Authorities shut Kartarpur corridor after ‘Operation Sindoor’, pilgrims not allowed passage

Authorities shut Kartarpur corridor after ‘Operation Sindoor’, pilgrims not allowed passage

File picture of Sikh pilgrims visiting the shrine of their spiritual leader Guru Nanak Dev, at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AP The Kartarpur corridor at Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district was shut for the day, a senior official said on Wednesday (May 7, 2025). The development came after … Read more

No traffic allowed on Bengaluru’s Church Street for a week owing to a revamp

No traffic allowed on Bengaluru’s Church Street for a week owing to a revamp

Work under way on Churuch Street on Monday. | Photo Credit: k. bhagya prakash Church Street was closed to traffic on Monday and this will continue for a week, as a private non-profit organisation, which has adopted the maintenance of the road for two years, has taken up repair works.  Several traders are upset with … Read more

Ghatkopar hoarding crash: Current GRP commissioner ignored all safety warnings, allowed illegal hoarding, says suspended IPS officer

Ghatkopar hoarding crash: Current GRP commissioner ignored all safety warnings, allowed illegal hoarding, says suspended IPS officer

Debris at the site after a 100-foot tall illegal billboard fell on a petrol pump on Monday due to rains and dust storm, in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Suspended IPS officer Quaiser Khalid has claimed before Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Ghatkopar hoarding crash that incumbent Government Railway … Read more

Rahul Gandhi: Hope voice of opposition will be allowed in Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi: Hope voice of opposition will be allowed in Lok Sabha

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi speaks during election of the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, on June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Congratulating Om Birla for being elected speaker of the Lok Sabha for a second term, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he hoped the Opposition … Read more

Centre says ‘de-reservation’ of seats not allowed as UGC draft guidelines spark criticism

Centre says ‘de-reservation’ of seats not allowed as UGC draft guidelines spark criticism

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said there is no scope for ambiguity in reservations after the introduction of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019. File | Photo Credit: ANI A controversy erupted on January 28 over UGC’s draft guidelines proposing that any vacancy reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates can … Read more

MCH security to be enhanced; only one bystander to be allowed

MCH security to be enhanced; only one bystander to be allowed

As part of enhancing the security inside Government Medical College Hospitals, only one person will be allowed henceforth for every patient in the ICU or ward as companion/help, a statement issued by Health Minister Veena George has said. Patients who needed additional care might be allowed one more companion/help strictly on the direction of the … Read more