Patna: The NDA on Friday released its manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls, promising jobs to one crore youth, making of one crore ‘Lakhpathi Didi’, metro train services in four cities and seven international airports in the state, among others. Seven expressways, 10 industrial parks, free quality education from KG to PG and Rs 2,000…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Friday that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who fulfilled Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s dream of a unified India by abrogating Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. Flagging off the ‘Run for Unity’ on the 150th birth anniversary of the country’s first Home Minister, Sardar Patel, at the…
Ekta Nagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat on the 150th birth anniversary of India’s first home minister. The birth anniversary of Patel is being celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) on October 31 since 2014, when Modi became…
Leh/Jammu: Northern Army Commander, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, on Thursday witnessed ‘Exercise AstraShakti’ in the icy heights of the high-altitude areas of the Union Territory of Ladakh, officials said. The AstraShakti exercise is currently underway as a validation of long-range precision artillery firepower, swarm drones, counter-unmanned aerial surveillance systems, commando operations, and synergy with the…
New Delhi: India on Thursday reiterated its readiness to assist Afghanistan in sustainable water management projects, including hydroelectric initiatives. This move comes amid growing unease in Islamabad over the Taliban government’s plan to construct multiple dams on the Kunar River, a move that could severely impact Pakistan’s water and energy security. “As you know, there…
New Delhi: Since January, at least 2,790 Indian nationals who did not meet the criteria, and were illegally staying in the US, have returned, the government said on Thursday. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared the number at his weekly media briefing in response to a query. “On deportation, since January of this year,…
Chhapra/Muffarpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday charged the opposition Congress-RJD combine in Bihar with insulting ‘Chhathi Maiyya’, having “problems with Ram temple at Ayodhya” and “protecting infiltrators” for the politics of vote bank and appeasement. He made the remarks at back-to-back rallies in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra towns, a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…
Nalanda(Bihar): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lacks the courage to confront US President Donald Trump over America’s assertion that it stopped the India-Pakistan conflict. Addressing a poll rally in Nalanda, Gandhi alleged that Bihar has now become synonymous with paper leaks and poor health infrastructure. “The US President…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday alleged that the “Congress ecosystem” is against the state’s development, and the opposition party wants the youth to return to militancy. Sarma made the comments while responding to Karnataka Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge’s purported statement that investments meant for the southern state were being diverted towards…
Kolkata: To maintain transparency and clarify doubts among people regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) has launched voter helpline 1950, an official said. Citizens have been informed that they can now use the helpline, along with various state and district-level services, to raise questions and…
