New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposal to increase Lok Sabha seats, saying he is “bulldozing” the move that will work more to the benefit of larger and populous states and is nothing but a “Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD)”. The opposition party also…
New Delhi/Kolkata: The BJP on Saturday announced its fifth list of five candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections. According to the list, Saurav Sikdar will contest from Dum Dum Uttar, Taraknath Chatterjee (Krishnanagar Uttar), Anupam Biswas (Kalyani), Anindya Raju Banerjee (Madhyamgram), and Rudraprasad Banerjee from Uluberia Purba. Saurav Sikdar is the nephew of senior…
New Delhi: A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals. The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Cooch Behar district on Sunday to launch the BJP’s campaign for the West Bengal assembly elections, a senior party leader said. Modi is scheduled to address the BJP’s ‘Bijoy Sankalpa Sabha’ at the historic Ras Mela grounds in the afternoon, marking the start of the party’s…
Thiruvalla (Keralam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of making “provocative” statements aimed at straining India’s relations with West Asian nations to politically harm him and thereby, gain political mileage. Strongly lashing out at the Congress and its allies, Modi said that they were only concerned with winning the elections. “I want…
New Delhi: The RSS has displayed a “remarkable ability” to awaken and expand the national consciousness of Bharat, despite efforts by some sections to create a gulf in the society along identity-based fault lines, a weekly magazine linked to the Hindutva outfit has said in its latest editorial. The editorial noted that the Akhil Bharatiya…
Motihari: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday said in an era marked by conflict, division, and intolerance, Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of non-violence offers a powerful way forward for humanity. Addressing the third convocation of Mahatma Gandhi Central University in East Champaran district, Radhakrishnan asserted that fields such as AI and data science are opening new…
Kolkata: Turning the West Bengal assembly polls into a larger ideological battle over identity, demography and national security, BJP state chief Samik Bhattacharya has said that if the party comes to power in the state, it will act against what he called ‘Love Jihad’ and ‘Land Jihad’, even if it is branded communal for doing…
Raipur: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said India has come through solidly from global shocks that recently tested its resilience, an apparent reference to the ongoing military conflict in West Asia. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of IIM Raipur, Jaishankar emphasised that India has managed both domestic and external challenges fairly successfully. He…
Malapuram (Kerala): A person has been taken into custody after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s gunman and driver were allegedly attacked by a five-member group at Wandoor here, police said on Saturday. According to Wandoor Police, a case has been registered, and one person is currently in custody. Police said the case was registered based on…
