Varanasi: Ayushman Aarogya Mandir replaces slaughterhouse, locals elated

IANS | June 26, 2025 9:24 PM

Varanasi, June 26 (IANS) In a move that has sent wave of happiness among the locals, an erstwhile slaughterhouse has been turned into an Ayushman Aarogya Mandir – paving the way for treatment of a number of residents in the vicinity while sparing them from travelling to long distance for good treatment.

‘Dreamer and disciplined’: School teachers recall fond memories of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

IANS | June 26, 2025 7:18 PM

Lucknow, June 26 (IANS) As IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla made history by becoming the first Indian to enter the International Space Station (ISS), his schoolteachers in Lucknow are beaming with pride, and are fondly remembering the quiet, focused boy who once walked their school corridors and shared memories of his early years, as they prayed for his safety and success in space.

AAP govt indulging in political vendetta to gag Majithia: Akali Dal

IANS | June 26, 2025 7:00 PM

Chandigarh, June 26 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab has "violated" the law by registering a disproportionate assets case against party leader Bikram Singh Majithia without holding either a preliminary or regular probe.

‘Vote for your children’: Prashant Kishor slams RJD and NDA

IANS | June 26, 2025 6:54 PM

Patna, June 26 (IANS) Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav over the issue faced by Bihar, and asked the common people to consider their children’s future before voting in the upcoming elections.

Rahul Gandhi’s demand for digital voter list legally untenable: Experts

IANS | June 26, 2025 6:48 PM

New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s persistent demand that ECI provide machine-readable digital copies of the voter lists for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and subsequent Vidhan Sabha elections appears to be legally untenable, said constitutional experts and sources on Thursday.