Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates under the Rozgar Mela programme and said India’s youth will play a key role in building a developed nation by 2047. Addressing the recruits, Modi said the world was showing growing confidence in India’s youth and technological progress. Referring Read More…
Bengali film actor Swastika Mukherjee was questioned by police on Saturday in connection with a case related to alleged social media posts made after the 2021 West Bengal Assembly election results, officials said. Mukherjee was questioned for nearly an hour at the Gariahat Police Station in south Kolkata. The case was filed against Mukherjee and Read More…
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday. The meeting marked Adhikari’s first official interaction with the prime minister after taking oath as the chief minister on May 9 following the BJP’s victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the leaders Read More…
The X account of the satirical digital platform Cockroach Janata Party was withheld in India on Thursday, days after it gained widespread attention on social media. Soon after the account was blocked, founder Abhijeet Dipke launched a new X handle titled “Cockroach is Back” with the tagline “Cockroaches Don’t Die”. Reacting to the development, Dipke Read More…
Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at the Upprashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. In his message, the Vice President said Rajiv Gandhi’s contributions to public life and his sacrifice in service to the nation continue to be remembered with Read More…
Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday took oath as a Member of the Legislative Assembly on the opening day of the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly. The oath was administered by Protem Speaker Chandra Mohan Patowary. Himanta Biswa Sarma took the oath in the Assamese language. Speaking on the occasion, Chandra Mohan Patowary said MLAs are free Read More…
The portfolio allocation in the cabinet headed by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan has been finalised for the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Satheesan will handle key departments including General Administration, Finance, Law and Ports. Senior leader Ramesh Chennithala has been given the Home and Vigilance portfolios. The distribution of other major departments is as follows: Read More…
Former Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Delhi over frequent power cuts during the ongoing heatwave, alleging that residents are suffering while the administration remains inactive. Kejriwal said people in the national capital are facing repeated electricity outages even as temperatures have touched nearly 45 degrees Celsius. In a statement, Read More…
Strong criticism has reportedly emerged within the Communist Party of India (Marxist) following the party’s heavy defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections, with leaders targeting state secretary M. V. Govindan during internal party meetings. At the CPM district secretariat meeting in Thiruvananthapuram, several members reportedly described Govindan’s leadership during the elections as a “complete failure”. Read More…
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday paid floral tributes to former President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The tribute ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of officials and dignitaries. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy served as the sixth President of India and is remembered for his contributions to Indian parliamentary Read More…