still trapped as a massive fire engulfed the Mahanagar Telephone Nagar Ltd building in Bandra here on Monday afternoon, an official said.

The blaze erupted round 3.10 pm on…

Yogi to meet Sonebhadra victims

Lucknow (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Sonebhadra on Sunday to meet the family members of the victims of the firing incident.

Ten people were killed and several sustained injuries on July 17 in a shootout over…

Kartarpur corridor work on, but no progress on demand for access to Sharda temple in PoK

New Delhi (IANS) While work is underway to build a corridor for Indian pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, a demand is pending for a similar facility for Sharda Peeth temple, ancient shrine located in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir…

Bengali actress Rimjhim Mitra, two others join BJP

Kolkata (IANS) Three days after a host of Bengali actors, including Parno Mittra, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi, Bengali film and television actress Rimjhim Mitra followed suit, here on Sunday.

Rimjhim is a popular TV actress…

Home Ministry working to expand scope of NRC across India

New Delhi (IANS) While the finalization of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is at an advanced stage in Assam, the Home Ministry is working on modalities to implement across the country the exercise to identify illegal immigrants for deportation.

Security at Taj Mahal to beef up after Shiv Sena threat

Agra (IANS) The district administration of Agra has agreed to beef up security outside the Taj Mahal at the request of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), following Shiv Sena's threat of performing 'aarti' at the monument on…

Priyanka ends dharna, leaves for Delhi

Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) "I am now leaving because my purpose of meeting the families of the victims has been fulfilled. But I will return very soon. I had come here on the instructions of my brother Rahul Gandhi."
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