Rampurhat: Former Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Ashis Banerjee was found hanging at a TMC party office in Birbhum district on Sunday morning, police sources said. Banerjee’s body was discovered at the party office located near his residence in Rampurhat. A purported suicide note was also recovered Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed his gratitude to world leaders for their warm wishes on India’s 80th Independence Day and said he deeply appreciated the congratulatory messages received from across the globe. Responding to Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on X, Modi thanked him for his greetings and highlighted the special Read More…
Ranchi: Students protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations took out a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Ranchi on Saturday to mark the country’s 80th Independence Day and announced plans to gherao Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence on August 20, demanding his resignation. The protesters also announced that they would burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi on the occasion of Independence Day. Paying tribute to the Father of the Nation, Modi said the country would always draw inspiration from Gandhi’s vision and work. “We will always continue to draw inspiration from his vision Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his warm greetings to the nation on the occasion of Independence Day, recalling the courage, sacrifice and dedication of the freedom fighters who fought for the country’s independence. In a message, Modi said Independence Day is a reminder of the extraordinary courage and tireless struggle of Read More…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly conspiring with a member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to join the outfit and plan retaliatory attacks against the Pakistan Army and India, police said. The accused, identified as Asaful Mallik, son of Abed Mallik, was arrested from the Bommasandra Industrial Area Read More…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday announced that girls in the state will be brought under the Centre’s ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme. Adhikari claimed that the scheme had not been implemented by the previous TMC government in the state. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Read More…
New Delhi: On the eve of Independence Day, President Droupadi Murmu extended warm greetings to citizens and called for collective efforts to build a developed India by 2047, the centenary year of Independence. In her Independence Day eve address, the President said the Tricolour symbolises India’s freedom and paid tribute to freedom fighters who helped Read More…
New Delhi: India will celebrate its 80th Independence Day on August 15 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the national celebrations at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi amid patriotic fervour and heightened security arrangements. For the first time, the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ will be rendered as part of the Independence Day celebrations Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to those affected by the Partition of India, recalling the immense suffering endured by families who were uprooted, lost loved ones and were forced to rebuild their lives amid adversity. Marking Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Modi said the day is an occasion to remember the Read More…