Prime Minister Narendra Modi with newly-elected Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during the swearing-in ceremony at Veterinary College ground in Khanapara, in Guwahati on Tuesday. Like Odysseus emerging from years of conflict and uncertainty to reclaim his place in Ithaca, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s decade-long journey in the BJP reflects his transition…
T drags feet on VB-G RAM G approval Hyderabad: Telangana is among fewer than half a dozen states yet to notify approval for implementing the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin Act (VB-G Ram G), which will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from July 1.Karnataka, Jharkhand,…
Ambala: BJP candidate Akshita Saini won the Ambala City municipal corporation mayoral election by 21,358 votes on Wednesday, securing 52,794 votes against Congress candidate Kulwinder Kaur Saini’s 31,436. Independent candidate Sonia Chaudhary polled 21,730 votes.The BJP also dominated the ward elections, winning 16 of the 20 seats. Congress won three wards, while one seat went…
India’s labour market is changing, but the transition is not uniform. Over the years, employment has moved away from the agriculture sector towards non-farm activities and larger enterprises. Yet, agriculture continues to account for a major share of jobs, highlighting how it is still India’s job market backbone.The latest PLFS 2025 unit-level data by SBI…
The Tulsi Niketan complex, with 220 LIG flats, 2,004 EWS flats and 60 shops, was developed by GDA on 7.8 hectares in the 1990s Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has pitched four infrastructure projects worth a combined Rs 1,580 crore for funding under the Urban Challenge Fund—a newly launched scheme designed to draw private capital…
KOLKATA: A video from West Bengal has gone viral on social media showing a woman, who identified herself as a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker, accusing BJP workers of assaulting her during a political clash. In the video, the woman is seen with a bandage wrapped around her head and claims she was brutally beaten by…
Public anger is brewing across the country over the alleged “illegal” removal and “mistreatment” of community dogs by authorities at Delhi’s IGI Airport, after a series of disturbing videos went viral on social media.One widely circulated video shows a brown stray dog, Dholu, being tied with ropes and dragged across Terminal 1 by sanitation workers…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu on Sunday reaffirmed the govt’s commitment to infrastructure development, reports Joken Ete.Speaking after inaugurating the newly constructed Arunachal Niwas at Dheerpur in New Delhi, he said that a comprehensive review of newly created districts, including Pakke-Kessang, Kamle, Leparada, Shi-Yomi, and others, has been scheduled to assess infrastructure gaps and…
CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appointed former Congress MLA and industrialist Kewal Singh Dhillon as its Punjab president, marking a shift from the party’s earlier practice of appointing a Hindu leader in the Sikh-majority state. By picking Dhillon, a Jat Sikh, the BJP has made a significant political move less than a…
A meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) was held at Isru Bhawan here on Saturday wherein it was alleged that the Union government was trying to remove Punjab’s representation from various institutions, mainly BBMB (Bhakra Beas Management Board). The SKM members said it was decided that a delegation would meet governor Gulab Chand Kataria…
