Kolkata: Around seven lakh new voters have been added to West Bengal electoral rolls ahead of the assembly elections, with the Election Commission yet to disclose the age or gender break-up of this additional electorate, officials said on Saturday. Around 3.22 lakh of these new voters will vote in the first phase, while the remaining…
Dehradun: The annual Char Dham Yatra is all set to commence in Uttarakhand on Sunday amid a ban on the entry of non-Hindus into three of the four shrines this year. The doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines will open on Sunday on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, whereas Kedarnath in Rudraprayag and Badrinath in…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday emphasised the need for India to remain prepared for any sudden escalation in the West Asia conflict, describing the current situation in the region as “volatile”. Singh made the comments while chairing a high-level meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) set up to monitor the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday warned the Congress and its allies that the women of India will severely punish them for “the sin of foeticide” after they killed a bill on women’s reservation in Parliament and state assemblies. In an address to the nation, Modi apologised to the women, and said the…
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government’s women’s reservation bill was a noble effort that got ‘derailed’ due to the DMK and Congress, which made it a “target of hatred and petty politics.” Especially targeting the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and the Congress over the amendment bill being defeated…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said governments must act as enablers by creating stable policy frameworks, investing in innovation, and ensuring that clean energy remains affordable and accessible to all sections of society. Public policy must align economic growth with environmental responsibility, he said. Addressing the International Conference on Sustainable Energy: An Agenda…
Malappuram (Kerala): They had begun their journey together in a tempo traveller, bound by friendship and shared moments of joy. They returned, however, in nine ambulances—lifeless—leaving an entire village grappling with an overwhelming sense of loss. The premises of a state-run school in Pang village in Malappuram turned into a place of collective mourning on…
New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned Iranian envoy Mohammad Fathali after two Indian vessels had to reverse course in the Strait of Hormuz following an incident of firing by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, authoritative sources said. A strong protest was lodged with the ambassador over the incident, they said. There is no official word yet on…
Howrah/Baruipur (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday hit out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that the saffron party’s “downfall” began after the Centre failed to secure passage of a Constitution amendment bill to implement women’s reservation in legislatures from 2029. Addressing back-to-back rallies at Uluberia in Howrah and…
New Delhi: BJP women leaders and workers on Saturday staged a protest march near Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s residence in Sunehri Bagh, following the defeat of the amendment to the women’s quota law. The protesters, including BJP women MPs Hema Malini, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Bansuri Swaraj, Manju Sharma, and Vatsalya Gupta, slammed the…
