New Delhi: India on Thursday said it is “very positive” that the upcoming visit of US Vice President J D Vance will give a “further boost” to the India-US bilateral ties and “all relevant issues” will be on the table. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the comments while indicating that issues…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday alleged that the “anti-poor” Modi government is bent on “oppressing” MGNREGA workers and reiterated the party’s demands that their minimum wage per day be fixed at Rs 400 and that they be provided at least 150 days of work in a year. Kharge shared on X a…
New Delhi: In major relief to West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Thursday extended the services of terminated teachers found untainted by the CBI. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the state government’s submissions that teaching in various schools has been adversely impacted and fresh recruitment will…
Neemuch (MP): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Naxalism will be eliminated from the country by March 31, 2026, and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and the CRPF will play a major role in it. He was addressing the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 86th Raising Day function in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch…
Bhubaneshwar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday said that the RSS has inspired him to serve the people as their “chief servant” and not as the chief minister. Addressing the annual function of RSS-affiliate Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti (UBSS), Majhi noted the role played by the organisation in helping the people in distress during…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit back at her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, calling him the “biggest Bhogi” (a materialistic person), in response to his criticism of the recent violence in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. Addressing a gathering of Imams and religious leaders at the Netaji…
New Delhi: Asserting that no one has a “licence to loot”, the ruling BJP on Wednesday dismissed the Congress’s charge of vendetta after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheeted Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. Former law minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the law will take its own course…
Arun Sharma Silkyara, Uttarakhand: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday marked a major milestone in Uttarakhand’s infrastructure and spiritual journey, as he attended the breakthrough ceremony of the Silkyara Tunnel—site of the dramatic 2023 rescue of 41 workers who were trapped for 17 days. The tunnel, a key component of the Char Dham Yatra…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday claimed that the ED chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case only shows the panic and moral bankruptcy of the government, and said it will not be cowed down by such threats. In a long post in Hindi, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh issued…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the recent communal violence in Murshidabad as “pre-planned” and accused a section of the BSF, central agencies, and the BJP of fanning tension by allegedly facilitating cross-border influx from Bangladesh. Speaking at a meeting with Imams, Banerjee alleged that despite the volatile situation in neighbouring Bangladesh,…
