Rajasthan created a world record on Thursday by bringing more than a lakh people together at a yoga session. Two representatives from Guinness World Records watched as yoga guru Baba Ramdev put the gathering, which included Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, through a series of asanas. The international private organisation then handed over a certificate to Ms. Raje and Baba […]
» Read morePolice have arrested the Chittorgarh unit chief of the Shri Rajput Karni Sena, after its spokesperson who declared that over 1,900 women of the community are “ready” to commit jauhar (mass immolation) as part of protests over the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat. Police swooped down on the residences of Karni Sena Chittorgarh unit President, Govind Singh Khangarot, and […]
» Read moreAt least 32 passengers of a bus were killed when their vehicle plunged into the Banas river in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan after its driver lost control on a 100-foot high bridge near Dubi village on December 23. The bus broke the railing of the bridge and fell into the river. The passengers were mostly from the nearby towns […]
» Read moreWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced a solatium of ₹3 lakh for the family of Afrajul Khan, 50, a migrant worker from Malda district, who was killed in Rajasamand, Rajasthan. She also announced a job for one of his family members. In a tweet, Ms. Banerjee described the incident as a “very sad” one. “Afrajul Khan of […]
» Read moreA 17-year-old-girl, with a blue whale carved into her arm, was rescued when she tried to kill herself by jumping into the Kaylana Lake on the outskirts of Jodhpur late on Monday night. The girl allegedly wanted to complete the final task of the lethal Blue Whale Challenge game by ending her life. The girl told the policemen and divers […]
» Read moreBollywood actor Salman Khan on Friday appeared before the District and Sessions Court in Jodhpur for verification of bail bonds in an Arms Act case related to the killing of black bucks in 1998. The court had summoned him while hearing an appeal by the Rajasthan government challenging his acquittal by the trial court in the case. The court has […]
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