NEW DELHI: Prime Narendra Modi on Wednesday ate Jhalmuri served by West Bengal chief minister at the NDA meeting in New Delhi.The PM shared a video on social media, saying, “Sharing Jhalmuri with fellow NDA leaders at the NDA meeting today.” In the clip, PM can be seen enjoying and laughing while tasting the Jhalmuri….
Malviya nagar fire incident (Image source: ANI) A Delhi court on Wednesday sent two accused in the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy, hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj and hotel accountant Jay Mishra, to 12 days of judicial custody.The order was passed by Judge Bhanu Pratap Singh following a request by the Delhi Police, which is investigating the…
Every harvest season, the outcomes are dreaded. Tomatoes get mushy, leafy vegetables go limp within hours of being cut. In Northeast India, most agricultural yields never make it to urban markets, the reason isn’t a lack of produce or demand, but because refrigerated vehicles are the only option, and their fuel and transit costs make…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing speculation over the possibility of Trinamool Congress merging with Congress as nothing but rumour mongering, those aware of the matters discussed at the meeting between Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee have made it clear that there was no discussion on the issue.“The issue of merger…
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government has directed education authorities across the state to ensure that schools do not compel parents to buy books from private publishers or designated vendors in violation of RTE Act. The action followed after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), acting on a complaint filed by Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, president…
Amid NDA’s celebration of PM Modi’s 12 years tenure in office, the Congress has launched a sharp attack on the central government, accusing them of undermining democratic institutions and attempting to erase India’s political history.Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah alleged that BJP’s celebration of PM Modi‘s long tenure was “the biggest insult to democracy.”Citing the rejection…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Wednesday refuted the reports of a possible merger with Congress after speculation intensified following an INDIA bloc huddle and a subsequent meeting between Mamata Banerjee and Sonia Gandhi.According to highly placed sources aware of the matters discussed at the meeting between Rahul Gandhi and Abhishek Banerjee, there was no discussion…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 11th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog on Thursday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi.The meeting will be held under the theme “Inclusive Human Development for Viksit Bharat @2047” and is expected to bring together chief ministers, lieutenant governors, Union ministers, and senior…
Swapan Dasgupta (File photo) NEW DELHI: Newly sworn-in West Bengal ministers were allocated portfolios on Wednesday, with Swapan Dasgupta placed in charge of the finance department and Tapas Roy appointed as industries minister.Dasgupta was elected from the Rashbehari assembly constituency and is a former Rajya Sabha member.The allocation covered 13 Cabinet ministers and 22 ministers…
Congress on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to immediately reverse the rejection of its Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination from Madhya Pradesh, calling the poll body’s decision ‘egregious’ and ‘blatantly unlawful’.A delegation of senior Congress leaders, including KC Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala, Jairam Ramesh, Deepa Dasmunshi, Vivek Tankha and Abhishek Singhvi, met Election Commission…
