Bijapur/Kanker: In a fresh offensive against Naxals, security forces killed at least 30 members of the banned CPI (Maoists) in two separate encounters in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Thursday, officials said. While 26 Naxalites were killed in the Bijapur district, four Maoists were gunned down in Kanker by a joint team of the BSF and…
Chandigarh: Following the eviction of protesting farmers from the Shambhu border, Haryana security personnel on Thursday morning started removing cemented barricades, which were erected to prevent the Punjab farmers from heading to Delhi. At the Shambhu border, JCB and other machines have been deployed to remove the concrete blocks to clear the Shambhu-Ambala road, which…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who received a jersey signed by Argentine football star Lionel Messi, described him as an “artist with the ball.” Banerjee said the jersey symbolises the unbreakable connection between Bengal and the beautiful game. “Football is a passion that runs through my veins, much like every person in Bengal…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his counterparts from Norway, Slovakia and several other countries seeking to strengthen ties. Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates also met Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue here. The three-day Raisina Dialogue — India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics- had begun in…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday underscored the critical role of free and fair journalism in upholding democracy, while also cautioning against the growing threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and misinformation. Speaking at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards ceremony, President Murmu also stressed on the importance of ground reporting besides having…
Chandigarh: Opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the detention of several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal, calling it a “cowardly act” of the AAP-led Punjab government. Several farmer leaders, including Pandher and Dallewal, were detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as the Punjab Police evicted…
Nagpur/Bengaluru/Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said attackers of police during Nagpur violence will be “dug out from their graves”, even as the RSS condemned the violence and described the 17th-century Mughal emperor Aurangzeb as “irrelevant”. Police arrested Fahim Khan, Minority Democratic Party candidate for Lok Sabha polls from Nagpur last year, for…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said astronaut Sunita Williams should be conferred with Bharat Ratna for the challenges she faced while spending nearly nine months in space. Speaking at the Assembly, Banerjee congratulated the rescue team, praising their commendable efforts in bringing the astronauts back to Earth. “The West Bengal Assembly…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta asserted on Wednesday that the new government in the national capital will leave no stone unturned to ensure the de-silting of all the drains and prevent waterlogging issues during the rainy season. Accompanied by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, PWD Minister Parvesh Verma and senior officers of various…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the state will soon issue a Government Resolution (GR) outlining guidelines to ensure that government officials maintain “discipline” while using social media. Speaking in the legislative council, he said appropriate rules would be framed to “regulate” the conduct of officials in their social media use. “Our…
