Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury trained his guns at the ruling Trinamool Congress as his party is set to pull off a stunning victory in the Sagardighi bypoll.
Chennai/UNI: Congress candidate and former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan has established a sizeable lead over his AIADMK rival as the counting of votes polled in the February 27 bypoll to the Erode Assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu, progressed, amid tight security on Thursday.
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court in its verdict on Thursday said it is constituting a committee to look into the Adani-Hindenburg issue and this committee will be supervised by a SC-appointed a panel, including O P Bhat, Justice JP Devadhar, K V Kamat, Nandan Nilekani and Somasekhar Sundaresan and the committee will be headed by Justice (Former) Abhay M Sapre.
Kohima/UNI: The NDPP-BJP alliance is marching towards a big victory in the assembly elections in Nagaland, with the combine leading in 42 seats of the 60-member House as the vote count progressed on Thursday.
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the Foreign Ministers of G20 nations and participating countries to "focus on issues that unites us, not divides us", as the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting kicked off in the national capital, amid the shadow of the Ukraine crisis.
Kolkata/IBNS: In what would upset the ruling Trinamool Congress, Left-backed Congress candidate Bayron Biswas is leading in West Bengal's Sagardighi assembly constituency, where byelection was held last month.
New Delhi/IBNS: The country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set for a sweeping victory in Nagaland and marginally ahead in Tripura as the poll results are coming out on Thursday.
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court will announce its verdict on Thursday regarding the appointment of a committee to investigate the Adani-Hindenburg controversy.
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: An investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into an alleged large-scale scam in the West Bengal education department has unearthed cash of Rs 50 lakh, gold worth 1.5 kg and lists of 1500 job seekers from the benami house of arrested West Bengal Central School Service Commission's former advisor Shanti Prasad Sinha.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday signalled a big shift in the stance of the party's policy to form a coalition with the opposition ahead of the 2024 general elections after the just-concluded plenary session in Raipur.
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to sabotage his government's work in the health and education sectors by arresting his deputy Manish Sisodia.
Kolkata, March/UNI: A major fire broke out at a multi-storied apartment in Kolkata's Nagerbazar area where leaping flames were gushing out from a 16th-floor flat even as the fire brigade personnel were finding it difficult to reach the actual spot blaze, official sources said on Wednesday.
Komatsu: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in Exercise Shinyuu Maitri with the Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF).
New Delhi: Bill Gates, Co-chair and Trustee of the Gates Foundation, on Wednesday visited the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to meet Ajay K Sood to understand priorities and explore further collaborations.
New Delhi: The G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting that begins in New Delhi tomorrow is one of the largest gatherings of foreign ministers hosted by any G20 presidency, with over 40 delegations expected to participate, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said today.
New Delhi: UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly brought up the issue of the BBC tax searches during his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today, and was “firmly told that all entities operating in India must comply fully with the relevant laws and regulations”, sources said.
Kolkata: Probing the money trails of various ponzi scams, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday began fresh search operations at various locations of Pilcon and Tower Groups in the city, official sources here said.
Bareilly: A two-and-a-half-year-old girl died after being mauled by a pack of dogs CB Ganj locality in Bareilly city here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Wednesday.
Thrissur/IBNS: A temple in Kerala's Thrissur has got the country's first robotic elephant which will perform daily prayers, media reports said.
New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has arrived in India to attend the crucial G20 meeting.
Amritsar/IBNS: A sea of supporters of the pro-Khalistan group 'Waris Punjab De' clashed with the police, and broke barricades outside Amritsar’s Ajnala Police Station in a protest against leader Amritpal Singh's close aide Lovepreet Toofan's arrest last Thursday creating a chaos in the north Indian state.
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held bilateral meetings with visiting UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, EU Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell, Mexican FM Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon and Dhoihir Dhoulkamal, of Comoros who is also Chair of the African Union, ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting here.
Dhaka: Bangladesh and Argentina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an aim to enhance bilateral trade and investment between the two nations.
New Delhi: Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark called on President of India Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the Narendra Modi-led government after the prices of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders were raised and termed it as 'loot'.
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said well-planned cities are the need of the hour in the fast-paced environment of India in the 21st century.
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will hear on March 03 the appeal filed by Tamil Nadu Government against the Madras High Court's order permitting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to take out its route march in the state on rescheduled date, on March 05.
Bengaluru/UNI: In a massive jolt to AAP, its manifesto chairman Bhaskar Rao joined the BJP ahead of assembly polls in Karnataka.
New Delhi/UNI: UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting India to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting and to mark a new scheme allowing young Britishers and Indians to live and work in each other’s countries for up to two years, which was announced by the Home Secretary earlier this week, a statement said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday said his party is keen to fight future elections in the state in an alliance with the Left to take on the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
