Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she will resign if it is proven that she dialled Union Home Minister Amit Shah after TMC lost the national party status. Banerjee, who was speaking to reporters at West Bengal’s state sectretariat, said that her party’s name will remain All India Trinamool Congress. “I will…

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a nine-day trip to Guyana, Panama, Colombia and the Dominican Republic beginning Friday to explore bilateral cooperation in new areas. It will be Jaishankar’s first visit as the external affairs minister to these countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) member Babulal Katara, one of the three persons arrested recently in connection with the 2022 teacher recruitment paper leak case, had allegedly received Rs 60 lakh for leaking the question paper, a senior police official said on Wednesday. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police arrested the RPSC…

Mumbai: A day after Ajit Pawar claimed leaders of other parties were behaving like spokespersons of the Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said he only listens to NCP chief Sharad Pawar. Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Raut said what can he do if “bitter truth hurts anyone”, a reference to his…

New Delhi: The Delhi government plans to provide small plants and pots free of cost at people’s doorstep to enhance the green cover in the national capital, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday. He told PTI, in an interview, that a team is being set up to identify plant species that have a high mortality…

Prayagraj (UP):  Five police personnel were suspended on Wednesday for negligence in connection with the killing of mafia-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, a senior officer said here on Wednesday. Shahganj police station in-charge Ashwani Kumar Singh was among those suspended. The remaining are a sub-inspector and three constables. Ahmad and Ashraf were shot…

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asked the Army to maintain strong vigil along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China as the situation in the northern sector remained “tense” in view of deployment of PLA troops. In his address at the Army Commanders’ Conference, Singh, without making specific references, called upon…

Mysuru (K’taka): Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday filed nomination from Varuna constituency in this district, for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls. The Leader of Opposition in the Assembly was accompanied by former Minister H C Mahadevappa and Congress leaders. Siddaramaiah’s son Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah is the sitting Congress MLA…

Jaipur: Senior Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday said former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot should have raised his demand for action in corruption cases in the Rajasthan Assembly, instead of holding a day-long fast. The AICC in-charge for Rajasthan also said he was “looking minutely” at those working for the Congress party and those…

Dharamsala: The two-day G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) conference on building a sustainable and eco-innovative energy transition system commenced at this Himachal Pradesh city on Wednesday. According to a statement, representatives of G20 countries, 27 foreign delegates and 35 experts from India along with delegates and invitees will participate in the meeting. The main…