Krishnanagar (WB): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stepped up the attack against the Mamata Banerjee government, labelling it as being synonymous with “oppression, dynasty politics, and betrayal” and claimed that the TMC has achieved a “mastery” in turning schemes into scams. Speaking at a rally in Krishnanagar in Nadia district, Modi outlined an ambitious…
New Delhi: Taking a strong view of Google pulling off some apps from its Play Store, the government on Saturday said delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted and that the tech company and the startups concerned have been called for a meeting next week. In an interview to PTI, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini…
New Delhi: The Press Trust of India has joined DataLEADS and Google-backed India ELection Fact-Checking Collective, Shakti, to aid early detection of online misinformation and deepfakes. In a blogpost, Google said as part of its commitment to enable the news ecosystem to combat misinformation, it will support Shakti – India Election Fact-Checking Collective – a…
Barwaada (Jharkhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the NDA will win over 400 seats in the elections relying on “Modi’s guarantee” and hit out at the JMM-led ruling dispensation for “corruption”, “dynastic governance” and “extortion”. Accusing opposition bloc INDIA of creating hurdles in the implementation of schemes, Modi claimed that the ruling…
Lucknow: An Election Commission delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar held a review meeting of divisional and district officers here on Friday. The 13-member team arrived in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday for a three-day visit to assess preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Friday’s meeting was attended by police and administrative officials…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Income Tax department on an appeal challenging an order which had set aside the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) decision directing disclosure of information about the PM CARES Fund to an RTI applicant. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS…
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Friday awarded the construction of three solar and wind hybrid power generation facilities to an Indian company after scrapping a tender won by a Chinese firm. New Delhi has long been concerned about growing Chinese influence in the island nation, which sits near key global shipping lanes and which India considers…
Arambag (West Bengal): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the TMC government in West Bengal over atrocities on women in Sandeshkhali. He said the entire country is seething with anger over the issue. Modi also slammed the opposition bloc INDIA for maintaining a stoic silence on the Sandeshkhali horrors. Speaking…
Bengaluru: At least five persons were injured in a fire caused by a suspected LPG cylinder blast at popular city eatery Rameshwaram Cafe here on Friday, police said. While there was no immediate word on the exact number of injured persons, police said at least five people have been taken to hospital. The explosion at…
New Delhi: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Friday paid a dividend of Rs 2,441 crore to the government. “Smt @nsitharaman receives a dividend cheque of Rs 2,441.44 crore from Shri Siddhartha Mohanty, Chairman – Life Insurance Corporation of India (@LICIndiaForever),” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Office said in a post on X. The dividend…
