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…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and former chief ministers Sushilkumar Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray paid tribute to the mortal remains of singing legend Asha Bhosle at her residence here on Monday. The 92-year-old singer, who mesmerised generations with her unforgettable melodies across seven decades, passed away on Sunday due to multi-organ failure at Breach…
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday termed India “the soul of the world”, asserting that the country’s spiritual wisdom has helped it weather the storms of materialism and consumerism that have destroyed many societies. Addressing a gathering of seers at the ‘Panchkalyanak Pratishtha Gajrath Mahotsav’ in Nagpur, Bhagwat emphasised the country’s…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday paid tributes to freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said that the nation will always remain grateful to them. “I am confident that their spirit of patriotism will continue to inspire everyone to move forward on the path of national service…
New Delhi: Commuters faced a harrowing morning on Monday as a massive traffic jam brought vehicular movement to a near standstill at the Delhi-Noida border following a protest by a labour union demanding a salary hike. The protest, which began early in the day, led to congestion on key arterial roads connecting Delhi and Noida,…
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita has attended a mourning ceremony for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The ceremony was organised by the Iranian embassy on Sunday to pay respect to the departed leader on the 40th day (Chehelum) of his demise. Khamenei was killed in an Israel-US strike…
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan has written to the EC urging it to immediately publish detailed polling data related to the Kerala Assembly elections held on April 9. In a letter addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, he pointed out that despite three days having passed since polling concluded, the official and authenticated…
