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Assam CM inaugurates six tea garden model schools in Sonitpur dists

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated six newly constructed tea garden model schools in Sonitpur district on Thursday and commented that in the last 75 years of independence only primary schools and a limited number of ME schools were established in the tea plantation areas of the State.

Conditions favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon: IMD

The India Meterological Department on Friday said that the conditions are favourable for further advance of the Southwest Monsoon over some more parts of Chhattisgarh, remaining parts of Jharkhand and Bihar, some parts of east Madhya Pradesh, some more parts of Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Uttarakhand during next two days. It also said that conditions are also becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon over some more parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana during the next 3-4 days.

'66 contracts awarded, not one completed'

Himachal Pradesh High Court unhappy with conduct of govt contractor

Amazon business saw 102 pc YoY increase in customer registrations from Kolkata

Amazon Business has seen an upward trajectory in tier II cities including Kolkata with a 102% YoY increase in customer registration.

IDEMIA selected as GMR Group's technology partner for DigiYatra

IDEMIA, the global leader in identity technologies and biometric solutions, has been selected as the technology partner by GMR Group for DigiYatra.

Stock market: Wall Street drops again as oil prices & stocks worldwide slide

The Fed held interest rates steady at its last meeting after raising rates aggressively throughout 2022 and into 2023 to tame painfully high inflation

Yogi govt working in mission mode, action plan ready for $1 trillion economy

Aiming to make Uttar Pradesh a $1 trillion economy, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has envisioned 'UP for UP, UP for India, UP for Global' for the state.

Cong unaware of shift from dynasty to development politics, says JP Nadda

While dubbing the Congress as ‘uneducated’ and pointing at the irony of those who were jailed by late Indira Gandhi hugging and welcoming Rahul Gandhi at Patna on Friday, BJP president J P Nadda said they are all unaware of the fact that politics has changed from dynasty to development politics ushered in by PM Narendra Modi.

Amit Shah takes jibe at Opp meet in Patna, calls it 'photo session'

In a jibe at the opposition leaders who have gathered in Patna in a bid to forge unity against the Modi government, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday called their meet a “photo session”.

'Technology cooperation will deepen India-US ties'

The two nations also pledged to advance the aspirations of their people, upholding human rights, and the shared principles of democracy

Kerala Crime branch arrests Congress Kerala chief K Sudhakaran, released on bail

The Crime branch wing of the Kerala Police arrested KPCC President K Sudhakaran on Friday evening in connection with his alleged involvement in a 2021 cheating case related to the controversial fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal

'Don't subscribe to view that BJP or Congress should be nucleus of any front'

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), which skipped the meeting of opposition parties held in Patna on Friday, has made it clear that it doesn't subscribe to the view that the BJP or the Congress should be the nucleus of any front or coalition.

BRS in isolation due to political compulsions

KT Rama Rao was in Delhi to meet Union minister's on KCR's instructions

Cong candidate nabbed for TMC leader's murder

Two persons, including a Congress candidate for the panchayat polls were arrested by police on Friday in connection with the murder of Dhananjay Choubey, the Trinamul Congress's Adra town president of Purulia district.

KMC mulls single window taxpayment in the added areas

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is mulling to introduce a single window system for the payment of property taxes in the added areas of the civic body.

BJP wants phase-wise polls with CAPF personnel

The state BJP today demanded a phase-wise panchayat polls for adequate deployment of the Central Armed Paramilitary Force (CAPF) in all booths.

HC rejects NHRC's proposal to appoint observer for panchayat polls

The NHRC had taken suo motu cognizance of the incidents of violence during the nomination phase and decided to depute the Commission's Director General (Investigation), Damodar Sarangias as the observer

Rural polls: Division Bench reserves order on CBI probe

Calcutta High Court's Division Bench of Justice Arjit Banerjee and Justice Apurba Sinha Roy on Friday reserved its order on a petition filed by the Bengal government challenging the earlier decision of a Single Bench ordering a CBI probe in charges against a block development officer.

State gets 315 companies of CAPF, SAP for elections

In the first lot, 115 companies of SAP and 200 from central forces were cleared

Panchayat poll violence: BJP office set ablaze in Bengal

A fresh political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal after a BJP office at Dabgram under the Siliguri Municipal Corporation in Darjeeling district was set ablaze by unknown miscreants late on Thursday night.

Railway Board emphasises on ensuring basic facilities to passengers travelling in general class coaches of trains

The Railway Board has instructed the zonal railways to take steps to provide basic facilities to passengers boarding the general class coaches.

'Oust BJP' campaign gains momentum

West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee expressed satisfaction with the turn of events

Fierce gun battles reported from 2 Manipur dists

Heavy exchanges of fire took place between security forces and unknown armed assailants in different places of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts on Friday, defence officials said.

Predator drones to be deployed by defence forces at 3 major hubs

The Indian defence forces will deploy the 31 Predator drones at three major hubs across the country to carry out surveillance of all areas, including the borders with China and Pakistan, and the vast maritime zone.

'We will fight BJP's political vendetta together'

The Opposition is united and will face any political vendetta by the BJP unitedly, said Miss Mamata Banerjee after attending the mega Opposition parties’ ‘Mission 24‘ meeting in Patna. Leaders of seventeen political parties attended the meeting convened by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar held in his residence.

Oppunanimously decided to fight 2024 Lok Sabha election together, says Nitish

All Opposition parties in the country are united and will fight together against the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday following the meeting of leaders of 17 Opposition parties he hosted in Patna.

No place for discrimination in India: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India lives democracy in every manner and there is no place for any discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, age or region.

'The World is One Family': PM's message to US Cong

When India grows, the whole world grows, Modi tells joint sitting of Congress

Special Olympics: Indian contingent crosses 50-medal mark in Berlin

India bagged three gold and a silver as the medal rush continued for the contingent as it passed the 50-medal mark in the Special Olympics World Games 2023 here.

Tennis: Alexandrova upsets Gauff to reach quarterfinals

Ekaterina Alexandrova extended her winning streak to seven matches with a 75-minute 6-4, 6-0 upset of No.5 seed Coco Gauff in the second round of the German Open and reached the quarterfinals, here on Thursday.