In this image posted on April 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries ‘jhalmuri’, street snack made of puffed rice, on the sidelines of public meetings ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Jhargram. (@narendramodi/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday remarked that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Pratibha Patil backs Nari Shakti Law. NEW DELHI: Former President Pratibha Devisingh Patil wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing her strong support for the implementation of the women’s quota bill, calling it a ‘transformative step’ for India’s democracy.Patil, who served as the country’s first woman and 12th President from 2007 to 2012, said the…
AIADMK leader D Jayakumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Royapuram assembly constituency in north Chennai has emerged as a key political battleground ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections on April 23, with counting scheduled for May 4. Long considered an AIADMK stronghold under veteran leader D Jayakumar for over three decades, Royapuram swung to…
Every year, the 6/6 portal is one of the most powerful time when the cosmic energies are literally high and this is the time for reflection, action, healing and heart to heart conversation. According to numerology, 6 is the number of Venus that represents love, relationships, passion, emotional balance, compassion, beauty and luxury. According to…
West Bengal’s new BJP government has announced a major infrastructure boost, including a second airport for Kolkata in Kalyani and new airfields in Purulia, Balurghat, and Malda KOLKATA: Signalling a major aviation and infrastructure push, the BJP government’s maiden budget in West Bengal on Monday unveiled plans for a second airport serving the Kolkata region,…
Alec Baldwin talks about how he wants to raise his children to have hope no matter what. Alec Baldwin has quite the experience in parenting as he and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, share 7 children. In a recent interview, while getting candid about his life as a father, the ‘Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation’ actor opened…
Bathinda: Amid Punjab govt’s rollout of welfare schemes, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday was confronted by an unusual demand during a ‘Lok Milni’ at Chandbhan village in Faridkot district.As Mann was telling women that the cash assistance scheme for them was just two days away, a man interrupted him with a plea that “chharas”…
Four of the companies were created on a zonal basis, with one unit each assigned to the East, West, South and Manesar zones Gurgaon: In an effort to enhance operational readiness for major protests, crowd management, communal unrest, VIP security and other critical incidents, police have constituted five dedicated law-and-order companies, comprising more than 500…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said his govt has consistently prioritised the education and healthcare sectors.Speaking after inaugurating a new administrative block, a prefabricated badminton and judo hall, and a recreation hall at Dera Natung Govt College, Khandu said his govt was committed to bridging infrastructure gaps across educational institutions.He also…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad district administration has finalized all arrangements to ensure free, fair, and transparent voting for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), taluka panchayats, district panchayats, and local municipalities this Sunday.A network of 28 receiving and dispatching centres has been established across the district to manage the logistics of electronic voting machines (EVMs). This includes…
