Kolkata: Sharpening her ‘Bengali asmita’ pitch ahead of the 2026 polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of unleashing “linguistic terrorism” on Bengalis, asserting that the fight for identity and language will continue until the saffron party is defeated. Addressing a massive Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata, Banerjee gave a…
Mumbai: An Air India aircraft AI 2744 A320 (VT-TYA) operating from Kochi to Mumbai veered off the runway during landing on Monday morning due to heavy rainfall, the airline confirmed. The plane taxied safely to the gate. All passengers and crew members disembarked without injury, and the aircraft has been grounded for technical evaluation. A…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tried to alleviate fears on China’s move to construct the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra and said he does not foresee any immediate cause of worry as the river gets most of its waters from Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday termed US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he mediated between India and Pakistan to bring about a ceasefire during Operation Sindoor in May as “humiliating” for the country, and asked the government for a clarification on the issue. Kharge and other Congress party members also…
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is “totally unbiased” and is carrying out a definitive, thorough and rule-based probe into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last month, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Monday. “We want to stand with truth, not anything else… we want to find out what…
New Delhi: PM Modi on Monday addressed the media ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament and said under Operation Sindoor, the houses of the masters of terrorists were razed to the ground within 22 minutes. He added that the world has been very attracted to this new form of Made in India military power….
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Sunday escalated his criticism of party colleague and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor, declaring that the Thiruvananthapuram MP will no longer be invited to party events in the state capital unless he revises his position on national security issues. Speaking to reporters, Muraleedharan said Tharoor’s recent…
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday said that his weeklong tour to Dubai and Spain, which he termed a “huge success”, has opened new avenues in abundance for investment and cultural exchange. Speaking to reporters after returning from the trip, Yadav said it helped position MP as an investment-friendly state on the…
New Delhi: Given the heavy movement of Kanwarias during the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, the Agra Canal Road (from Kalindi Kunj to Faridabad) will remain temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from July 21 to July 23, the Delhi Traffic Police announced in a public advisory issued on Sunday. The closure has been implemented to ensure…
New Delhi: (Jul 20) An all-party meeting convened by the government on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament saw the opposition raising various issues, including voter roll revision in Bihar, the Pahalgam terror attack, and US President Donald Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ claims. The government sought cooperation from opposition parties for the smooth conduct of…
