Kolkata: The police began a process to identify the ED officials who searched the residence and office of Pratik Jain, director of political consultancy firm I-PAC, following complaints made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding “theft of documents” from those places, an officer said on Sunday. Steps are being taken to formally seek…
Jammu: Security forces picked up movement of suspected drones in several forward areas along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening, officials said. All the flying objects came from the Pakistan side, and returned after hovering over Indian territory for…
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening inaugurated the remaining stretch of phase 2 of the Ahmedabad metro, completing a key transport link between the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The remaining phase connects Sector 10A of Gandhinagar to the Mahatma Mandir convention centre. Modi flagged off a metro service at the Mahatma…
Mathura (UP): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers will organise ‘Hindu Sammelans’ across the country from January 15 as part of celebrations marking the organisation’s centenary year, a senior functionary said on Sunday. The RSS has set a target of holding over one lakh such conferences nationwide, of which around 2,000 will be organised in the…
Kolkata: Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday termed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s allegations over the ongoing SIR in the state as “baseless and exaggerated”, and accused her of trying to derail the electoral roll revision exercise for political reasons. In a post on X, Adhikari also said he…
Somnath (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the forces that had opposed the reconstruction of the Somnath temple in Gujarat after independence are still active, and India needs to remain alert, united and powerful to defeat them. The history of Somnath is not that of destruction and defeat but of victory and renewal….
Bhubaneshwar: The Odisha government has demanded support from the Centre for development of roads and National Highways (NHs) projects in the state involving an investment of Rs 41,580 crore. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida raised this demand while attending the pre-budget consultation meeting of finance ministers of all states and union territories, chaired by Union…
Thiruvanthapuram: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the gold loss at Sabarimala temple and demanded a probe by a neutral investigation agency. Addressing the newly elected BJP representatives of local bodies and inaugurating the party’s Mission 2026 programme for the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, he said those…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala): Congress-expelled MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was taken into custody in connection with a sexual assault case from Palakkad around Saturday midnight, police sources on Sunday said. He was shifted to a police camp here on Sunday morning, officials added. According to police, a third sexual assault case was recently registered against Palakkad MLA following…
Somnath (Gujarat): A mega drone show featuring several planned thematic formations, including huge images of Lord Shiva and a ‘shivling’, and a 3D depiction of the Somnath temple, lit up the night sky near the ancient shrine here on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here in the evening on a two-day visit to…
