Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday called upon Durga Puja organisers to uphold traditional religious practices and spiritualism during the festival, urging them to avoid unhealthy competition and preserve the neighbourhood spirit of the celebrations. Inaugurating the Tala Prottoy Durga Puja in north Kolkata, Adhikari called for a renewed emphasis on spiritualism…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed six governors, moving Keralam Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to Tamil Nadu and Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur to Keralam. Arlekar, who was sworn in as Keralam Governor on January 2, 2025, had been holding the additional charge of Tamil Nadu since March 12 this year. Sikkim Governor…
Kolkata: India and America are expanding cooperation across sectors, including defence, IT and healthcare, with investments and joint initiatives creating significant opportunities for both countries, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Monday. Speaking at a programme here to mark 250 years of America’s Independence, Gor highlighted the growing partnership between the two countries,…
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has invited INDIA bloc MPs for a high tea at his residence on Tuesday, sources said. They said a discussion on the strategy for joint protests against “vote chori” (vote theft) and to press for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation is expected…
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and others on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court over alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The plea has also been filed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Trnamool Congress Party (TMC) MP…
New Delhi: Heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed parts of Delhi-NCR early Monday, with the India Meteorological Department issuing a ‘red’ alert. The rain brought cooler conditions to the capital and triggered waterlogging in several areas. The Safdarjung observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, recorded 40 mm of rainfall till 5.30 am and the Delhi…
New Delhi: The entry and exit gates at six Delhi Metro stations, including Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk, will remain closed till 4 pm on Monday ahead of a protest announced by the Congress against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said the entry and exit facilities at…
New Delhi: Intensifying their agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the opposition parties would march to the Supreme Court on Monday, with Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge seeking a meeting with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant to raise the issue of “vote chori”. The Chief Justice, however, declined to meet Lok…
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he has taken development as his ‘mantra,’ and reaffirmed his commitment to serve the people of Tamil Nadu and ensure the state’s progress by working with Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. He listed the rapid strides made in various sectors in the last 12 years, including the…
New Delhi: Senior advocate and former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Adish C Aggarwala urged Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday to call off a proposed march to the Supreme Court on October 12, saying it would put undue political pressure on the judiciary, according to a press release….
