Ayodhya (UP): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday described the Ram temple movement as a narrative that laid the foundation for the future, and said India acted in accordance with Lord Ram and ideals in Operation Sindoor. Singh was addressing a gathering after hoisting a flag at the Annapurna Temple in the Ram Temple complex…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday outlined an action plan for the BJP’s West Bengal unit while reviewing its preparedness for the assembly polls due early next year. Addressing the party’s public representatives, both past and present, Shah sought to project a unified front, while indicating former state president Dilip Ghosh as one…
Raipur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said people should not be judged by caste, wealth or language, adding that the country belongs to everyone. “The first step towards harmony is removing feelings of separation and discrimination from one’s mind and treating everyone as one’s own,” Bhagwat said, addressing the Hindu Sammelan at Sonpairi village…
Kolkata: Continuing on his agenda to take stock of the BJP West Bengal unit’s preparedness for the assembly polls scheduled early next year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held a meeting with the party’s public representatives, past and present, at a hotel in Salt Lake here. The party’s former state president, Dilip Ghosh,…
Mumbai: In view of New Year’s Eve celebrations across Maharashtra, the state government has permitted establishments like eateries, restaurants, hotels, orchestra bars and pubs to operate till 5 am on January 1, officials said on Wednesday. The home department issued a “permanent” order on Tuesday night, permitting extended hours to the entertainment and hospitality venues,…
Patna: BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday said he was trying to follow in the footsteps of his father, who was “available to all” and “made familial bonds with party karyakartas”. Nabin’s father, Naveen Kishore Prasad Sinha, was a former BJP MLA. The BJP national working president, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, DyCM Samrat…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to hold two meetings with BJP leaders and workers in Kolkata on Wednesday, the last of his three-day visit to West Bengal, party sources said. During the day, Shah will also visit the Thanthania Kali Temple in north Kolkata and offer prayers, they said. The visit of…
Mumbai: The Mumbai police have deployed more than 17,000 personnel as part of elaborate security arrangements to maintain law and order during the New Year celebrations, an official said on Tuesday. Large gatherings are expected at prominent places in the city, including the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Girgaon Chowpatty, Bandra Bandstand, Juhu and Versova…
Guwahati: Eleven people have been arrested in Assam and Tripura for their alleged links with Bangladesh-based fundamentalist groups that were aiming to destabilise the Northeast, police said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Guwahati Police Commissioner Parthasarathi Mahanta said the Special Task Force (STF) made the arrests on the basis of intelligence inputs provided by…
Mumbai: A “human error” may have led to the horrific accident involving a bus of Mumbai’s civic-run transport undertaking BEST as the more than 6-year-old vehicle appeared to be “mechanically sound”, officials said on Tuesday. The Olectra Greentech-made nine-metre-long electric bus from the fleet of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking crashed into pedestrians…
