Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday instructed officials to immediately withdraw all notices sent to farmers concerning Waqf land issues. A decision to this effect was taken during a high-level meeting, with senior officials from the Revenue Department, the Minority Welfare Department, and the Karnataka Board of Waqfs. “Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a…
New Delhi: The AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Saturday promised to waive inflated bills for water and electricity if he comes to power again following next year’s Delhi assembly elections. Taking part in an event on the occasion of Vishwakarma Day at Transport Nagar here, he said, “I am not a politician like leaders from…
New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality improved to ‘poor’ on Saturday as surface winds helped disperse pollutants. According to the Sameer app that provides hourly updates of the national Air Quality Index (AQI) published by the Central Pollution Control Board, the national capital’s AQI was at 290 compared to 362 early on Friday. An AQI between…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Greece counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis have appreciated the momentum in bilateral ties following recent high-level exchanges. An official statement said on Saturday that the two leaders reiterated their firm commitment to further strengthening the India-Greece strategic partnership. In his call to Modi, Mitsotakis warmly congratulated him on his…
New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the New Delhi railway station on Friday evening to review passenger amenities and travel arrangements during the ongoing festive rush. After speaking to some of the passengers waiting on the platforms for their trains, Vaishnaw expressed satisfaction over the crowd management by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and…
Srinagar: Two labourers from Uttar Pradesh were shot at by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday evening, officials said. Sufiyan and Usman were injured after they came under attack in the Mazhama area of Magam in the central Kashmir district, they said, adding that the duo were taken to a hospital, where…
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday launched a mass outreach initiative for the welfare of the weaker society. As part of the initiative, ‘Apna Bhaarat – Jagta Bengal’, special stress will be given to the empowerment of women, safety and security of children, and how to deal with human trafficking and…
Mumbai: Ravindra Jadeja is happy with another five-wicket haul in Test cricket but conceded that in sultry conditions on a slow turner, bowling indeed was hard work. Jadeja’s 14th five-wicket haul came after a brief period of a lull as he looked menacing while mixing deliveries, pitching it on good length spots and letting the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the Congress stands “badly exposed” in front of people for promising to them what the party knows it will never be able to deliver. Modi launched a fierce attack on the opposition party as he seized on its president Mallikarjun Kharge’s comments that the Congress’ state units…
Jammu: Political leaders cutting across party lines were among the hundreds of mourners who on Friday gathered here to bid farewell to BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana, who passed away late on Diwali night. A prominent entrepreneur and influential politician often described as the “voice of Jammu”, Rana died at a hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad…
