NEW DELHI: A Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable has been accused of trying to push a passenger out of a train, after a video of the incident spread widely on social media. The clip shows the officer slapping a young man, dragging him towards the open door and trying to push him out, as other…
Representational image (Source: X/CISF) NEW DELHI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which secures 13 major ports of the country, is working on a hybrid port security model, as part of which it has begun imparting specialised training to private security personnel deployed at the smaller ports.The first-ever specialised training module for private port security…
Noted actor Jaswinder Bhalla. (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Veteran Punjabi actor and comedian Jaswinder Bhalla passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on Friday morning after a brief illness, a family friend confirmed. He was 65.Bhalla had been admitted to the hospital a few days earlier after his health deteriorated, according to news agency…
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck the Drake Passage early Friday morning, according to geological monitoring agencies.The region lies between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica, known for its tectonic activity and rough seas.There are no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings.This is a developing story. Details to follow……
Rinku Singh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Cometh the hour, cometh Rinku Singh. The explosive batter marked his selection in India’s Asia Cup squad with a stunning century in the UPT20 League at Ekana Stadium on Thursday. Turning out for Meerut Mavericks, Rinku smashed 108 off just 48 deliveries, peppered with seven fours and eight…
AHMEDABAD: Twenty-nine years after then Gujarat minister Atmaram Patel’s dhoti was pulled during a BJP function at Sardar Patel Stadium, a city sessions court on Thursday dropped the criminal case against former Union minister A K Patel, one of the two first BJP Lok Sabha members.Another BJP politician, Mangaldas Patel, was also an accused in…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of personnel on Thursday said 63 appointments made in central government departments since 2018 through lateral entry, were not subject to reservation as they were made for specific assignments, keeping in view the candidates’ specialised knowledge and domain expertise.In reply to a written question in Rajya Sabha, junior minister for personnel Jitendra…
Xu said in the face of such acts, silence or compromise only emboldens the bully. NEW DELHI: With PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping set to carry forward the Sino-Indian rapprochement in their upcoming meeting in Tianjin, Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong Thursday backed India on the issue of US tariffs saying China…
The US state department is conducting a sweeping review of over 55 million valid visa holders as part of a broader vetting initiative aimed at identifying possible grounds for visa revocation and deportation, reported news agency AP.In a written response the department confirmed to the agency that all visa holders are subject to “continuous vetting,”…
Opposition’s vice-presidential candidate B Sudarshan Reddy with Arvind Kejriwal during a meeting, in New Delhi. Congress MP Pramod Tiwari and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee are also seen. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: In a show of solidarity, Congress and TMC leaders accompanied the opposition’s Vice Presidential candidate former Supreme Court judge B Sudarshan Reddy to the…