Samastipur residents hail Namo Bharat Rapid rail as a 'big thing for Bihar'

IANS | April 24, 2025 8:41 PM

Samastipur (Bihar), April 24 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagging off the first 16-coach Namo Bharat Rapid Rail service between Bihar's Jayanagar and capital Patna, marking a significant expansion in India’s semi-high-speed rail network, residents of Samastipur are elated.

HM Amit Shah & Rajnath Singh brief all-party meet on Pahalgam attack

IANS | April 24, 2025 6:49 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday briefed leaders of various political parties on the Pahalgam terror attack and heard their views at an all-party meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and addressed by Home Minister Amit Shah.

Pahalgam terror attack: India scales down BSF's ceremonial display at Attari

IANS | April 24, 2025 5:30 PM

Amritsar, April 24 (IANS) In the wake of the terror attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said a calibrated decision has been taken to scale down the ceremonial display during the Retreat Ceremony, a daily military exercise that takes place before sunset, at Punjab's Attari, Hussainiwala and Sadki borders along Pakistan.