Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rolled out development projects worth Rs 11,600 crore in Assam. The infrastructure projects, some funded by the state government and some by the Centre, were unveiled at a function at the Veterinary College Playground in Khanapara in Guwahati. Some of the major projects for which foundation stones were…
New Delhi: Crime Branch officials reached the residence of Delhi minister Atishi on Sunday to serve a notice in connection with allegations that the BJP was attempting to “poach” Aam Aadmi Party MLAs. Sources said Atishi was not present at her residence. The minister, however, has given directions to her office staff to receive the…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned the threats to his party colleague from Andhra Pradesh, Y S Sharmila, and termed it a disgraceful act. “Insulting and threatening women, a vile and cowardly act, is unfortunately the most common weapon of the weak,” Gandhi said in a post on X. “The Congress party…
Washington: Militaries from the United States and the United Kingdom conducted additional strikes against the Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen on Saturday, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said. In a statement issued on Saturday, Austin said that the US and the UK also received support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand in…
Panaji: “Future-perfect, the Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Cocktails would grow from a relatively unknown category to one of the best-selling sub-categories in India,” says Dr. Mohan Krishna founder of Cheers group, and he adds “there would be a ‘significant shift’ to RTD from the beer category and as well from the overall spirit connoisseurs on the plank…
Godda (Jharkhand): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP of attempting to “steal” the government in Jharkhand and asserted that the Congress intervened to safeguard the people’s mandate. Addressing a gathering during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Godda district, Gandhi highlighted the role of the Congress in protecting the JMM-led coalition government,…
Hyderabad: Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu and several other leaders on Saturday hailed the Centre’s decision to confer Bharat Ratna award on veteran BJP leader L K Advani. Venkaiah Naidu said on ‘X’ that he is pleased beyond words to learn that the highest…
Ranchi: A special court in Ranchi on Saturday allowed former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to participate in the trust vote in the state assembly on February 5. Soren, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in a money laundering case, filed a petition before the special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court,…
New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani said on Saturday that the Bharat Ratna award is not only an honour for him as a person but also for the ideals and principles that he strove to serve throughout life to the best of his ability. “With utmost humility and gratitude, I accept the Bharat…
Patna: Portfolios were on Saturday allocated in the new Bihar cabinet, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar retaining the crucial home portfolio but giving away finance, which his JD(U) had held, to new ally BJP. According to an official notification besides home, which helps the CM maintain control over the state police, Kumar has also retained…
