Category: National

New Delhi:  Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi will undertake a two-day visit to Sri Lanka next week to further expand bilateral military ties and review the regional security dynamics. During his December 1-2 visit, Gen Dwivedi will hold talks with the Sri Lankan political and military leadership, with a focus on emerging regional and global…

New Delhi: The Centre has slapped penalties to the tune of Rs 129.27 crore on seven states, the maximum on Gujarat, for irregularities in the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission following a directive from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spare no one in the flagship initiative. The Centre had launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)…

Kanakapura (Karnataka): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said he did not want to discuss the CM change issue publicly, as it is a “secret deal” between “five and six of us” in the party, and that he believes in his conscience. Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President, said that…

Ayodhya (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the “wounds and pain of centuries are healing” as India marked the formal completion of the Ram temple here, and used the occasion to draw a broader national roadmap aimed at achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047. Addressing a gathering after hoisting a…

Bongaon: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of being involved in sabotage in the cancellation of her helicopter ride to Bongaon, warning the opposition party not to “play” with her as she could not be cornered. Banerjee, who was scheduled to land in Bongaon in North 24 Parganas at 12.30…

Ayodhya (UP):  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the “wounds and pain” of centuries are healing as a 500-year-old resolve is finally being fulfilled with the formal completion of the Ram temple here. Modi made the remarks after ceremonially hoisting a saffron flag atop the Ram temple in Ayodhya, an event marking the official…

Kolkata:  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his “immediate intervention” into two recent issues. She mentioned in the letter about the state CEO’s direction to district election officers not to engage contractual data-entry operators and Bangla Sahayata Kendra staff for SIR or…

Ayodhya (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya today to ceremonially hoist a saffron flag on the spire of the Ram temple, symbolising the completion of its construction. Ahead of the prime minister’s visit, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the preparations here and issued necessary directions to the concerned officials. The right-angled triangular flag,…

Bengaluru:  As the Siddaramaiah versus D K Shivakumar battle for the Chief Minister’s post in Karnataka intensifies, more MLAs supporting the latter are dashing to Delhi in an apparent bid to hold parleys for his elevation, while the incumbent said on Monday that he will continue in the top post if the party high command…