NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday once again reacted to the Katchatheevu island issue and slammed DMK saying the new details emerging on the matter have “unmasked” the party’s double standards. Taking to X, PM Modi cited a TOI report, which claimed that then chief minister M Karunanidhi had given his concurrence to…
NEW DELHI: At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi got involved in highlighting alleged pressure being exerted by certain sections of activist lawyers on the courts, Justice Bhushan R Gavai, one of the most senior judge of SC, on Saturday said India’s apex court is fully independent and brooks no political interference.Speaking to an…
JALPAIGURI: At least four people were killed – crushed under falling trees – at two different places when a nor’wester, accompanied by a ‘mini tornado‘, lashed Jalpaiguri for five minutes on Sunday afternoon.Around 367 people had to be hospitalised for injuries, even as initial estimates said there was massive loss to property at Jalpaiguri Sadar…
GUWAHATI: Congress stalwarts’ offspring have crossed party lines to bolster BJP’s youth brigade in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections in Assam, marking a significant shift in political allegiance from the legacy of their fathers.Among these emerging leaders is Angkita Dutta, former Assam Pradesh Youth Congress chief and daughter of PCC ex-chief Anjan Dutta.Alongside…
KOLHAPUR: An IPL fan in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur attacked by a friend and the latter’s nephew for celebrating the fall of Rohit Sharma‘s wicket during a Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians match on Wednesday succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Saturday.Bandopant Tibile (63) was beaten repeatedly with a wooden block by Balawant Jhanjge (50) and…
NEW DELHI: “This agreement goes against the interests of the country since it amounts to pure surrender of our territory without going through any of the norms. This is an unholy and disgraceful act of statesmanship unworthy of any govt. Therefore, we do not want to associate ourselves with the statement that is going to…
NEW DELHI: At least five people were killed and more than 100 were were injured after due to a severe storm that caused havoc in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district.West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee who arrived in Bagdogra on late Sunday night confirmed the fatalities and said that the administration is ‘providing the necessary help.’“A disaster…
NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc of opposition parties that got back together with a show of strength rally here at the Ramlila grounds on Sunday, could hold similar joint rallies during the long, extended election campaign for the Lok Sabha polls, according to some of the alliance partners.With two constituent parties — Jharkhand Mukti Morcha…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Sunday wrote a letter to the Election commission of India regarding a complaint against West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar for allegedly brazenly threatening functionaries of the AITC with coercive action by ED.The letter read, “Today, i.e., 30.03.2024, Mr. Sukanta Majumdar at a public meeting organized at Gangarampur made…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s recent comments regarding the Katchatheevu island issue, questioning why the PM did not attempt to reclaim the island during his 10-year tenure in power. Kharge accused the PM of displaying his desperation by raising the “sensitive issue” ahead of Lok Sabha…
