Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday dismissed speculations about the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (SP) switching sides, asserting that the veteran leader would never think about abandoning the Opposition alliance. Talking to reporters, Raut remarked that Pawar was becoming “impartial” by the day and was trying to take everyone along. Pawar…
Unnao: Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday inaugurated the 63-km Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, a project expected to reduce travel time between the two cities from around three hours to 40 minutes. Built for Rs 4,200 crore, the six-lane access-controlled expressway has three interchanges, two flyovers, one road…
Srinagar: The BJP on Monday threatened to initiate a defamation suit against Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah if he does not apologise or fails to provide evidence substantiating his allegations of poaching against the opposition party in the union territory. “The BJP Jammu and Kashmir has sent a legal notice to Chief Minister…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that his government will observe August 16 as ‘Ayushman Divas’ to commemorate the central government’s public health insurance scheme, breaking tradition with the erstwhile TMC government’s ‘Khela Hobey Divas’. The day will also mark the completion of 100 days of the Adhikari-led BJP government in the state,…
Kolkata: Firming up the West Bengal government’s stand on the emerging controversy over the suspension of entry passes for congregational prayers at a mosque inside the Kolkata airport, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the gates of the vital installation, which has critical geopolitical importance, cannot be kept open for outsiders. Emerging from a BJP’s special…
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, and People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone paid tributes to those who laid down their lives protesting against the rule of Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh in 1931. According to a party spokesperson, the leaders describe the sacrifice of the ‘martyrs’ as a defining chapter in…
New Delhi: Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday said the Central Vista redevelopment area should be referred to as the “Kartavya Bhawan Complex” or “Kartavya Bhawan Area”, and that the name “Central Vista” should no longer be used. Speaking at the foundation day of the Central Public Works Department, the minister…
Ayodhya: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing embezzlement of donation money at the Ram Temple may question people associated with the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya in the coming days, official sources said on Sunday. The SIT, headed by Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant, was constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government…
New Delhi: India declared a one-day national mourning on Monday as a mark of respect for former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing him as a “visionary leader”. Sheikh Hamad, known as Father Emir of Qatar, passed away this morning at the age of 74. He ruled…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and said the country will never forgive the BJP-RSS for the “betrayal of faith”. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, reiterated the party’s demands for an independent investigation…
