New Delhi: In a strong diplomatic pushback, India on Wednesday condemned the United States for imposing additional tariffs on Indian goods over continued oil imports from Russia, calling the move “unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable.” The condemnation came after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order hiking tariffs by another 25%, bringing the total to…
Jhargram (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday threw the gauntlet before the BJP ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, declaring: “You cannot defeat me unless I let you”. The Trinamool Congress supremo, however, did not name the BJP. Addressing a public meeting at Panchmatha More in Jhargram, Banerjee said she is a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) that his government is working with a holistic vision to rejuvenate infrastructure nationwide, asserting that India has witnessed a governance model that is transparent, sensitive, and citizen-centric over the last 11 years. Speaking at an event at Kartavya Path hours after inaugurating Kartavya…
Mumbai: The Urban Development (UD) department never issued any order assigning the charge of general manager, BEST, to IAS officer Ashwini Joshi, the Maharashtra government said on Wednesday, following claims that two officials were appointed to the same post by different departments. The Opposition claimed that while the General Administration Department, headed by Chief Minister…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Kartavya Bhavan, the first of the ten upcoming Common Central Secretariat buildings to house the bureaucracy. The ambitious project is aimed at bringing ministries and departments under one roof for efficiency. Kartavya Bhavan-03, the first to be inaugurated, will house the Home Affairs, External Affairs, Rural…
Bilaspur: A tragic accident occurred at the NTPC power plant in Sipat, Chhattisgarh, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to four others on Wednesday (August 6). The incident unfolded when a trolley, reportedly used for industrial purposes inside the plant, suddenly fell, trapping several workers underneath. According to officials, the trolley collapse…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China from August 31 to September 1 for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. This will be his first trip to Beijing since the Galwan clash in 2020. Before visiting China for the SCO summit, PM Modi will first visit Japan on August 30, where he will participate…
New Delhi: A 28-member group of tourists, comprising natives of Kerala, including 20 settled in Maharashtra, has gone missing following catastrophic mudslides triggered by a cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Tuesday (August 5). Relatives reported that the tourists last made contact as they set out from Uttarkashi to Gangotri, a route that was later…
Sambhal (UP): A case has been registered against the chairman of the Shahi Jama Masjid Management Committee and several others for allegedly taking out a celebratory procession in Sambhal following his release from jail, police said here on Wednesday. An FIR was lodged at the Sambhal Kotwali police station on Tuesday on a complaint from…
Dehradun: Heavy rain continued to pound Uttarkashi as rescuers resumed their operations on Wednesday in Dharali, searching for flash flood victims amid the rubble. Nearly half of the picturesque Dharali village was ravaged by the flash flood on Tuesday afternoon. The village is the main stopover on the way to Gangotri, from where the Ganga…
