New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has significantly reduced his convoy size, days after he made an appeal for austerity and urged citizens to curb the use of fuel-driven vehicles. A downsizing in the prime minister’s convoy was implemented in his recent domestic visits, official sources said. The reduction was done while maintaining essential security…
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday reduced the number of vehicles in his cavalcade until further orders, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for austerity measures, including reducing fuel consumption, an official said. In a cabinet meeting on Monday, Yadav appealed to members of the Council of Ministers to reduce petrol…
New Delhi: Noting that trust in Pakistan’s military and political leadership is completely missing in India, top RSS functionary Dattatreya Hosabale on Tuesday said that people-to-people contact is the best way to break the deadlock. “That should be tried more and more now,” he said in an interview to PTI Videos. “This is the one…
Nashik: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday evening took into its custody a person from Nashik in Maharashtra in connection with the alleged NEET paper leak, an official said. Earlier in the day, the crime branch unit 2 of Nashik Police detained Shubham Khairnar (30), resident of Nandgaon in the district, following a…
Chennai: DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday called for the “abolition” of Sanatana Dharma, claiming it divides people, repeating the controversial remarks he made in September 2023. In his maiden speech as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, the DMK leader also said the opposition “will not permit” any attempt…
Chennai: TVK legislator JCD Prabhakar on Tuesday was unanimously elected as Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker. Shortly after his election, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay said the Assembly has the responsibility to transform the expectations of the people into schemes and laws. In his maiden speech at the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Vijay said, “Here,…
Thiruvananthapuram: Amid uncertainty over the selection of Kerala’s chief minister, the Congress high command will seek the opinions of former KPCC presidents and working presidents on Tuesday before taking a final decision on the matter. Leaders who have been called to Delhi by the central leadership include former KPCC presidents V M Sudheeran, Mullappally Ramachandran,…
Mumbai: Indian Navy chief designate Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan on Monday said the country remains prepared for any misadventure that comes from across the border and is ready to quell it. Swaminathan, the Flag Officer, Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, said India has been a victim of terrorism for several years. It cannot accept…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday directed the authorities concerned to crack down on alleged syndicate operations, illegal sand and coal mining, and cattle smuggling across the state, an official at the state secretariat said. In a meeting, Adhikari stressed the need for stricter monitoring of illegal activities and asked authorities to…
Guwahati: Four ministers, including two from BJP allies AGP and BPF, will take oath as ministers in the new NDA government along with CM-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma on May 12. Sarma, in a post on X, also said that former minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass will be the alliance’s candidate for the Assam Assembly Speaker’s position….
