Politics

Bengal school job case: HC grants conditional bail to suspended TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh

A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, granted conditional bail to the suspended youth Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in January 2023 in connection with the cash-for-school job case.

Nov 20, 2024

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to hold talks with Chinese counterpart in Laos today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on Wednesday in Vientiane, Laos.

Nov 20, 2024

CM Nitish Kumar to distribute appointment letters to 'special teachers' today

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to distribute appointment letters to 1,14,138 special teachers on Wednesday at an event at Patna's Convention Hall.

Nov 20, 2024

Voting a precious privilege, all must exercise: Tata Sons Chairman

Voting is a precious privilege that all must exercise, said Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Wednesday, even as he cast his vote in the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Nov 20, 2024

Maharashtra Polling Today: 6.61 pc voter turnout recorded till 9 am

The voter turnout in Maharashtra's 288 Assembly constituencies till 9 a.m. was reported at 6.61 per cent, said officials here on Wednesday after the polling started at 7 a.m.

Nov 20, 2024

PM Awas 2.0 launched; homeless people to get dream home: MCG Commissioner

With the launch of PM Awas 2.0, a scheme of the Central government to provide housing to the homeless people of urban areas, the dream of a home for the homeless will soon be fulfilled.

Nov 19, 2024

Priyanka Gandhi reaches Ranthambore on five-day visit after Wayanad bypolls

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday reached Ranthambore on a five-day trip following bypolls in Wayanad.

Nov 19, 2024

Moscow working out details on Putin's impending India trip: Kremlin spokesperson

Russian President Vladimir Putin could visit India soon, the Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

Nov 19, 2024

J&K: Sajad Lone voices concern over steep hike in electricity bills

President of Peoples Conference (PC) Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday voiced serious concern over a steep hike in electricity bills across J&K pushing an increase of nearly 50 per cent over the previous bills.

Nov 19, 2024

Kerala mulls increasing retirement age of govt employees from 56 to 57

The Kerala government is mulling to increase the retirement age of government employees to 57 years.

Nov 19, 2024

India's vision for free, secure maritime network resonates across the world: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India's "vision for free, open and secure maritime network -- be it the Indian Ocean or the Indo-Pacific region -- is finding resonance across the world".

Nov 19, 2024

MVA cries foul as top BJP leader accused of 'cash-dole' in Palghar, oppn seeks action

In a dramatic development, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was allegedly found distributing cash to some people even as the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) raised an uproar demanding action, here on Tuesday. The BJP Central and the state unit have vehemently denied the incident which snowballed into a huge political storm barely 24 hours before the November 20 Assembly elections.

Nov 19, 2024

J&K L-G stresses need to preserve links with civilisational values

Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday that it was necessary to preserve and strengthen the links with time-tested civilizational values and pass on the treasure of art and literature to the young generation.

Nov 19, 2024

Very 'productive' meeting with PM Modi: British PM Starmer

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday described his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "productive" as he announced plans to relaunch bilateral trade negotiations.

Nov 19, 2024

'Jharkhand has become second home for me': Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that Jharkhand has become a second home for him and hoped that the state will write a new chapter on November 23 when the results of the Assembly polls will be announced.

Nov 19, 2024