New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday chaired a meeting of a parliamentary consultative committee for the ministry on Border Roads Organisation (BRO), with deliberations held on issues pertaining to ongoing strategic initiatives aimed at strengthening national security and operational preparedness. Underscoring the need for robust infrastructure along the borders, Singh said the BRO…
Puri: The inventory of the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri began on Wednesday after a gap of 48 years for documentation of the jewellery and other valuables stored in the 12th-century shrine, officials said. Temple servitors, bank officials, gemologists and representatives of the RBI took part in the inventory process…
Kozhikode (Kerala): Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stepped up the Congress campaign in poll-bound Kerala by escalating allegations of “collusion” between the LDF and the BJP, pointing out the alleged lack of action by central agencies against CM Pinarayi Vijayan in various corruption cases against him. In a scathing attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government,…
New Delhi: As many as 1,300 posts of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 505 belonging to the Indian Police Service (IPS) are lying vacant, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Of the total of 6,877 sanctioned posts of the IAS, there are 5,577 officers in position, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra…
Kolkata: Alleging that the TMC bagged Muslim votes but did nothing for the community, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s politics helped the BJP grow in West Bengal. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Owaisi claimed people of Bengal were suffocated, and his party has joined hands with Humayun…
Kolkata: The Election Commission is examining the cause of a technical glitch that briefly showed all voters in West Bengal as “under adjudication”, an official said on Wednesday. The problem came to light on Tuesday night when voters attempting to access their details on the EC website using their EPIC numbers found their status marked…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Centre to convene a special session of the Parliament in June to enact constitutional amendments for delimitation, increase of seats and a guarantee that continuation of the current share of representation of states would continue for the next 30 years. Citing news reports indicating…
Kolkata: BJP president Nitin Nabin held a series of organisational and strategic meetings in Kolkata to sharpen the party’s preparations for the 2026 assembly elections. Leaders of the BJP’s state unit said that Nabin’s two-day visit, beginning Tuesday, was not merely a routine organisational review but part of a broader effort by the party’s central…
New Delhi: India backs the swift restoration of peace in West Asia and keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for global shipping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday when US President Donald Trump dialled him to discuss the crisis. It was the first conversation between the two leaders since the West Asia conflict began…
New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here late Tuesday evening, sources said. They said she was feeling unwell due to the change in weather and was under observation. A team of doctors is attending to her, but there is nothing serious, the sources said.
