New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting Sunday evening with senior ministers to take stock of the petroleum, power, and fertiliser sectors in view of the evolving West Asia situation, sources have said. The focus of the meeting is to ensure uninterrupted supply, stable logistics and efficient distribution across the country, and…
Guwahati: Raijor Dal has announced its revised, final list of candidates for Assam Assembly elections, cancelling its nominees from three constituencies after entering into an opposition alliance in the state and agreeing to a seat-sharing arrangement as part of it. The final list includes the names of its president, Akhil Gogoi, who was renominated from…
Kolkata: In the constantly shifting landscape of West Bengal politics, few constituencies carry the historical weight and symbolism of Bhabanipur — a seat whose electoral journey mirrors the state’s transformation from Congress dominance to the rise of the TMC. Today, regarded as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s political fortress, Bhabanipur was not always synonymous with the…
Kolkata: TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said anti-incumbency in West Bengal, which was localised, has largely been obscured by the fallout of the SIR exercise, giving the party a distinct edge over the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections. The journalist-turned-politician, who has been named one of the TMC’s star campaigners for the polls,…
Kanur (Kerala): CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan on Sunday said that party dissidents would not affect the ruling Left front’s prospects in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that the number of defectors is “insignificant”. Speaking to reporters here, Govindan said the handful of leaders who left the party would have no impact on the…
New Delhi: (Mar 22) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the people on Bihar Diwas and said the state is striving to script new chapters of progress every day. Bihar Diwas or Bihar Day is celebrated every year on March 22 to mark the formation of the state. “On the occasion of Bihar Diwas,…
By Vinay Rao The appointment of a new Secretary is not merely a change in office—it is a defining moment for the future of cricket administration in Hyderabad. Expectations are particularly high—not only because of the current state of affairs, but also because the Secretary has assumed office with unanimous backing and is widely perceived…
Washington: US Congressman Greg Landsman has introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives seeking to recognise the atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army and its allies, Jamaat-e-Islami, against Bengali Hindus on March 25, 1971, as “war crimes and genocide”. Landsman, a Democrat Congressman from Ohio, moved the resolution in the US House of…
Jerusalem: At least 47 people were injured on Saturday evening after an Iranian missile struck the southern Israeli town of Dimona — famous for the dome-shaped structure atop its nuclear centre and popularly known as “little India”, rescue services said. Among the injured was a 12-year-old boy in serious condition after being hit by shrapnel,…
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Fisheries Rajiv Ranjan Singh for the Rs 111.66 crore Central grant to implement a fisheries development project. Sinha said he was thankful to the prime minister and the Union minister for…
