TMC names Sanchita Pradhan, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction led by Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced Sanchita Pradhan (Dey) and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury as its candidates for the October 6 bypolls to the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly seats, respectively. The counting of votes is set…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi NEW DELHI: Amid reports that Chinese president Xi Jinping skipped the Brics gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, China was represented at the high-profile gathering by foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday.The dinner was hosted by Modi at Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the 18th…
India is securing uranium fuel for its ambitious nuclear expansion plans (AI Image) Last month, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tashkent, the headline takeaway was diplomatic. India and Uzbekistan agreed to elevate their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set a target of $5 billion in annual bilateral trade by 2030.But tucked…
How India’s aviation regulator is tightening the net on pilots and crew to ensure those trusted with thousands of lives are fit to fly. (AI-generated image) There is something inherently unsettling about flying. Thirty thousand feet above the ground, hundreds of passengers sit inside a pressurised metal tube travelling at hundreds of kilometres per hour,…
In the 1980s, when much of Gujarat’s coastline was losing its mangrove cover, some coastal communities began protecting the few patches that remained. What looked like a small act of conservation would eventually become part of one of India’s most striking mangrove recoveries.Government data shows just how dramatic that transformation has been.According to the Forest…
77 pilgrims, 3 volunteers of Isha Foundation remain unaccounted for Two weeks after flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border, 77 participants of a Kailash Manasarovar pilgrimage and three volunteers remain unaccounted for, the Isha Foundation said in a statement, adding that the figure has not changed since its previous update.The foundation said identification work at…
NEW DELHI: CPI and CPM on Sunday reiterated that it is not in alliance with Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu and said that they will contest one assembly segment each in the upcoming bypolls in the state.CPI state secretary M Veerapandian, while talking to reporters, said that CPI will fight from Dharapuram, the CPM will…
How well do India’s systems support students in crisis? (File Photo) Imagine finally admitting that you need help and dialling a 24/7 national mental health helpline, hoping a person will answer, only to hear: “All our counsellors are busy attending to other callers. This is taking more time than expected.” On some calls we made…
The “announcement” came after Dipke was allegedly heckled by a group of people during his visit to Balaghat NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday mocked the Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh government and announced his resignation as the state’s chief minister.The sarcastic announcement came after Dipke was allegedly heckled by a…
Xi was visiting India for the first time in seven years. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefly interrupted his opening remarks at the Brics Summit on Saturday after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to be uncomfortable.PM Modi turned towards Xi and asked the translator accompanying the Chinese president, “Is it okay?” He repeated the…
