Guwahati: PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to citizens to conserve foreign exchange by cutting imported fuel use through public transport and carpooling has found support in Guwahati, but residents say the city’s buses largely vanish after 7pm, making the call hard to follow.Guwahati, the biggest city in the northeast, has seen major govt push on infrastructure…
Kolkata: Just 72 hours to go from Saturday to Supreme Court’s deadline for adding voters cleared by SIR tribunals, and Election Commission has yet to publish the name of a single person whose voting right has been reinstated and who can participate in the first phase of the Bengal assembly polls on April 23. More…
Surat: A trustee of a private school in Surat was allegedly cheated of Rs 2 crore after fraudsters lured him with the promise of securing a Rs 4 crore donation for the institution. Mahidharpura police registered an FIR on Saturday against Aakash Dhyaneshwar and two employees of an angadia firm in connection with the case.According…
CM Yogi flags ‘double standards’ of Opposition as Ram Mandir SIT probe widens NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday accused the opposition of displaying ‘double standards’ over the controversy surrounding alleged irregularities in Ram Mandir donations, saying parties that had once opposed the temple’s construction were now claiming to be concerned…
Darjeeling: Incessant rain across Darjeeling district triggered landslides and flash floods on Friday, snapping a key road link between the hills and the plains and disrupting transport and connectivity.The worst-hit stretch was the Mirik-Siliguri corridor, where the 468-metre Hume Pipe bridge over the Balason River at Dudhia was washed away early in the morning after…
New Delhi: Lawyers observing a strike across Delhi’s district courts on Monday faced strict action from judges, who imposed costs, refused adjournments and passed adverse orders in several cases.The strike followed a recent altercation between lawyers and Rohini court judge Rakesh Kumar. Although the Delhi high court administration transferred the judge to the judicial academy,…
“Democracy has become theatre of the absurd”: Kapil Sibal slams TMC rebel MPs for merging with Nationalist Congress Party Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday demanded the disqualification of rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs who have announced plans to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party (NCP), arguing that legislators cannot unilaterally merge with another…
Mumbai: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a chair in the name of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, at the famous London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in London. It was also decided to provide scholarships for doctoral studies in the name of Dr. Ambedkar through…
Aizawl: A fresh debate has erupted in Mizoram’s education sector after the Mizoram Independent Schools’ Association (MISA) objected to the decision of the state govt and the Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE) to discontinue the publication of merit rankings, distinctions and division classifications in Class X and XII examination results.The association, which represents private…
File photo of Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday cautioned party colleagues and other oppostion leaders against celebrating the Trinamool Congress’s defeat in West Bengal, framing the election outcome as a larger threat to Indian democracy. Without taking names, Rahul Gandhi said, “Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about…
