PM Modi to flag off Mumbai Metro’s fully underground stretch

PM Modi to flag off Mumbai Metro’s fully underground stretch

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Maharashtra on Saturday is set to launch, inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth Rs 64,580 crore, which include Mumbai Metro-3’s first fully underground stretch. Prime Minister Modi will flag off the inaugural train service on the first phase — between Bandra Kurla […]

Encounter in Chhattisgarh, 30 Maoists killed by security forces, weapons seized

Encounter in Chhattisgarh, 30 Maoists killed by security forces, weapons seized

RAIPUR: 30 Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred during a joint operation by security forces in the Abujhmad forest area, along the Narayanpur-Dantewada district border, around 1 pm. Prior to the operation, special teams were dispatched to Govel, Nendur and Tultuli villages under the Orchha and […]

End to 72 days of wait; Arjun’s truck found; decomposed body from cabin shifted to hospital mortuary

End to 72 days of wait; Arjun’s truck found; decomposed body from cabin shifted to hospital mortuary

ANKOLA (UTTARA KANNADA): The truck of Arjun, native of Kannadikkal in Kozhikode, who went missing in a landslide in Shirur, was found and brought to the shore. The decomposed body, which was trapped inside the damaged cabin, has been shifted to the hospital mortuary. The truck was found 120 metres away from the road in […]

Firm owned by Malayali not linked to explosive devices sent to Hezbollah, say Bulgarian authorities

Firm owned by Malayali not linked to explosive devices sent to Hezbollah, say Bulgarian authorities

Sofia (Bulgaria): Bulgarian authorities said on Friday that Norta Global—a company registered in Sofia by a Malayali and Norwegian citizen, Renson Jose had nothing to do with the delivery of exploding communications devices to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies detonated across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 37 […]

Modi govt ‘unperturbed’ by challenges, will go ahead with ‘One Nation One Election’ policy

Modi govt ‘unperturbed’ by challenges, will go ahead with ‘One Nation One Election’ policy

NEW DELHI: The union cabinet approved the ‘One nation, One election’ policy, which intends to simultaneously conduct Parliament and assembly elections every five years. The rule will also apply to panchayats. The recommendation for ‘one nation, one election’ came from the committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind. The bill will be presented in […]

‘For people’s sake, I am ready to resign’; Mamata Banerjee declares amid RG KAR impasse

‘For people’s sake, I am ready to resign’; Mamata Banerjee declares amid RG KAR impasse

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that she does not want the chief minister’s post and is ready to resign in the interest of the people. Mamata’s announcement is coming at a time when junior doctors are protesting against her. Assuring that no action will be taken against the doctors, Mamata said […]

Union Govt extends universal health coverage to senior citizens over 70, no income barrier

Union Govt extends universal health coverage to senior citizens over 70, no income barrier

New Delhi: In a major policy shift, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the inclusion of senior citizens over 70 years of age under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the decision, highlighting its humanitarian approach. “This is a very big decision,” Vaishnaw said after the Cabinet […]