New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon states to encourage manufacturing, boost ‘ease of doing business’ and strengthen the services sector to make India a global services giant. Addressing the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries here, Modi said India has the potential to become the world’s food basket and the country…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted a Manipuri man’s effort to bring electricity to his remote village, describing how he found the solution in solar power that brought light to hundreds of houses in the area. Talking about Shriram Moirangthem in his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Modi said…
New Delhi: On the 140th Foundation Day on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress is not just a political party, but the voice of India’s soul that has stood with every weak, deprived, and hardworking person. He attended the 140th Foundation Day function at the Indira Bhawan headquarters of the party here. In a post…
New Delhi/Kolkata: The Centre has provided an armed security cover to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal in the wake of a potential threat to him due to the ongoing SIR exercise in the state, officials said on Sunday. A Y-plus category cover of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been accorded…
Bengaluru: Accusing Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal of intervening in Karnataka’s administration in light of an eviction row here, opposition BJP on Sunday asked whether he is “super CM” of the state. Karnataka deserves respect, autonomy, and honest governance, and not high-command “theatrics”, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assembly R Ashoka said. “Karnataka is…
Mumbai: The ruling Mahayuti has reached consensus on 207 of 227 seats for the Mumbai civic polls, with BJP contesting 128 and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena 79, BJP’s city chief Amit Satam said. The BJP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena will contest the polls in the metropolis, scheduled for January 15, jointly. The Mahayuti also…
Kolkata: The EC has issued fresh instructions to district election officials in West Bengal, directing that voters marked as “unmapped” in the BLO app due to technical issues linked to the digitisation of the 2002 electoral rolls during the ongoing SIR exercise should not be called for hearings, even if such notices have been auto-generated…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said 2025 was a year of proud milestones for India as he highlighted Operation Sindoor, saying it became a symbol of pride for every Indian and showed the world that the country does not compromise on its security. Addressing his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address, the last…
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said he would meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on December 31 and urge him to publish the list of 1.31 crore voters who have been flagged for “logical discrepancies” during the SIR exercise. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Banerjee said he would give a…
New Delhi: Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday accused the Congress of spreading misinformation about rural employment, powers of Gram Panchayats and security of workers under the VB-G RAM G Act, calling its “allegations” baseless and misleading. On the day Congress announced the launch of a nationwide campaign against the repeal of the…
