New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Income Tax department on an appeal challenging an order which had set aside the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) decision directing disclosure of information about the PM CARES Fund to an RTI applicant. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS…
Arambag (West Bengal): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the TMC government in West Bengal over atrocities on women in Sandeshkhali. He said the entire country is seething with anger over the issue. Modi also slammed the opposition bloc INDIA for maintaining a stoic silence on the Sandeshkhali horrors. Speaking…
Bengaluru: At least five persons were injured in a fire caused by a suspected LPG cylinder blast at popular city eatery Rameshwaram Cafe here on Friday, police said. While there was no immediate word on the exact number of injured persons, police said at least five people have been taken to hospital. The explosion at…
Arambagh (WB): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 7,200 crore in Arambagh area of Hooghly district in West Bengal. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple developmental projects related to sectors like rail, ports, oil pipelines, LPG supply and…
New Delhi: The defence ministry on Friday inked five military procurement deals worth Rs 39,125 crore. Of the five contracts, one was with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for procurement of aero-engines for MiG-29 aircraft, according to the ministry. Two contracts were firmed up with Larsen & Toubro Limited for the procurement of close-in weapon system…
Sindri (Jharkhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 35,700 crore in Jharkhand. Among various projects, he dedicated to the nation the Rs 8,900-crore fertiliser plant of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd in Sindri in Dhanbad district. The plant will add about 12.7 LMT (lakh metric…
New Delhi: The BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting, attended by senior leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to hold deliberations to finalise the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls ended early Friday. The meeting, which began around 10:30 pm on Thursday, lasted for more than four hours and was held at…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that there was no relevance of any protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act at this point and said that all those opposed to the law may approach the Supreme Court for revoking it. Addressing a press conference here, Sarma said Parliament, which had passed the law,…
Gangtok/Jalpagiri: The annual Eastern Command anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) field firing exercise was conducted at Teeesta field firing range in West Bengal by the Indian Army said on Thursday. The exercise was conducted under the aegis of Trishakti Corps, and more than 260 missiles were fired to achieve the target of “one missile one tank”,…
Shimla: The Congress on Thursday asserted that the situation in Himachal Pradesh is “completely under control” and the BJP has failed in its attempts to “destabilise the elected government” in the hill state. The Congress government faces a crisis after the ruling party in the state lost the lone Rajya Sabha seat despite having the…
