Mamata on collision course with Modi
In an apparent view to grab and pull back the steadily alienating minority voters, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday promised through the Trinamool Congress manifesto that if her party comes to power as a constituent of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in the Centre then it...
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Deluge hits Dubai
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Curtains down on campaign for first phase of LS polls
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Surya Tilak for Ram Lalla after five centuries
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MNREGA workers turn into political campaigners
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Congress leads in complaints to EC
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Chattisgarh encounter leaves 29 Naxals dead
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Modi, Mamata faceoff in Bengal
Bengal witnessed a virtual duel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee even as the former accused the Bengal Government of stopping Ram Navami celebrations and honouring those who throw stones at Ram Navami processions while the latter asked the people, particularly the minorities not to...
Iran to allow Indian officials to meet seized cargo vessel crew
Iran will soon allow Indian Government officials to meet with 17 Indian crew members who are onboard a Israel-linked ship seized near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday by Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Amir-Abdollahian conveyed this to Jaishankar during a telephonic conversation on...
Registration for Amarnath yatra begins
The 52-day-long Shri Amarnathji Yatra will commence on June 29 this year and it will culminate on August 19, 2024 amid tight security arrangements. Meanwhile, the advance registration for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage began on Monday across designated bank branches. The Shrine Board authorities have also taken up the task of snow...
Kerala under shackles of drug mafia: Modi
In a whirlwind election campaign that saw him heli-hopping from Kochi to Kunnamkulam and back to Kochi from where he flew down to Kattakkada in southern Kerala on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made startling disclosure. “Kerala has emerged as the narcotics capital of South India and the State is under...
Delhi Government’s Vigilance Department exposes Kejriwal
Close on the heels of multi-crore excise and Delhi Jal Board scandal, Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP-led Delhi Government’s Vigilance Department has found gross irregularities in procurement of certain medical items purchased to favour ‘a few individuals’ and ‘companies’ which ultimately favoured the companies, causing huge loss to the Government’s exchequer during...
Boost for Indian agriculture as IMD predicts above normal monsoon
In good news for the farmers and agriculture sector which is the main fulcrum of the Indian economy, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast above-normal rainfall during the upcoming June-September southwest monsoon season. The seasonal rainfall forecast is expected to be 106 per cent of the long-period average (LPA),...
Rising food prices cast a pall over festive celebrations
While yet another round of two-month-long election festivities is underway, a sudden surge in the prices of all edible items — groceries, vegetables, fruits — has dampened the household spirit during the ensuing Navratri, Poila Baishak, Bihu, and Baishaki festivals. Prices of any green vegetable, be it okra, beans, bottle gourd,...
