Politics

KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has handed around 32 acres to the BSF for fencing along the India-Bangladesh border, a process that had been pending for several years, Panchayat Minister Dilip Ghosh said on Wednesday. Briefing reporters after a meeting...

KUSHINAGAR (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced that Fazil Nagar town here will be renamed Pawagarh in honour of Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavir. Adityanath said this while at a government function in Fazil Nagar, where 278...

NEW DELHI: Congress party's student wing on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking an independent enquiry into the alleged large-scale irregularities in CBSE's on-screen marking (OSM) system for class 12 exam. The public interest litigation (PIL) petition by the...

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday held his third weekly ‘janata darbar’, with patients, artistes, professionals and ordinary citizens turning up in large numbers to register their grievances and apprise the new CM of their hardships. Hundreds...

GORAKHPUR (UP):Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to ensure that benefits of the government's welfare schemes reach every eligible person in the state. "It should be ensured that the benefits of the government's welfare schemes reach...

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said PM Narendra Modi is likely to attend the second anniversary celebrations of the BJP government in the state next month. Speaking at an ABVP event in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, Majhi said he...

NEW DELHI: The newly appointed president of the Delhi BJP, Harsh Deep Malhotra, is a seasoned organisational leader with strong ties to the RSS, party leaders said on Thursday. Malhotra, 62, is currently the only Union minister from Delhi in...

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah informed his cabinet colleagues of his decision to step down, during a breakfast hosted at his residence, official sources said on Thursday. His current deputy and possible successor, D K Shivakumar and other cabinet colleagues...

GUWAHATI: The Assam government on Monday tabled a Bill on the Uniform Civil Code, seeking to ban polygamy and make registration of live-in relationships compulsory. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Atul Bora tabled 'The Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026 Bill' in the...

NEW DELHI: India can count on me 100 per cent, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday night, calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "great" friend during an event celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence. The event at the...