New Delhi: A consensus emerged on the name of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for appointment as the chairperson of the opposition bloc INDIA on Saturday, sources said. Leaders of the bloc met virtually and discussed various aspects of the alliance and the preparations for the Lok Sabha elections, due in April-May. Sources said leaders of…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons for the fourth time to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, official sources said on Saturday. Kejriwal, who is also the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has been asked to depose before the agency at its…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s longest sea bridge Atal Setu was a symbol of infrastructural prowess and reflection of `Viksit’ or developed Bharat and asserted big-ticket development projects are no longer getting delayed as was the case before 2014 when only “mega scams” were a topic of discussion. The bridge, known…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Rs 17,840 crore Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, the longest bridge as well as the longest sea bridge in the country connecting south Mumbai with Nhava-Sheva in Navi Mumbai. The six-lane trans-harbour bridge is 21.8 km long with a 16.5 km long sea-link. The…
Mumbai/Nashik: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik on Friday and later launch development projects worth over Rs 30,500 crore in Maharashtra. In line with his vision to boost people’s ease of mobility by strengthening urban transport infrastructure and connectivity, Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans-harbour link (MTHL), now…
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress will not send its representatives for any meeting with the Congress’ national alliance committee on seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha elections as it has already conveyed its position to the grand old party, TMC sources said on Thursday. The Congress panel has been holding seat-sharing talks with Indian National Developmental…
Pune: Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said legislators should not change parties frequently, warning that party-hopping will lead to people losing interest in politics which will be bad for democracy. He was speaking at the inaugural function of the 13th Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad organised by the MIT School of Government and MIT World…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled that former CM and UBT faction leader Uddhav Thackeray “had no power” to remove now CM Eknath Shinde and adjudged that Shinde’s faction is the “real” Shiv Sena party when rival factions emerged in 2022. The Speaker also turned down the demand of Thackeray faction to disqualify CM Shinde and his MLAs. “I hold that the Shinde faction…
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the world looks at India as an important pillar of stability, a trusted friend, an engine of growth in the global economy, a technology hub for finding solutions and a powerhouse of talented youth. He also said that in the rapidly changing world order, India is moving…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday filed its first charge sheet in the railways land-for-jobs linked money laundering case, naming former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her MP daughter Misa Bharti among others, official sources said. RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s another daughter Hema Yadav (40), an alleged “close associate” of the Yadav…
