PM Modi flags off 4 new Vande Bharat trains from Banaras railway station

Varanasi (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains here from the Banaras railway station. The new Vande Bharat Express trains will operate on the Banaras-Khajuraho, Lucknow-Saharanpur, Firozpur-Delhi and Ernakulam-Bengaluru routes. The semi-high-speed trains will significantly reduce travel time between major stations, enhance regional mobility, promote tourism and…

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BJP leaders, who cast votes in Delhi, also voted in first phase of Bihar polls: Rahul

Banka/Bhagalpur:  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that BJP leaders, who had exercised their franchise in Delhi, also cast votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls. Gandhi, addressing election rallies in Banka and Bhagalpur, also asserted that the Congress produced evidence of “vote chori” (vote theft) in the Haryana polls, and…

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Illegal nuke activities fit Pak’s record: India

New Delhi: The government on Friday said that clandestine and illegal nuclear activities were “in keeping with Pakistan’s history”, responding to US President Donald Trump’s recent comments that Islamabad was among countries secretly testing nuclear weapons. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “Clandestine and illegal nuclear activities are in keeping with Pakistan’s…

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‘Vande Mataram’ song heralded Indian freedom movement, kept united post-independence: Amit Shah

Patna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ heralded the Indian freedom movement and kept the country united post-independence. Addressing a programme to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the song at the BJP office here, Shah asserted that the dreams envisioned by the freedom fighters were fulfilled in…

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