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 […]
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 […]
SHIRUR: Kozhikode native Arjun’s belongings were recovered from the truck cabin on Thursday. Two mobile phones, a cooker, shoes, clothes, a watch and other utensils were found. Among this was a toy truck belonging to Arjun’s son. Documents including the truck’s RC book were also received. Police will check the truck in detail to find […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI: The revolutionary star which rose like a spark from the JNU campus and became the unchallenged leader of the CPM and a powerhouse in national politics, has faded. Sitaram Yechury, who led the CPM with a gentle face and firm convictions for over a decade, passed away at the age of 72. He […]
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 […]
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 […]
The West Bengal government on Wednesday said that it was not ready to accept any condition for a meeting with the agitating doctors to resolve the ongoing impasse arising out of the rape and murder of a medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.Since they imposed certain conditions, it appears that the medics […]