The Rajasthan Government has ordered the closure of six roads being constructed illegally by the mining mafia in the Aravallis to connect Haryana. State Chief Minister Bhajan Lal has ordered an inquiry and initiated a crackdown after reports emerged of...

Sixty-six gram panchayats in Karnal district have been declared tuberculosis (TB)-free by the Health Department based on six key indicators. This step has been initiated under the TB-Free India campaign, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March...

Prime Minister Modi to lay foundation stone of the unit on April 14

Engineering wing of MC told to clean all drains before monsoon

School enrolments plummet from 9.71 lakh in 2002 to 4.29 lakh last year

In a relief for landowners stuck in ancestral land partition cases for decades, the Himachal Government has decided to make the process of land partition in the state time-bound. The government has made provisions in the Revenue Act under which...

The Bhagavata Purana teaches us the eternal values of righteousness, devotion and service. It reminds us that true happiness comes from surrendering to the divine and embracing a life of virtue, said Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on...

The higher reaches of the state will receive snowfall on April 8 and 9 due to a fresh Western Disturbance that is very likely to affect the western Himalayan region from April 8. As per the state’s Meteorological Department, light...

The ruling alliance in Jammu and Kashmir has strongly objected to Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha's recent order transferring 48 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers, marking the first such reshuffle since the elected government took office last October....

Two heavily armed terrorists, suspected to be part of the group involved in recent encounters in Kathua, have been spotted in Udhampur district, prompting an extensive search operation by security forces to eliminate them. According to sources, the terrorists entered...

Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo chaired a meeting of the officials concerned to take their inputs for the implementation of the Incident Response System (IRS) for efficient disaster response in the UT. Besides Principal Secretary, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation...

We need to move away from treating students as memory banks for degrees and medals, and the new National Education Policy (NEP) is driving a shift to fostering critical thinking in classrooms, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said...

Verma visits Wazirabad to assess supply situation ahead of summer

Speaker Vijender Gupta on Thursday announced that the Delhi Assembly building will run on solar power within the next 100 days as part of an effort to reduce costs and promote sustainable energy. Speaking at a press conference on the...

The AAP staged protests across the city on Thursday against the worsening power crisis under the BJP-led administration. Demonstrations were seen across ITO, Kalkaji, ISBT and Burari where AAP workers protested over prolonged power outages. The protesters put up posters...

A businessman, who reportedly went missing from Tilak Nagar, West Delhi, last month, was found murdered in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, the police said on Thursday. The deceased, identified as Sagar, left a hotel he was running on lease in Tilak...

A 23-year-old man was shot dead by his two friends at Rasulpur village here this morning. The assailants managed to escape from the spot leaving behind a 9 MM Glock pistol. The victim was living here in a house on...

The conflict prevailing among the rank and file of the ruling AAP here has come out in the open. It has come to the fore at the time of election for the post of president and vice-president of the local...

Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday exhorted the youth of Punjab to stay away from the scourge of drugs. He also led a 4-km ‘padyatra’ (foot march) from the Kartarpur corridor to a local school. After taking the salute from...

Commuters in the district faced inconvenience as contractual employees of the Punjab Roadways Transport Company (PRTC) and Punjab Bus Service (PunBus) staged a protest at the bus stand here on Thursday. They were demanding the regularization of their services and...

An accident on the Phillaur-Goraya highway claimed the life of a motorcyclist. The accident occurred near Dusanjh Khurd village when the rider lost control and crashed into the roadside railing. The police took custody of the body and informed the...

A woman lost her life following a minor altercation at a medical store on Sri Goindwal Sahib Road in Kapurthala. The deceased has been identified as Gurpreet, wife of Santokh Singh, originally from Bihar and currently residing in Dogarwal village....

Urges minister to declare of Balachaur-Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road as national highway

The Nurmahal police have booked three miscreants on the charges of attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy and sexual harassment. The accused have been identified as Manga and Ravi of Gumtali village and Sachin of Malsian village. Vinod Singh of Gumtali...

A 23-year-old man was shot dead by his two friends at Rasulpur village here this morning. The assailants managed to escape from the spot leaving behind a 9 MM Glock pistol. The victim was living here in a house on...

The conflict prevailing among the rank and file of the ruling AAP here has come out in the open. It has come to the fore at the time of election for the post of president and vice-president of the local...

Commuters on the main Rani Jhansi road, near Khalsa College for Women, Ghumar Mandi, routinely face inconvenience due to traffic jams, but in the last two days residents breathed a sigh of relief while crossing the stretch due to the...

Warning board, mentioning Rs 5,000 fine for defaulters installed

Marking the commencement of the procurement season, Kataruchak personally oversaw the auction of wheat

The suspect had dumped the victim's body near the Rajpura railway lines

The team was acting on a police tip-off

The team recovered the bribe money from his possession and a case was registered

Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928-May 28, 2014)

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw (April 3, 1914-June 27, 2008)

World Autism Day (April 2)

Anandi Gopal Joshi (March 31, 1865 - February 26, 1887)

The book tells the fascinating stories that drove India’s pursuit of space technologies

Social activist Manjeet Hardev Singh diligently details the systematic killings by mobs directed by Congress supporters and abetted by conniving, and at times participatory, Delhi Police personnel

Chunni Lal was all of 19 years and a rookie trooper when he was baptised by fire

The book encapsulates his legacy as a journalist, educator and revolutionary

Film historian Bhim Raj Garg undertakes a cinematic journey, decade by decade

A documentary on physician-assisted suicide has opened up conversations about mortality

Armed with a lifetime of lessons from her father, the late Shyam Benegal, costume designer Pia Benegal is all set to turn film producer

Rain and dogs converge in Goa to create quiet poetic imagery in photographer Rohit Chawla’s works

The rock-cut caves, dating back 2,000 years, stand as timeless marvels of the country’s artistic and spiritual heritage

For those taking up the tough trek to this remote village in Kangra, the rewards are worth the effort — untouched landscapes, rare flora and fauna, and experiencing a centuries-old way of life

One of the greatest mountaineers of the 20th century, Frank S Smythe was also a celebrated memoirist and adventure writer. ‘The Great Himalayan Ascents’ brings together three accounts of his most thrilling ascents. The Kangchenjunga Adventure narrates in detail the...

Bibury in England, with its stone cottages, is a crowd-puller, and not without reason

In Thailand, creating a salad has been raised to a fine art

Balwant Thakur engages in social dialogue through his plays

No matter how vigorously govts claim to support free speech, hardly any politician believes people should get to say what they want, however they want

Rakhshanda Jalil reflects on her anthology of the ‘city of stories’

In Thailand, creating a salad has been raised to a fine art

Kebabs can be your main dish as well as side dish

The Moroccan version replaces wine with vinegar and apple juice, chopped figs and dried apricots

Plan out a colourful meal with an array of dishes

All great educational institutions we venerated are shadows of what they once were, and the entire attention is on what a Mughal emperor did

Navratri isn’t just about idolising Shakti; it’s about embracing her in real life

There’s a job for everyone, if you are willing to shed white collars

Truth or satya is a great thing in devotional songs, but what culture prefers is myth

The study analyzed Vietnam War veterans with and without brain injuries. By comparing people who had very localized brain lesions with those who didn't, the study team was able to identify the brain structures that can modify the intensity of political feelings

The cyst has been sent for a histopathology test to find out whether it was cancerous

A new study presented at the European Society of Cardiology's EHRA 2025 congress reveals a concerning link between the use of antidepressants (AD) and an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), particularly for those with prolonged use of the medication.

Adopt a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fibres, as processed food adversely impacts and impairs the gut