NAGPUR: Maharashtra’s deputy CM and finance minister, Ajit Pawar, on Saturday defended Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana that will provide Rs 1,500 to eligible women aged 21-60, rejecting the opposition‘s criticism of it as a populist move.“These schemes are designed to empower citizens and provide support in these challenging times,” Ajit said.In a departure from…
KOLKATA: Nahoum & Sons, the iconic bakery operating out of New Market in the heart of Kolkata for the past 122 years, has decided to remove chicken items from its menu. The change was driven by the unavailability of a kosher butcher, as the shop reverted to its Jewish roots.The shop, established in 1902 by…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is learnt to have offered the seating plan in the House to the INDIA bloc, excluding Trinamool Congress. Although the Mamata Banerjee outfit is part of the opposition alliance and is expected to sit within the same cluster, the separate seats suggest that TMC is negotiating independently for…
NEW DELHI: At least one student has drowned and around two more are still trapped inside a flooded basement of a coaching centre in Delhi. The incident occurred on Saturday shortly after a sudden heavy downpour lashed the city.The basement of the coaching centre in Old Rajender Nagar, typically bustling with students preparing for competitive…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi may visit Kyiv next month in another balancing act on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, hoping it will calm frayed nerves in Washington and major European capitals which have been dismayed by the timing of his visit to Russia earlier this month. According to diplomatic sources, both sides are in talks to…
NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti urged home minister Amit Shah to establish a joint committee comprising representatives from both sides of Jammu and Kashmir to address the region’s issues “till the time you bring that part back”.Mufti suggested that Shah set aside his “ego” for the nation’s sake and facilitate a meeting…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 9th Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog on Saturday, with the aim of fostering participative governance and collaboration between the Centre and state governments. However, the meeting was marked by a boycott by several opposition-ruled states and a walkout by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. NDA…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday urged the international community to take a strong stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and dismantle terror sanctuaries and UN-proscribed terrorism financing networks during the East Asia Summit.Taking to X, Jaishankar said, “Participated at the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum ARF in Vientiane today.Highlighted…
NEW DELHI: After allegedly being stopped midway in her speech at Niti Aayog meeting, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday upped the ante against Central government, accusing it of discriminatory practices in allocating time to opposition representatives in a deliberate attempt to malign them.Meanwhile, Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam dismissed Mamata’s claim and…
RAIPUR: The opposition in Chhattisgarh, Congress , has alleged that the security forces in Bastar were under tremendous political pressure to get quick results on the anti-Naxal front, leading to fake encounters of innocent tribals, planting of muzzle-loading guns to brand them as Maoists and also make more arrests in insurgency-hit tribal Bastar region. Addressing…
