NEW DELHI: The BJP‘s anti-infiltration poll pitch in Jharkhand reached a crescendo on Monday, the last day of campaigning for the first phase of voting on November 13 in 43 assembly seats. While Union home minister Amit Shah promised a new legislation to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators on their marrying tribal women, Uttar…
IAS officers K Gopalakrishnan and N Prasanth NEW DELHI: The Kerala government on Monday suspended two IAS officers, K Gopalakrishnan and N Prasanth, for alleged breaches of conduct. According to official sources, Gopalakrishnan was suspended for creating a religion-based WhatsApp group, while disciplinary action was taken against Prasanth for reportedly criticizing a senior officer.The controversy…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Dr. Navin Ramgoolam in a telephonic exchange following his re-election as Prime Minister of Mauritius.Taking to X, PM Modi expressed his best wishes for Ramgoolam’s success in leading Mauritius and invited him to visit India.“Had a warm conversation with my friend Dr. Navin Ramgoolam, congratulating him…
NEW DELHI: The supposed H-1B visa restrictions under Trump 2.0 could potentially serve as a boost to Modi 3.0’s Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) initiative accelerating “reforms in domestic production, self-reliance, and inward investment,” according to an SBI report.The report delves into the possibility of US President elect Donald Trump imposing stricter visa rules, especially on…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday extended the tenure of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri until July 2026. He was scheduled to retire on November 30.“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved an extension in the service of Shri Vikram Misri, IFS (1989), as foreign secretary beyond the date of his superannuation, i.e., 30.11.2024, for…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray had a heated exchange of words with government officials after his bags were searched as he arrived in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal for campaigning ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.According to video footage released of the incident, Thackeray first asked the ECI officials to introduce themselves before launching into…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Rahul Gandhi’s claim that the saffron party wanted to “destroy the Constitution.” The party has also asked for an FIR to be lodged against the leader of opposition under Section 353 of BNS.“A delegation of the BJP met…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday countered opposition’s criticism over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Ek hai toh safe hai’ slogan by pulling out Congress’s “anti-reservation” campaign ad from the 1984 general election, claiming that “only Muslims will corner all benefits” if the grand-old-party comes to power.Taking to X, BJP IT head Amit Malviya…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday stepped up his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused the government of intending to oppress” opposition, topple governments and buy MLAs “like goats to feed and feast on them later”. Kharge, who was speaking at a rally in poll-bound Jharkhand, also raked up Bharatiya Janata…
NEW DELHI: A blast occurred at Indian Oil Corporation’s Gujarat Refinery in Vadodara on Monday. No casualty has been reported so far. Vadodara district collector Bijal Shah said that the blast occurred at around 3.50pm. This comes nearly two decades after a major blast rocked the Indian Oil Corporation’s Gujarat Refinery leaving 13 injured. The…
