Mamata Banerjee- Suvendu Adhikari’s candidates to fight on Nandigram seat NEW DELHI: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday claimed that the BJP would win the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll by more than 50,000 votes, saying voters had already expressed their faith in the party and him.“We will win the by-election by over 50,000 votes….
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut claims a political conspiracy targets the Thackeray family NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday alleged that mentioning Aaditya Thackeray in the CBI’s FIR in the Disha Salian death case is part of a “political conspiracy” to tarnish the image of the Thackeray family.Speaking to reporters,…
The screening was recently postponed by the organisers, who cited security and administrative reasons. NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress president BK Hariprasad on Tuesday hit out at the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) over its demand for the permanent cancellation of a proposed documentary screening on jailed activist Umar Khalid at the National Law School of…
Delhi to hold month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan from September 17, projects worth ₹13,820 crore lined up NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will launch a month-long public service campaign, the ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, from September 17 to October 17 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Monday.The campaign will see…
Rohitashwa Ranjan is a digital journalist with The Times of India, where he decodes Indian politics as a carefully staged production with scripts, subtext and everything behind. His stories track elections, party dynamics and the things that often are buried beneath the headlines. When not parsing vote shares or alliances, he is usually reading between…
More than 19,000 housing pockets have rooftop solar systems, benefits 9 lakh households NEW DELHI: More than 19,000 residential areas have set up community rooftop solar systems under PM Surya Ghar Yojana to power common utilities, benefiting over 9 lakh households.Officials said the clean energy generated is used for operating lifts, common-area lighting, water pumps,…
National Medical Commission (TNN) NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has sought a detailed report on allegations that a private medical college in Bihar made payment of a ₹3.75 lakh hostel fee mandatory for MBBS graduates to start their compulsory internship, with a July complaint alleging that interns feared they would be denied internship…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday busted an Over Ground Worker network allegedly linked with terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and arrested three persons.According to officials, the accused were involved in providing logistical support, safe transit and other ground-level assistance to terrorists. They allegedly acted as guides and facilitated the movement of terrorist groups towards…
Pune: NCP-SP working president Supriya Sule Monday said the possibility of vendetta politics cannot be denied after CBI named Sena UBT MLA Aadtiya Thackeray in the FIR registered in connection with the Disha Salian death case.“The same govt had closed the case. I fail to understand what development prompted the probe agency to reopen the…
NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon, which has so far reported a cumulative (June 1-Sept 14) rainfall deficit of over 14% this season, is likely to start withdrawing from west Rajasthan this weekend. IMD predicted Monday that conditions are becoming favourable for monsoon’s withdrawal around Sept 19.Monsoon normally starts withdrawing from Sept 17 and its…
