Day: October 2, 2019

India open defecation-free, says Modi

9:32 pm October 2, 2019

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday declared that India is now open defecation-free. Speaking at a ‘Swachh Bharat Diwas’ programme here on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, Modi also said the world appreciated India for providing toilets to over 60 crore people. When Modi launched the ambitious Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign after becoming […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

UP: Six more deaths in rain-related incidents

9:29 pm October 2, 2019

Lucknow: Six more people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in the state, an UP government official said on Wednesday. With this, the number of total deaths has gone up to 117. Of the six deaths reported on Wednesday, three died in a house collapse due to heavy rainfall in Amethi. One person sustained injuries. […]

People gather at Gandhi statue to mark birth anniversary

Humanism is the core of nationalism: Senthil

9:22 pm October 2, 2019

Mangaluru: Humanism and non-violence are the core tenets of nationalism propagated by Mahatma Gandhi, which appears to be lacking in the country in the present circumstances, former Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil said on Wednesday. Senthil, who resigned recently reportedly due to some pressures he had to face in service, was delivering a […]

Six persons forced to consume human excreta in Odisha

9:19 pm October 2, 2019

Berhampur: A group of people pulled out the teeth of six elderly persons and forced them to consume human excreta at a village in Odisha’s Ganjam district suspecting them of practising witchcraft, police said on Wednesday. A group of people of Goparpur village suspected that the six elderly men practised witchcraft which caused the death […]

Trump campaign releases commercial for Indian-Americans featuring Modi

India’s stature rising on world stage: Modi

9:10 pm October 2, 2019

Ahmedabad: India’s stature is rising on the world stage and a glimpse of the respect the country has globally was seen during the ‘HowdyModi’ event in Houston, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Wednesday. The world can see that India is at the forefront of several positive changes taking place at the world stage, […]