India

Bengal minister likens Mamata with Sri Chaitanya, Opp mocks him

28 Dec 2023 05:35 AM IST

West Bengal minister Bratya Basu courted controversy by likening Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the state’s spiritual icon Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya. His comments have drawn ridicule from the opposition parties. Basu while speaking at a programme at Purbasthali in Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday described the Trinamool Congress supremo as

RAHUL GANDHI SHOULD DELIVER ‘NYAY’ TO PEOPLE OF NE BEFORE STARTING NYAY YATRA: ASSAM DY SPEAKER

28 Dec 2023 03:45 AM IST

Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker Numal Momin on Wednesday took a dig at Congress following its announcement of party leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Nyay Yatra and said that the Wayanad MP should first deliver “nyay” (justice) to the people of the northeast who suffered during the regime of his party. “I

Vijay Sharma condemns SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s remark on Hinduism

28 Dec 2023 03:43 AM IST

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma condemned Samajwadi Party leader, Swami Prasad Maurya, for his ‘controversial’ remarks against Hinduism and Hindus. Reacting to Swami Prasad’s comment that “Hinduism is a hoax,” Chhattisgarh Dy CM Sharma suggested that the SP leader should think before saying something about someone or a religion.

Kharge and Rahul Gandhi confer with Cong leaders from Andhra Pradesh

28 Dec 2023 03:38 AM IST

The top Congress leadership held a meeting with leaders of the party’s Andhra Pradesh unit on Wednesday to discuss the strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the southern state. The meeting that was attended by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi and other top leaders

Rajkumar Ranjan Singh predicts India as developed nation by 2047

28 Dec 2023 03:34 AM IST

Union minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Wednesday asserted that India will be a developed country by 2047, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Participating at the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra programme at Ziro in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs and

Delhi High Court backs MCD’s app-based attendance for hospital employees

28 Dec 2023 03:11 AM IST

The Delhi High Court has upheld the legality of the city civic body’s decision mandating marking of attendance by all employees of its two hospitals through a mobile application, saying the measure was taken for improving the healthcare system and instilling discipline and accountability among its employees. Justice Chandra Dhari

Delhi BJP protests near AAP office over supply of substandard drugs

28 Dec 2023 03:00 AM IST

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) conducted a demonstration near the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters on Wednesday to protest against the distribution of substandard drugs in government hospitals. Delhi BJP Chief Virendra Sachdeva led hundreds of BJP workers in the protest, accusing the Kejriwal government of

Banking system resilient, poised for growth amid global challenges

28 Dec 2023 02:48 AM IST

Amidst a highly uncertain outlook for the global environment, the Indian banking system has been well positioned to improve further, with better asset quality, high capital adequacy and robust profitability supported by bright prospects for domestic economic activity. The consolidated balance sheet of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) in 2022-23 expanded

India reports 529 cases; Delhi logs first case of new variant

28 Dec 2023 02:41 AM IST

India recorded 529 fresh Covid-19 cases in a single day, while the country’s active infection count stood at 4,093, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Three new fatalities – two from Karnataka and one from Gujarat – were reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data updated at 8 am.

Govt working to make cooperative strong part of rural life: PM Modi

28 Dec 2023 02:18 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government is working to make cooperatives a strong part of rural life, asserting that they are being scaled up massively in sectors like agriculture and fisheries after making a mark in fields such as dairy and sugar production. In an interaction with

Idol of Lord Ram’s childlike form to be installed in Temple sanctum

28 Dec 2023 02:14 AM IST

An idol of Lord Ram in his child-like form (Ram Lalla) will be installed in the pure white Makrana marble sanctum sanctorum of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya next month, the temple trust informed on Wednesday. Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Champat Rai said that a 51-inch-tall

Centre approves for new bridge over river Ganga in Bihar

27 Dec 2023 17:16 PM IST

The construction of a new, 4.56-kilometer, six-lane bridge over the Ganga that connects Digha and Sonepur in Bihar received approval on Wednesday from the Union Cabinet, which is presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When the bridge is finished, Bihar’s north and south will be connected. The country’s inland