PM Modi lauds pace of urban India’s transformation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that cities like Pune would have had to wait decades for Metro connectivity if the network had continued expanding at the pace it did before 2014. In a post on X, Modi said India had only 248 km of Metro lines across five cities in 2014,…
UP 2027 polls extremely crucial for poor, exploited Dalits: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday described the next Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls as “extremely important” for the exploited and deprived among the “Bahujan Samaj as well as the upper-caste”, asserting that only her party government could guarantee justice, security and a life of self-respect for the oppressed and poor sections. The assembly polls are…
Bengal CM pledges power subsidy to four lakh farmers, special package for cultivators in 3 districts
Pursurah (WB): Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced a host of welfare measures for farmers in West Bengal and promised a special package for those in Alipurduar, Jhargram and Purulia districts, projecting his government’s commitment to ensuring their well-being. Addressing an event in Hooghly district’s Pursurah, he said that 46 lakh farmers in West…
‘Spend more time in India’: Rijiju jabs Rahul, lists conditions for Congress to ‘win more MPs’
New Delhi: Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, Union minister Kiren Rijiju has listed some conditions for the Congress, saying if the party wants to “win more MPs”, its senior leader must spend more time in India and stop meeting “anti-India people”. Rijiju has been taking on Gandhi and other Congress leaders for demanding an…
Jaishankar urges Commonwealth partners to ‘de-risk and diversify’
St. John’s: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has urged Commonwealth partners to “de-risk and diversify”, emphasising the need to enhance local distribution among member nations. Jaishankar arrived in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, on Tuesday to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). “Commonwealth partners also need to de-risk and diversify. This requires shorter…
Several feared trapped after three-storey building collapses in Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar
New Delhi: A three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar on Thursday, with several people feared trapped under the debris, officials said. The incident was reported at 9.50 am from Gali Sitara, near the Chawri Bazaar Metro station. At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, have been rushed to…
Opposition’s Agnipath Obsession
The Congress and its allies seem to have an incurable problem: whenever the Narendra Modi government introduces a reform, particularly one aimed at strengthening national security, their first instinct is to oppose it, discredit it and manufacture controversy. The latest revision of the Agnipath scheme is yet another example of this political bankruptcy. Instead of…
Fit Rohit matches Kohli’s flair on the field as India run riot in Auckland
Online Sports Desk Make no mistake, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are pushing hard for a place at the 2027 ODI World Cup. The intensity of their efforts was on show in Auckland on Wednesday as the two senior India batters combined to manufacture two wickets against New Zealand in the opening ODI of the…
Central scheme on fast track courts will ensure faster justice: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Union Cabinet’s approval of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) will ensure faster justice. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of the CSS for FTSCs, including exclusive POCSO Courts, for a further period of five years with effect…
Cabinet decision on Agniveers significant; will empower youth, Army: BJP
New Delhi: BJP chief spokesperson Anil Baluni on Wednesday hailed the Cabinet decision to offer an extension to Agniveers set to exit the military at the end of their four-year tenure as “significant”, saying it will empower youth and the Army, and secure India. In a major overhaul of the Agnipath scheme, the government announced…
