'One Earth One Health': Modi reveals Yoga Day theme

 Sun, 30 March 2025
Refresh  
21:31

Woman killed as IED planted by Naxalites goes off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Representative image
Representative image
A 40-year-old tribal woman was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, police said.The blast occurred around 5.30 pm on Bottamarka Hills under the Usoor police station limits, where the victim had gone to...
20:52

'One Earth One Health': Modi reveals Yoga Day theme

image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced Yoga for One Earth, One Health as the theme of this year's International Day of Yoga and said the day had taken the shape of a grand festival.  The United Nations proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of Yoga with an aim to raise...
20:09

HP: 6 killed as tree falls on vehicles after landslide

image
Six people died after a huge tree fell on several vehicles following a landslide near Gurudwara Manikarn Sahib in Himachal's Kullu district on Sunday, officials said. A tree on the mountain opposite the gurudwara got uprooted following a storm and landslide. It fell on some vehicles parked...
19:58

Mentally ill man kills neighbour, lynched by locals

image
A 40-year-old mentally ill person was lynched by angry locals after he bludgeoned a neighbour to death in a village in South Tripura district on Sunday, a police officer said.Asish Debnath of Kalacherra village under Manubazar police station is a known mental patient who has gone berserk on...
19:50

Moon sighted, Eid to be celebrated in India tomorrow

image
Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Monday as the moon was sighted this evening. Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad said that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque contacted many places and was informed that...
19:34

Maha mosque blast accused shot reel with explosives

image
Gelatin sticks kept allegedly by a man at a mosque triggered a blast in Maharashtra's Beed district early on Sunday, police said.The police have arrested two persons in connection with the explosion that occurred around 2.30 am at the mosque in Ardha Masla village in Georai tehsil, an official...
18:44

ChatGPT faces outage amid Ghibli art frenzy

Sachin Tendulkar's Ghibli-style AI image
Sachin Tendulkar's Ghibli-style AI image
ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, was down for several users on Sunday with its servers overwhelmed by a surge in demand for its new Studio Ghibli-style image generation feature.    However, the developer soon updated saying all impacted services have been fully...
18:38

Cong's policies encouraged Naxalism for decades: PM

image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Naxalism got encouragement for decades in Chhattisgarh and other states due to policies of Congress.Addressing a public meeting in Mohbhattha village in Bilaspur district, Modi said the situation is rapidly changing and a new era of peace is setting in...
18:24

Surat diamond workers stage protest demanding pay hike

image
Hundreds of diamond workers took out a rally in Gujarat's Surat on Sunday, with some of them going on an indefinite strike to press for a relief package and pay hike amid a slowdown in the sector, which has led to a 50 per cent salary cut.Diamond cutters and polishers held a peaceful march from...
18:00

Myanmar quake: India delivers relief materials, rescue teams in 5 military planes

image
India has sent relief materials, rescue teams and medical equipment in five military aircraft to Myanmar to help victims of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that killed over 1,600 people and injured nearly 3,000.   India mounted its relief mission -- named 'Operation Brahma' as a swift...
17:23

Those who had eaten up fodder...: Shah slams Lalu

image
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed RJD supremo Lalu Prasad for his alleged involvement in various scams and alleged that those who had eaten up fodder cannot think about the welfare of people in Bihar.He also accused the RJD chief of ignoring the development of Bihar and working only...
16:58

Modi inaugurates Rs 33,700 crore projects in Chhattisgarh

image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on Sunday and inaugurated multiple development projects of more than Rs 33,700 crore related to various sectors in Chhattisgarh.Modi inaugurated projects, laid foundation stones, and commenced various works during a function held in...
16:36

AFSPA extended in parts of Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal

image
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers and immunity from prosecution unless approved by the Centre, was on Sunday extended for six months in entire Manipur, except the jurisdictions of 13 police stations, in view of the law and...
16:05

Pakistan's Balochistan govt bans night travel on key highways

image
The government in Pakistan's Balochistan province has banned night-time travel across several key national highways amid a worsening law and order situation in the area where multiple terrorist attacks occurred on vehicles in recent weeks.The volatile province faced several targeted attacks on...
16:00

Hours ahead of PM's Chhattisgarh visit, 50 Naxalites surrender

image
Fifty Naxalites, including 14 with a cumulative reward of Rs 68 lakh on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, a police official said.  They laid down arms in front of senior officials of the state police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), he...
15:56

Never again, Nitish tells Shah on break-ups with BJP

image
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar assured Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday that he would never again ditch the Bharatiya Janata Party, having done so twice by mistake.With assembly elections barely a few months away, the Janata Dal-United president's averment came at a function in Patna...
15:29

Kerala CM hails 'Empuraan' amid row, accuses RSS of...

image
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday extended support to the Mohanlal-starrer L2: Empuraan and accused Sangh Parivar of creating an atmosphere of fear regarding the stand adopted by its makers against communalism.In a hard-hitting Facebook post, the Left veteran said the movie has...
15:12

Rebirth: Allahbadia shares 1st post after 'Latent' row

image
After this full stop, I'm trying to write a new story, said social media influencer Ranveer Allahbadia on Sunday as he returned to social media a month after his comments on India's Got Latent sparked a major controversy.In a new video, titled Let's Talk and posted on his official YouTube page,...
14:50

Mohanlal apologises amid row over 'Empuraan'

image
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal on Sunday expressed regret over the raging row surrounding his recently released film L2: Empuraan and assured that the controversial portions would be removed from the movie. Amidst the intense criticism unleashed by Sangh Parivar against some portions of the...
14:29

11 coaches of Kamakhya Superfast Express derail

image
An express train derailed in Odisha's Cuttack district on Sunday, an official said.Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said.There is no injury or...
13:46

Our festivals show unity in diversity in country: Modi

image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that various festivals being celebrated today and to be observed in the coming days are a pointer to the spirit of unity pervading India's diversity and asked people to continue to strengthen this feeling.  Speaking in his monthly Mann ki Baat...
13:17

I-T Dept slaps Rs 944 cr penalty on IndiGo

image
The Income Tax Department has slapped a penalty of Rs 944.20 crore on IndiGo, which said it will contest the order that is erroneous and frivolous.   The order was received by InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of the country's largest airline IndiGo, on Saturday. In a regulatory...
12:53

nstitutionalised extraction: Stalin on ATM charges hike

image
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday flayed the RBI's decision allowing banks to charge for ATM withdrawals beyond the monthly limit and said this will make people withdraw more than they need and alleged this is not digitisation, it is institutionalised extraction. Stalin said...
12:25

2 killed as SUV heading to PM's event falls off bridge

image
Two persons were killed and seven sustained injuries after an SUV ferrying people to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's event in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur fell off a bridge and plunged into a river in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district on Sunday, police said.The accident occurred around 9 am near Kotmi...
12:11

Modi visits Deekshabhoomi, pays tributes to Ambedkar

image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar at Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur, where the chief architect of the Indian Constitution embraced Buddhism along with his followers in 1956. In a message written in the visitors' diary at the memorial, Modi said building a...
11:14

Thane teen ends life after fight with girlfriend

image
An 18-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide at his home in Maharashtra's Thane district after a quarrel with his girlfriend, police said on Sunday.The incident took place at Amrut Nagar in Mumbra area on Friday.The boy was speaking to his girlfriend on a mobile phone when they both had a...
11:12

India to grow at 6.5% in FY26: EY Report

image
The Indian economy is likely to grow at 6.5 per cent in the fiscal year starting April 1, EY Economy Watch said, emphasising that a well-calibrated fiscal strategy that supports human capital development while maintaining fiscal prudence could significantly enhance long-term growth prospects.The...
10:39

Israel launches new operation in Gaza

image
The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) said that Saturday afternoon, its forces began ground operations in the Al-Jenina neighborhood of Rafah in Gaza, with the aim of expanding the security zone in the southern Gaza Strip.As part of the operation, the forces destroyed terrorist infrastructure belonging...
09:45

Hamas agrees to Egyptian proposal for hostage release, ceasefire

image
Hamas has accepted a new proposal put forward by Egypt to release five hostages, including American-Israeli Edan Alexander, in exchange for a renewed ceasefire, CNN reported, citing a Hamas source statement.The Egyptian proposal is similar to one presented earlier by US Special Envoy Steve...
09:25

Modi visits RSS founder's memorial, pays tribute

image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in Nagpur and paid tributes at memorials dedicated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, and second sarsanghchalak (chief) M S Golwalkar.RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was present during Modi's...
09:07

RSS chief reaches Smruti Mandir ahead of Modi's visit

image
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday arrived at Smruti Mandir in Maharashtra's Nagpur ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.The RSS is preparing to celebrate its centenary year.Prime Minister Modi will visit the memorial of RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar at...
09:00

Special educator manhandles boy with autism in Noida school

image
A 10-year-old boy with autism was allegedly manhandled by a special educator of a private school in Noida's Sector 55, a video of which became widely circulated on social media on Saturday.Acting on a complaint by the boy's family, the accused special educator was arrested and the school...
08:51

Protesters target 277 Tesla stores across US

image
Protesters across the United States and Europe have gathered outside Tesla dealerships to express their opposition to billionaire Elon Musk's involvement in the US government, Al Jazeera reported.Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has faced criticism for his efforts...