A dominating Bajrang Punia was one win away from clinching his maiden Asian Games gold medal but it was all over Sushil Kumar who crashed out of the mega sporting event after losing his first bout here on Sunday. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Bajrang, who got a bye in the first round, won all three bouts by technical superiority, asserting ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A huge crowd converged at Har Ki Pauri here today to bid a final farewell to their beloved leader and former prime minister Vajpayee as his ashes were immersed in the Ganga river by family members and BJP leaders. Top party leaders including BJP president Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A parliamentary committee looking into the issue of mounting non-performing assets (NPAs) has asked former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan to appear before it and brief on the matter. Rajan was invited after former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian praised him before the Parliament’s Committee on Estimates, headed by veteran BJP leader Murali Manohar Joshi, for identifying ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Eid al-Adha or Bakrid 2018 is just around the corner, and Muslims around the world are gearing up for the festivities with much fervour. As per predictions Bakrid falls on 22nd August this year. The festival celebrates the spirit of sacrifice and true devotion. A quintessential Eid spread is a meat lover’s dream come true. From the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A major portion of Lower Mall Road in Nainital caved in and slid into the Naini lake, disrupting traffic in the popular hill station in Uttarakhand. SDM Abhishek Ruhela said a 25-metre-long and two-metre-wide portion of the road collapsed into the lake on Saturday. However, it caused no harm to any vehicle or passerby, he added. Rain over ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Air Force Selection Board, Dehradun hosted the annual Presidents’ Conclave from Aug 13-18, wherein Presidents of the various Selection Boards across the country came together and discussed strategies and evolving trends in selection. No 1 Air Force Selection Board, Dehradun is a premier institution which has been performing this daunting task of selecting  candidates with innate qualities ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today an immediate financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to the rain-battered Kerala, after reviewing the flood situation in the state. Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh per person to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured from the Prime Minister’s National ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ashes will be submerged into Holy Ganga river at Haridwar on Sunday. For this senior leaders including BJP national president Amit Shah along with others are visiting along with Vajpayee’s ashes. As the news broke then there was rush among the priests for performing rituals. Among the priest Akhilesh Shashtri has shown evidence of ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Centre, acting on the recommendation of the Madhya Pradesh government, has decided to prematurely retire a 1995 batch Indian Police Service officer “in public interest” with immediate effect, an official said today. IPS officer Mayank Jain (51) was suspended after the Lokayukta police raided his properties in May 2014 claiming to have unearthed illegal wealth allegedly ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas officially announced their engagement after a pooja ceremony held at the actor’s residence here, ending months of speculation about their relationship. Both Priyanka and her beau declared their love for each other on their Instagram pages after the ceremony. Priyanka shared a photo from the ceremony where she is seen ...