New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that Indian democracy will be become stronger and vibrant if elections to Lok Sabha and various assemblies in 2029 are held with the women’s reservation fully in place. In a letter to the women of the country, Modi also said that with women excelling in several…
Jafrabad (WB): The iron gate is new. So are the CCTV cameras tied to electric poles outside the two-storey house at the edge of Jafrabad in West Bengal. But the fear is old. A year after the arson during the protests over the Waqf law in Murshidabad, the house of Harogobindo Das and his son…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid his tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary and said his life and work continue to inspire generations to build a just and progressive society. Modi said that Ambedkar’s personality and contributions will continue to remain a source of inspiration for nation-building. “Tributes…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Labour Minister Anil Rajbhar on Monday termed the violence during workers’ protests in Noida a “well-planned conspiracy” and said a possible Pakistan link was also being probed in the wake of recent terror-related arrests in the region. “The incident appears to have been carried out with the intention of disrupting the development…
New Delhi: In a major action weeks ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested Vinesh Chandel, a director and co-founder of political consultancy firm I-PAC, in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in the poll-bound state. An official said Chandel was taken into custody under…
New Delhi: India and France on Monday carried out a comprehensive review of their bilateral ties in areas of civil nuclear energy, defence, space, and digital cooperation against the backdrop of the West Asia conflict. In their talks in Paris, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Secretary-General of the French Foreign Ministry Martin Briens also exchanged…
Durgapur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the SIR of electoral rolls is a “major issue” in the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, and stated that the people have resolved to throw infiltrators out of the state. Speaking to PTI Videos at his roadshow in Paschim Bardhaman district’s Durgapur, Shah said the responsibility…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will inaugurate the Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor, which will cut travel time between the two cities to nearly half, and also undertake a review of the wildlife passage on the elevated section of the high-speed expressway. The 213-kilometre-long, six-lane, access-controlled Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor has been built at a…
Bengaluru: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the Congress will convene an “all-party meeting” on April 15 to deliberate on the implementation of the Women’s Reservation law, accusing the Centre of not being prepared to hold a comprehensive consultation with all stakeholders. Addressing reporters here, he maintained that while the party fully supports the…
Birbhum/Rajiganj: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the people of West Bengal will reply to bombs and bullets with votes, and pledged the BJP would “hang the syndicate and cut money promoters upside down to make them straight” once the voters “bid adieu to the TMC government”. Addressing poll rallies in Mayureshwar and…
