Kolkata: The BJP government in West Bengal sharpened its attack on the previous TMC dispensation over alleged corruption in the higher education sector, with minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay hinting that the arrest of one or more university vice-chancellors for alleged irregularities under the former regime would not be surprising. Chattopadhyay on Tuesday said the state’s immediate…
Bengaluru: Bhanu Prakash Reddy, a member of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) which oversees the affairs of the Tirupati temple, has opposed Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s proposal to change existing protocols for the ‘Nithya Aarthi’ or daily lamp-offering, potentially turning one of the most sacred Hindu religious places of worship into a political battlefield….
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday accused the previous Trinamool Congress government of neglecting Tarakeswar Dham and asserted that his administration would develop the revered shrine into an international-standard pilgrimage destination while preserving the state’s religious and cultural heritage. Addressing a religious gathering organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad at Tarakeswar on…
New Delhi: A curated selection of walking sticks and batons — symbols of both exquisite craftsmanship and authority they once represented — drawn from the reserve collection of Prime Ministers’ Museum will be displayed as part of an exhibition that opens here on Tuesday, officials said. Titled “Walking with Legacy”, the exhibition is being hosted…
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…
