Aizawl: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Northeast had earlier suffered heavily due to ‘vote bank’ politics, but due to efforts of the BJP-led government at the Centre for the last 11 years, the region has now become the country’s growth engine. Modi, while launching projects worth Rs 9,000 crore in Mizoram,…
Shimla: Several vehicles were buried under debris, and farms were damaged due to a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district in the wee hours of Saturday. However, no casualty was reported, officials said. The cloudburst occurred in Gutrahan village in the Namhol area of Naina Devi assembly constituency. Gushing waters carrying debris scattered all over…
Aizawl: Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday said it was a historic day for Mizoram as the state entered the country’s railway map. He was addressing a gathering as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Mizoram’s first railway line and flagged off the state’s maiden Rajdhani Express, connecting Aizawl with Delhi Lalduhoma said the new railway line…
Imphal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur on Saturday, his first trip to the state since ethnic violence broke out over two years ago, and interact with internally displaced people in Churachandpur and Imphal. The PM will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 8,500 crore. In view of…
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder, actor-politician Vijay is all set to begin his ‘I am coming,’ state-wide campaign here on Saturday for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election due by March-April next year. The TVK chief, during his campaign, is expected by his supporters to sharpen his attack on the ruling parties at the state…
Mumbai: Opposition parties in Maharashtra have slammed the BJP and the BCCI over the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match scheduled for September 14, with Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray asking if “blood and cricket can flow together.” The Maharashtra Congress on Friday called it an insult to the kin of those killed in the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Sushila Karki on taking oath as the prime minister of an interim government in Nepal, and underscored India’s commitment to the peace, progress, and prosperity of the people of the neighbouring country. Modi posted the message on X, a day after former chief justice Karki took…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government is fully committed to furthering inclusive and all-round development of Manipur. Ahead of his visit to five states, including Manipur from September 13-15, Modi said he will be attending programmes in Churachandpur and Imphal on Saturday. “We are fully committed to furthering inclusive and…
Mumbai: A SpiceJet aircraft’s wheel fell off after take-off from Kandla airport on Friday and the plane made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport, according to sources. “On September 12, an outer wheel of a SpiceJet Q400 aircraft operating from Kandla to Mumbai was found at the runway after take-off. The aircraft continued its journey…
New Delhi: Named after first Vice President S Radhakrishnan and strongly rooted in the RSS and the BJP, Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan brings with him a rich political and administrative experience as the 15th vice president of India, which his supporters believe will also prove handy in his role as the ex officio chairperson of the…
