Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rekindled the TMC’s Bengali identity pitch and lashed out at the BJP-led Centre on Wednesday for what, she called, was its policy of harassing and mistreating Bengali-speaking people across the country. Banerjee warned the saffron party of dire political consequences if it did not put an immediate stop…
New Delhi: Reserve Bank will “wait and watch” the evolving situation before deciding on any further rate cut, Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said as he emphasised that both growth and price stability are equally important. With inflation on a downward trend, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been reducing the benchmark repo rate and…
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana for a period of six years, covering 100 districts with an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore. The programme, announced in the Union Budget, will converge 36 existing schemes and increase adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices. Sharing details about the…
London: The England cricket team slipped a rung to third position in the World Test Championship table on Wednesday after being docked two points for maintaining a slow over rate in the third Test against India at Lord’s. Ben Stokes and Co. were also fined 10 per cent of their match fee after the Test,…
Chandigarh: Police have arrested a Canada-based man who allegedly drove his SUV over Fauja Singh, killing the world’s oldest marathoner. Officials said the accused had returned home in Punjab just three weeks ago. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jalandhar Rural, Harvinder Singh, told a press conference that Amritpal Singh Dhillon (26) was arrested on Tuesday…
Wayanad(Kerala): The GI-tagged robusta coffee from the hill district has received a special mention in the Centre’s One District One Product (ODOP) programme, Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi has said. In a post on social media platform X, the Congress leader claimed, “Wayanad Coffee has received a Special Mention under Category A – Agriculture…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred for July 21 hearing on the film ‘Udaipur Files – Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder’, and asked the filmmakers to await a decision of the panel appointed by the Centre to hear objections against the movie. The panel is scheduled to meet at 2:30 pm on Wednesday. The…
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday said recent conflicts globally have demonstrated how drones can “shift tactical balance disproportionately”, and asserted that self-reliance in UAVs and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) is a “strategic imperative” for India. In his address at an event held at Manekshaw Centre here, Gen Chauhan also…
Banakacherla dispute demands dialogue, not drama In a mature democracy, especially in a federal setup like India’s, disputes—no matter how contentious—are meant to be resolved through negotiation, transparency, and consensus-building. When issues as vital as inter-state river water sharing become hostages to political grandstanding, the real losers are not politicians but the people. The fresh…
New Delhi: In a disturbing repeat of past incidents, two prominent schools in Delhi- St Thomas School in Dwarka and Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj- received bomb threats via email on Wednesday morning (July 16). The alarming message warned of explosives planted on school premises, causing immediate panic among staff, students, and parents. Upon…
