Kolkata: Nearly 14 lakh SIR enumeration forms have so far been identified as “uncollectable” in West Bengal, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. These forms are “uncollectable” since the voters were either absentee, duplicate, dead or permanently shifted, an official said. The figure was 10.33 lakh on Monday. “As of Tuesday noon, the number stood…
New Delhi/Dhaka: Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party on Tuesday announced nationwide agitations and “resistance marches” till November 30 in protest against the death sentence handed to the former premier by what it described as an “illegal” tribunal. On November 17, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) sentenced 78-year-old Hasina to death along…
New Delhi: A portion of the holy relics of Lord Buddha enshrined at the National Museum here has been brought back to the country following a 17-day public exposition in Bhutan, officials said on Tuesday. The exposition signified the cultural bonds between India and Bhutan and was part of the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF)…
New Delhi: Flight operations were impacted on Tuesday, with at least seven international flights cancellations and nearly a dozen overseas services being delayed due to the ash plumes from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia. Air India has cancelled 13 flights since Monday as seven of its aircraft that had flown through regions affected by the…
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi will undertake a two-day visit to Sri Lanka next week to further expand bilateral military ties and review the regional security dynamics. During his December 1-2 visit, Gen Dwivedi will hold talks with the Sri Lankan political and military leadership, with a focus on emerging regional and global…
New Delhi: The Centre has slapped penalties to the tune of Rs 129.27 crore on seven states, the maximum on Gujarat, for irregularities in the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission following a directive from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spare no one in the flagship initiative. The Centre had launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)…
Kanakapura (Karnataka): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said he did not want to discuss the CM change issue publicly, as it is a “secret deal” between “five and six of us” in the party, and that he believes in his conscience. Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President, said that…
Ayodhya (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the “wounds and pain of centuries are healing” as India marked the formal completion of the Ram temple here, and used the occasion to draw a broader national roadmap aimed at achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047. Addressing a gathering after hoisting a…
Bongaon: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of being involved in sabotage in the cancellation of her helicopter ride to Bongaon, warning the opposition party not to “play” with her as she could not be cornered. Banerjee, who was scheduled to land in Bongaon in North 24 Parganas at 12.30…
Ayodhya (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the “wounds and pain” of centuries are healing as a 500-year-old resolve is finally being fulfilled with the formal completion of the Ram temple here. Modi made the remarks after ceremonially hoisting a saffron flag atop the Ram temple in Ayodhya, an event marking the official…
