Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday inaugurated the Ramayana Wax Museum and a zonal office building, two of the 245 development projects worth over Rs 290 crore in Ayodhya he launched or laid the foundation of. The temple town is “no longer neglected or disregarded,” he asserted at the event. Addressing a…
Mumbai: Facing revolt by 6 Lok Sabha MPs of his party, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he was ready to quit his post if the party didn’t have faith in him, while his opponent and Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde hinted at more defections from the rival camp. Thackeray and Shinde…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he will visit West Bengal on June 20 and 21 to attend Paschim Banga Divas celebrations, launch several key development and agriculture initiatives, participate in the International Yoga Day event, and commission three indigenously built warships. In a series of post on X, Modi said June 20 would…
Patna: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the Centre has allocated a record budget of more than Rs 10,000 crore in the current financial year for the development of rail infrastructure in Bihar. Vaishnaw, who arrived here for a day-long visit to the state, announced the launch of a new express train service from…
Omkareshwar (MP): President Droupadi Murmu on Friday expressed confidence that India would eradicate sickle cell disease well before its national target year of 2047, underscoring the need for concerted efforts to raise awareness about the genetic blood disorder, particularly among tribal communities. She was addressing a state-level programme in Omkareshwar on the occasion of World…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan, who also holds the Finance portfolio, on Friday presented the revised Budget for 2026–27 in the Assembly, pledging to build a “New Kerala” with inclusive growth and sustainable infrastructure development. Citing severe fiscal stress, hidden liabilities, lower remittances and inflation as key challenges before the government, the CM…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended birthday greetings to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, wishing him good health and a long life. Gandhi, who serves as the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, turned 56 on Friday. “Best wishes to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Shri Rahul…
Ranchi: Amid cross-voting, NDA-supported Independent candidate Parimal Nathwani on Thursday won one of the two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand, defeating the Congress’s Pranav Jha, an official said. The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baidyanath Ram was elected to the other seat. Nathwani polled 28 votes after which he was declared the winner, the…
Chennai: Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday dismissed the Tamil Nadu governor’s address to the Legislative Assembly as fodder for the ruling party’s “social media reels”, saying it fell far short of a vision document for the state’s development. The DMK leader alleged that Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar had read out the government’s…
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level review meeting on Thursday with senior officials from the Ministry of Education, state governments, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and higher education institutions to assess preparedness for the NEET-UG re-examination scheduled for June 21. The NEET-UG for admissions into medical courses took place on May…
