Govt sources explain why deportation flights land in Amritsar

With Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann taking exceptions to United States flights carrying Indian deportees landing in Amritsar, government sources Wednesday defended the move, saying the state......

Hacked videos of women in labour room sold online; 3 held

The Gujarat police have arrested two persons from Maharashtra and one from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly acquiring hacked videos of women patients and selling the clips through YouTube and Telegram,......

Hours after Modi's US visit, 2 planes to bring deportees

A US plane carrying 119 illegal immigrants is likely to land at Amritsar airport on February 15, the second such batch of Indians deported by the Trump government as part of a crackdown it resolved......

Ex-IFS officers urge PM to drop Aravalli safari project

A group of retired forest officers has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the immediate scrapping of the 10,000-acre safari project in Haryana's Aravallis. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

States' borrowings at 60% of Dec target

States are on track of fiscal consolidation with their total borrowings reaching Rs 5 trillion till October, which is 60 per cent of the projected borrowings of Rs 8.38 trillion till December 2024,......

Govt to set up private textile parks to curb China imports

To curb raw material imports from China and promote textiles, the Uttar Pradesh government is looking to set up nearly a dozen private textile parks in the state. Garment workers cut fabric to......

Fresh formal hiring at 4-month low in August

The number of monthly fresh formal hirings saw a slowdown in August, signalling a downturn in the formal labour market. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In August, the number of new......

'Kanda Express' to bring 1,600 tonnes of onions to Delhi on Oct 20

In a significant move to control spiralling onion prices ahead of the festive season, the government will transport 1,600 tonnes of buffer stock via railways from Maharashtra to Delhi — the......

Lovlina, Thapa lead Assam's charge at National Games

Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and six-time Asian champion Shiva Thapa led the way with commanding wins in their respective boxing bouts at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Thursday. In......

19-year-old Meena shatters pole vault record to win gold

IMAGE: Dev Kumar Meena bettered the previous National record of 5.31m set by Subramani Siva while winning the gold in the 2022 Games in Gujarat. Photograph: Athletics Federation of India/X Madhya......

Sachin's record-breaking throw: India's next javelin star?

IMAGE: Sachin Yadav's 84.39m throw is the fifth career-best throw by an Indian javelin thrower after Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena, Shivpal Singh and Davinder Singh Kang. Photograph: Sachin......

National Games: Kujur, Yarraji shine with sprint golds

IMAGE: Animesh Kujur and Jyothi Yarraji celebrate after winning the men's and women's 200m gold medals at the National Games in Dehradun on Tuesday. Photograph: Reliance Foundation Youth......

National Games: Odisha's Kujur sprints to 100m gold

Track and field athletes grab spotlight  IMAGE: The 21-year-old Animesh Kujur clocked Games record-equalling time of 10.28 seconds to win the men's 100m gold medal. Odisha's Kujur and Amlan......