Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday morning conducted raids at the residences of West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Bose, TMC MLA Tapas Roy and former North Dumdum Municipality chairman Subodh Chakraborty in connection with its probe into the irregularities in recruitments in civic bodies. Accompanied by central forces, ED officers conducted…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary, noting that he established Indian spiritualism and culture on the global stage. Full of energy and dynamism, Swami Vivekananda’s ideas and messages will inspire the youth all the time, Modi said in a post on X. Swami Vivekananda’s…
Mumbai/Nashik: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik on Friday and later launch development projects worth over Rs 30,500 crore in Maharashtra. In line with his vision to boost people’s ease of mobility by strengthening urban transport infrastructure and connectivity, Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans-harbour link (MTHL), now…
New Delhi: As Bhutan and China looked at an expeditious resolution of their festering boundary row, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pandey on Thursday said the development is being closely monitored. At a media briefing ahead of the Army Day, he said India has a unique bilateral relationship with Bhutan based on “utmost trust, goodwill and…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the ‘One Nation, One Election’ idea is not practically feasible going by India’s federal structure. Hours after sending a letter to Dr Niten Chandra, secretary of a high-level committee that has called for suggestions for implementation of the idea, Banerjee requested…
New Delhi: BJP stalwart L K Advani, who was at the forefront of the Ram temple agitation, will attend the consecration ceremony of the temple in Ayodhya on January 22, VHP president Alok Kumar said on Thursday. However, it remains unclear whether party veteran Murli Manohar Joshi will attend the ceremony or not. “Advani ji has…
Ahmedabad: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw made a momentous statement at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, revealing that India’s first bullet train will begin operations in 2026. Vaishnaw said that the initial bullet train service will run between Surat and Bilimora. He also said the first “Made in India” memory chip will be delivered in 2024….
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress will not send its representatives for any meeting with the Congress’ national alliance committee on seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha elections as it has already conveyed its position to the grand old party, TMC sources said on Thursday. The Congress panel has been holding seat-sharing talks with Indian National Developmental…
Gandhinagar: Canada’s High Commissioner to India Cameron Mackay on Thursday said notwithstanding the recent tensions, the strategic interests of India and Canada are “absolutely aligned”, and he was encouraged by the continuance of bilateral trade and investment relationship. Addressing a seminar on ‘India-Canada Business: The Way Forward’ at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, he said,…
Imphal: Heavy fuel leaked from a power station in Manipur’s Imphal valley and spilled into streams flowing alongside it, officials said on Thursday. The incident happened on Wednesday night at the Leimakhong power station in Kangpokpi district. Streams passing through villages such as Kanto Sabal and Sekmai were affected by the spill, they said. These…
