Forces set up base in Maoist terror Hidma’s Bastar bastion | India News – Times of India

Security forces aim to fully eliminate Left-wing extremism by March 2026. JAGDALPUR: Dealing yet another blow to Left-wing extremists in their ‘core’ area of south Bastar, counter-Naxal forces have set up a security camp in the den of Bastar’s most-dreaded Maoist leader Madvi Hidma, commander of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army’s ‘Battalion No. 1’.The forward…

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With state dole, 2 women of Karnataka family build well on farm | India News – Times of India

Mabubi Maldar and Roshan Begum. A woman and her daughter- in-law from Karnataka’s Gadag district have scripted a heartwarming story, pooling in their Gruhalakshmi dole from the past 11 months and boring a well for their extended family of 13 members. The initiative has won appreciation from CM Siddaramaiah, who expressed happiness that the scheme…

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Congress spells out Nehru’s rationale for statute tweak | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday lashed out alleging that “maximum Nehru defamation, and minimum democratic governance” is “Mr Modi’s model”.The Congress attack on PM Narendra Modi came a day after his speech during the debate on the Constitution in Lok Sabha. Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh in a post on X asked…

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Ajit, Mushrif, Munde… several in ED’s crosshairs get berths | India News – Times of India

Ajit Pawar, Hasan Mushrif and Dhananjay Munde. MUMBAI: The BJP-led govt in Maharashtra has inducted several ministers who are still facing Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigations. This includes Pratap Sarnaik, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. None of them have been chargesheeted, but no closure reports have been filed in court indicating…

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US envoy expresses concern over persecution of Hindus & other minorities in Bangladesh | India News – Times of India

DUMKA: The United States is actively observing the situation in Bangladesh following the self-imposed exile of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said during his two-day visit to Dumka. Garcetti accompanied by Malta’s High Commissioner Reuben Gauci, attended cultural events at Saint Xavier’s College and St Teresa High School. The…

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In Fadnavis cabinet expansion, mix of old and new, 19 berths for BJP | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra cabinet was expanded on Sunday as 39 MLAs were administered oath as ministers by governor PC Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur.In the expansion, the BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 for Eknath Shinde‘s Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar‘s Nationalist Congress Party. Including CM…

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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain admitted to US hospital due to heart problems | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Renowned Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of a San Francisco hospital due to heart-related problems, his friend and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia on SundayAccording to his manager Nirmala Bachani, the 73-year-old musician, who resides in the US has been experiencing blood pressure complications.“He has been admitted…

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No berth for RPI in ‘Maha’ cabinet, Athawale says Fadnavis gave his word | India News – Times of India

Ramdas Athawale (File photo/ PTI) NEW DELHI: Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale claimed Maharastra CM Devendra Fadnavis had promised him that his party would get a berth in his state cabinet, expansion of which took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on Sunday. Awathle also expressed displeasure that he wasn’t invited to…

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