KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s Falta candidate, Jahangir Khan, declared on Tuesday that he would not contest the May 21 repoll.Khan made the announcement during a press conference at his home in Falta’s Kamardanga Khan Para, where he praised CM Suvendu Adhikari for his proposed special package for Falta.“I want Falta to remain peaceful and prosperous. My…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt said on Tuesday that more than 60,000 citizens in the state have completed the process of self-enumeration in the Union govt’s campaign launched as part of the census operations. A number of ministers and officials of the state govt have completed the process of self-enumeration, the statement said.On Tuesday, chief secretary M…
Bathinda: Police have registered an FIR for theft against unknown persons in connection with the illegal felling of trees in Barnala despite a National Green Tribunal (NGT) committee recommending officials be charged with theft of public property and criminal breach of trust.Officials of the Barnala Improvement Trust, along with other authorities, have been accused of…
Pune: City-based vaccine major Serum Institute of India (SII) has entered into an emergency response arrangement with the University of Oxford to develop and manufacture an investigational vaccine ready for testing against Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus with support from global epidemic preparedness organisation CEPI.Confirming the development, SII’s owner and CEO Adar Poonawalla said, “The…
Silchar: Barak Valley on Tuesday observed the 65th anniversary of historic ‘Unishe May’, commemorating the sacrifice of 11 language martyrs who were killed in police firing at Silchar railway station in 1961 while protesting against the imposition of Assamese on the Bengali-speaking population of the valley.A series of programmes were organised across the valley by…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the tehsildar concerned to ensure removal of illegal encroachments from the Gomti riverbed while hearing in a petition alleging unlawful occupation of land by Neelansh Group.The court also issued notices to the Neelansh Group and directed it to file counter affidavit by July 7.A…
Residents said they require at least four to five tankers every month to meet basic needs Jaipur: The city’s rapidly expanding outskirts are grappling with a severe water crisis as soaring summer temperatures increase dependence on private tankers in colonies yet to receive Bisalpur water connectivity. Residents of Siwar Mod, Bindayaka and Govindpura said inadequate…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rome on Tuesday for the final leg of his five-nation tour, where he is scheduled to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella, hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and participate in diplomatic engagements before departing for India on Wednesday.“Welcome to Rome, my friend!” Italian Prime Minister…
PM Modi with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni (Image/X) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival in Rome for the final leg of his five-nation tour.Sharing a picture with PM Modi on X, Meloni wrote, “Welcome to Rome, my friend!”The visit marks a key diplomatic engagement as India…
MUMBAI: Six states raised a total of Rs 20,100 crore in the latest state development loan auction conducted by RBI on Tuesday, with weighted average yields ranging between 7.6% and 7.9% across tenures of 6 to 30 years. The results are in line with the rise in yields on central govt bonds where 10-year bond…
