New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he had a fruitful meeting with his council of ministers where they exchanged perspectives and best practices to boost ‘Ease of Living’ and ‘Ease of Doing Business’. Modi said the meeting on Thursday evening also discussed how to further reforms to realise the shared dream of…
New Delhi: Several members of Parliament grilled top NTA officials on Thursday, with the agency’s director general telling them that the NEET-UG paper was not leaked through their system and the CBI is probing the matter, sources said. During a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, several MPs…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said Bangladeshi infiltrators detained in the state would be directly handed over to the BSF for deportation, instead of being produced before courts, in line with a new rule that came into effect in the state a day ago. Speaking to reporters after an administrative review…
Kolkata: The repolling in West Bengal’s Falta Assembly constituency on Thursday saw more than 74 per cent of the 2.36 lakh electors exercising their franchise till 3 pm, with no untoward incident reported from anywhere, a poll panel official said. The total electorate in the constituency comprises 1,21,300 men, 1,15,135 women and nine third-gender individuals….
Thiruvananthapuram: The swearing-in of members to the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday became more than a formal constitutional ceremony, as the House witnessed moments reflecting the state’s diversity, simplicity and political culture. While some newly elected MLAs walked to the Assembly or arrived on bicycles, others took oath in different languages and in the…
New Delhi: The X account of Cockroach Janata Party, the satirical digital outfit that came up last week and took social media by storm, was withheld in India on Thursday. Soon after, came up another handle – ‘Cockroach is Back’. “This was expected since there were attempts to hack the account yesterday. But this is…
New Delhi: The BJP’s current phase of political dominance, which began in 2014, is likely to last “at least 20 years”, pollster Pradeep Gupta has said. The Axis My India chief argued that the ruling party’s position would remain secure as long as its governance performance does not weaken significantly. Drawing a parallel with the…
Darbhanga: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor said he has moved to an ashram on the outskirts of Patna from where he will continue to run his political activities until his party establishes itself in the next assembly elections. Speaking to reporters in Darbhanga on Wednesday, the 48-year-old political strategist-turned-politician said he moved out of…
New Delhi: No case of Ebola virus disease has been detected in India and a high-level review meeting was held on Wednesday to assess the preparedness of states and Union territories and response measures, official sources said. During the meeting under the chairpersonship of Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, the health secretaries of all…
Ranchi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday said the country must be prepared to tackle any possible fallout of the escalating crisis in West Asia, although the situation was “not worrisome for India at present”. During his maiden visit to Ranchi, Naidu said every sector, including civil aviation, must plan proactively to…
