Kolkata: Donations for the proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque announced by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in West Bengal’s Murshidabad have reached nearly Rs 3 crore, the leader’s aides claimed on Tuesday. Kabir laid the foundation stone of the mosque at Rejinagar in Murshidabad district on Saturday. According to Kabir, 12 donation boxes were placed…
Srinagar: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches in the forest area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF, brought along…
Thiruvananthapuram: Voters in seven districts of Kerala began casting ballots on Tuesday in the first phase of crucial local elections, viewed by many as a key indicator ahead of next year’s state legislative assembly contest. Voting began at 7 am for the local bodies in seven districts–Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam and…
Bengaluru: Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Monday said that the State Government is addressing farmers’ issues in North Karnataka but reminded the Centre that it too has a responsibility to solve the issues in the region. He said the state government has already taken a ‘costly’ step to address issues facing sugarcane and maize farmers.’…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was felicitated at a meeting of all MPs of the ruling NDA on Tuesday for the coalition’s massive victory in the recent Bihar elections. Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and J P Nadda, who is also the BJP president, were among those present at the NDA Parliamentary Party…
New Delhi: The Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed all the states and Union territories to complete the appointment of census functionaries — the officers responsible for the massive data collection exercise — by January 15, 2026, according to a latest circular. The enumerators and supervisors are the primary census functionaries responsible for data…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that the NDA government in Bihar will leave no stone unturned to live up to the expectations of the people of the state. Modi’s assertion came hours after he met the NDA MPs from Bihar in Parliament. “After the historic victory in the Bihar Assembly elections,…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Monday suspended Navjot Kaur Sidhu from its primary membership after her “Rs 500 crore for chief minister’s chair” remark sparked a political row. Reacting to her suspension, Kaur launched an offensive against Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, alleging, “I refuse to stand with an insensitive and irresponsible, morally…
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will initiate the debate on election reforms in the Lower House on Tuesday. The opposition has been demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Parliament since the monsoon session, but the government suggested having a debate on…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with European Union’s Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and deliberated on the proposed free trade agreement between the two sides. Sefcovic is in New Delhi to advance negotiations for the long-awaited India-EU trade deal. The two sides are looking at sealing the free trade agreement…
