The sale of alcohol and non-vegetarian food will now be banned in these areas. The Yogi Adityanath government issued a notification Friday declaring 22 wards under the jurisdiction of the Mathura-Vrindavan Municipal Corporation a “Pavitra Teertha Sthal (pious place of pilgrimage)”. The sale o

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has now started special flights to 18 countries under an Air Bubble arrangement from September. Tickets to sanctioned destinations can only be booked through the Air India airline. Any person willing to purchase the ticket can get it through the official website, Air I

The weekly has made these allegations in the context of glitches in the new Income Tax e-filing portal developed by Infosys. The website went online on June 7 but has since continued to pose problems for taxpayers. Software major Infosys is seen as one of the key blue-chip homegrown pioneers

The US has conveyed that India is not a priority, but the BJP govt is keeping up the ‘happy marriage’ pretense. The “horses for courses” mantra of the US foreign policy is badly hurting India’s strategic and security interests in Afghanistan today. But India’s External Affairs Minis

The renovation of a historical monument in India's Punjab state where British troops once killed hundreds of men, women and children has sparked furious debate and concerns over the "Disneyfication" of history. On April 13, 1919, British troops fired without warning on a peaceful protest of thousan

Shooter Avani Lekhara has created sporting history after becoming the first Indian woman to win a Paralympics gold medal. The 19-year-old won with an impressive score of 149.6 in the final event of women's 10m air rifle standing at Tokyo on Monday. With this, Lekhara has se

NEW DELHI: The farmers on Saturday blocked national and state highways after the police 'lathicharged' protesters in Haryana's Karnal. The farmers were protesting against a meeting on the upcoming municipal polls chaired by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Several farmers sustained injuries

The special Vistadome train service between Guwahati and New Haflong will initially run two days a week -- on Wednesdays and Saturdays -- with stops at Manderdisa and Maibong stations. It has huge windows and transparent roofs, thus allowing an obstruction-free view of the surroundings.(HT Fi

With the Taliban having an air arm and in possession of surface-to-air missiles, airlines are likely to give Afghanistan a wide berth, increasing travel time to Central Asia The weekly flight between Tashkent and Delhi took two-and-a-half hours to reach Delhi on August 10. The same flight

Investors will be watching US Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole, which will offer a guidance on when emergency support will be scaled back.bloomberg Investors wait for Fed chairman’s signal on taper before making next move Foreign flows into Indian markets are being dra

It is probably the first time that nine names have been recommended for the Supreme Court and all have been approved by the government. New Delhi:  The President today approved all nine names, including three women, recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium and accepted by the governm

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medalist Ravi Dahiya says he has decided to give the upcoming wrestling World Championship a miss since he did not get time to prepare for the selection trials that WFI is organizing next week to pick the Indian team for the prestigious tournament. The Wrestling Federati

KEY HIGHLIGHTS RIL's New Energy Council to be chaired by R Mashelkar, National Research Professor and Independent Director at Reliance Industries RIL green council members include Alan Finkel, Rachid Yazami, Robert Armstrong, Martin Green, David Milstein, Geoffrey Maitland, H

Mehbooba Mufti's remarks drew a sharp reaction from the BJP which accused her of indulging in "politics of hatred" after losing ground in the Union Territory. Chandigarh: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Sunday attacked former Jammu and Kashmir CM and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti over her remark

Afghanistan Crisis: "I feel like crying...Everything that was built in the last 20 years is now finished. It's zero now," Narender Singh Khalsa told reporters at the Hindon air base near Delhi. New Delhi:  Two Afghan senators were among the 24 Sikhs who landed in India this morning, lookin

The ranking was based on three metrics including peer-to-peer exchange trading volume and value received. India was followed by Pakistan and Ukraine at rank three and four respectively. India ranks second in the global cryptocurrency adoption index only behind Vietnam, according to the 2021 G

India has long-standing relations with Afghanistan, especially in trade. India has a large investment in Afghanistan. New Delhi: The Taliban have stopped all imports and exports with India after entering Kabul and taking over the country on Sunday. Dr Ajay Sahai, Director General (DG) of F

India sent two C-17s, which flew into Kabul using a circuitous route through Iranian airspace and over the Arabian Sea in order to avoid flying over Pakistan or spending too much time in the uncontrolled Afghan airspace. India on Tuesday withdrew its ambassador and diplomatic staff from Kabul, an