Shillong: Even as the situation in the Northeast has improved in the last 10 years, the long-term solution for peace and stability in the region is only through economic development, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Saturday. Speaking on the sidelines of the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival, Sangma asserted that there has been a…
New Delhi: The NHRC on Saturday said it has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state’s police chief in connection with a fire at the children’s ward of a medical college in Jhansi that claimed the lives of 10 newborns. Describing reports of the incident as “disturbing”, the National Human Rights…
Prayagraj (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a jibe at the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday, accusing it of not having any relationship with development. He also accused the opposition party of the strengthening the “mafia raj” in Uttar Pradesh. Addressing a rally at Sahso in the Phulpur Assembly segment in support of…
Amravati/Chimur (M’rashtra): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party considers the Constitution to be the country’s DNA, but for the ruling BJP and the RSS it is a “blank book”. Speaking at a campaign rally in eastern Maharashtra’s Amravati ahead of the November 20 assembly elections, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok…
Mangaluru (Karnataka): Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan on Saturday said the Lokayukta police probing the disproportionate assets case against him has issued notice to him to appear on December 3. The minister told PTI that the Enforcement Directorate carried out searches in connection with the disproportionate assets case against him. Later, the ED…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said while the previous governments used to frame policies to suit vote bank politics, the current dispensation has ensured that people’s faith in the government is restored. Delivering the keynote address at the HT Leadership Summit, the prime minister said his government is moving forward with the…
Ranchi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of delaying helicopters of his and Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand, and alleged that despite holding cabinet minister rank, the opposition leaders were not given access to a reserved airport lounge. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s helicopter,…
Lucknow/Jhansi (UP): A day after a fire engulfed the children’s ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district killing 10 newborns, the state government Saturday announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia to the parents of each deceased and also ordered a three-tier probe into the incident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that terrorists now do not feel safe in their homes unlike the rule of previous governments when terrorism made people feel unsafe. Delivering the keynote address at the HT Leadership Summit here, the prime minister said the times have changed. Modi said he saw reports of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of children in a fire that engulfed the children’s ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased. At least 10 children died in a fire…
