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Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann (ANI) Punjab’s Road Safety Force (SSF), launched in January 2024 under the leadership of chief minister Bhagwant Mann has saved over 35,000 lives by providing rapid medical assistance at accident sites.The force has made significant strides in improving road safety, emergency response times, and public security across the state,…

NEW DELHI: Arun Jaitley’s son, Rohan Jaitley, on Saturday rebutted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s claim that the late Finance Minister had been sent to “threaten” him for opposing the Modi government’s now-repealed farm laws. Speaking at the Congress-organised Annual Legal Conclave 2025, Gandhi recalled a tense exchange, saying, “I remember when I was fighting against…

NEW DELHI: Ex-BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Saturday said her acquittal by the NIA court in the 2008 Malegaon blast case is a victory of ‘Bhagwa, Sanatana and Rashtra’ and accused Congress of making this lawsuit against her and six other people.“‘Bhagawa, Sanatana aur Rashtra ki vijay hui hai’… I had to face a…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for several development projects worth around Rs 2,200 crore during his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.The projects span various sectors including infrastructure, education, healthcare, tourism, urban development, and cultural heritage.He laid the foundation stone for several initiatives under the Smart Distribution Project,…

NEW DELHI: Continuous heavy rainfall on Saturday brought large parts of Bihar’s capital Patna to a standstill, causing severe waterlogging and traffic congestion. Visuals from Kurji Road and other low-lying areas showed flooded streets, traffic jams, and pedestrians struggling to navigate waterlogged roads. Kerala Hit by Earliest Monsoon Since 2009 | IMD Predicts Above-Normal Rainfall…

NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju defended the deployment of CISF personnel in the Rajya Sabha’s Well, citing instances where MPs had physically climbed atop the treasury bench and assured Congress that no MP would be stopped from speaking. Earlier, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge expressed concerns on Friday over CISF personnel deployment. Condemning the…

NEW DELHI: One terrorist was killed in an ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The encounter began on Friday evening.The Army’s Chinar Corps said in a post on X, “… One terrorist has been neutralised by the security forces so far. Operation continues.”According to officials, a joint team…

NEW DELHI: The draft roll for Bihar published by the Election Commission on Friday includes 7.24 crore electors who submitted their enumeration forms within the July 25 deadline. Bihar’s electorate, as per the draft roll, is over 65.6 lakh less than its 7.9 crore strength on June 24, 2025, ahead of the onset of the…

New Delhi: Reminding Centre and the states that earning revenue should not be prioritised over the ecology and environment, Supreme Court has expressed deep concern over uncontrolled constructions and inflow of tourists in Himachal Pradesh, saying the day is not far when the Himalayan state may vanish from the map of the country if remedial…

KULLU: Cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh is trying its luck with lottery to turn its fortunes. The cabinet has allowed lottery operations, which were shut down in 1999. Burdened with a debt of over Rs 1 lakh crore, it hopes to make a modest Rs 50 crore to Rs 100 crore annually from sale of lottery tickets.The…