Kolkata, 29/12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday rejected allegations of indulging in appeasement, asserting that she is “secular in the true sense” and participates in programmes across faiths without discrimination WB CM Mamata rejects allegations of appeasement says ‘I am secular’ She was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of ‘Durga…
New Delhi, 29/12: The defence ministry on Monday approved procurement of long range rockets, missiles, radar systems and military platforms worth Rs 79,000 crore to bolster the military’s combat prowess. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, green-lighted the proposals
New Delhi, 29/12: Indian fugitive Lalit Modi on Monday apologised for his comment at Vijay Mallya’s birthday party, in which he is seen saying “We are India’s biggest fugitives”. Taking to X, the former IPL chairman said he did not intend to hurt anyone’s feelings, especially those of the Indian government, adding that he held…
Mumbai, 29/12: In what appears to be a snub to the BJP, Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar has nominated three members of the family of senior party leader and former minister Nawab Malik for contesting the elections to the BMC. Pawar had appointed Malik as the chairman of NCP’s election management…
Visakhapatnam,29/12: A man was killed after two compartments of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express caught fire at Yalamanchili, about 66 km from here, a senior police official said on Monday. The official said they received information about the fire at 12:45 am. The official told reporters that there were 82 passengers in one of the affected coaches…
Thiruvananthapuram, 28/12: An all-round India rode on Smriti Mandhana (80) and Shafali Verma’s (79) record partnership followed by spinner Vaishnavi Sharma’s impressive 2/24 to beat Sri Lanka by 30 runs in the fourth women’s T20I and take a 4-0 lead in the 5 match series. After Mandhana and Shafali set the platform for India’s highest…
Srinagar, 28/12: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah’s defence of the house arrest of party MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi and other leaders on Sunday has brought simmering dissent within the ruling NC into the open, underlining a growing confrontation between the Abdullahs and one of the party’s most vocal parliamentarians.
Patna, 28/12: Close on the heels of Bihar Judicial Services’ Association (BJSA) seeking an apology from Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha, who is also the Revenue and Land Reforms Minister in the Nitish Kumar Cabinet, for “deeply disturbing remarks against the Deputy CM, who is a senior BJP leader. These officers, who are members…
Ahmedabad, 28/12: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said India has recorded a 97 per cent reduction in malaria cases and the country will be free of the disease in a “short time”. He was addressing the ‘All India Medical Conference – IMA NATCON 2025’ of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Shela here.
New Delhi, 28/12: The air quality in the national capital was in the “very poor” category on Sunday morning with an overall Air Quality Index reading of 392, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. Data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s Sameer app showed that 19 monitoring stations in the city reported air quality…
