Politics

NEW DELHI: Karnataka once again topped the major states category of the third edition of the Indian Innovation Index followed by Telangana and Haryana. Manipur was the best performer in the category of northeastern and hilly states. Uttarakhand and Meghalaya stood at second and third places respectively. In the union territories and city-states category, Chandigarh […]

KOLKATA: After the two years of COVID break, the Bengal government is all set to observe Shahid Diwas, or Martyr’s Day, on a grand scale on July 21 at Dharmatala, Kolkata. Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) is leaving no stone unturned to observe the day – which will be their first following the […]

NEW DELHI: Before the final battle in 2024, the Presidential and Vice-Presidential election was a time when it was expected that the Opposition, especially Congress, would show some challenge to the ruling BJP. But, if the Opposition’s Presidential and Vice-Presidential choices are anything to go by, the Opposition is in no position to offer any […]

LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to establish 18 new Nagar panchayats and expand 20 existing urban civic bodies in Uttar Pradesh. Lalganj, Pratapgarh, Manikpur, Bhagwant Nagar, Unnao, Malihabad, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, and Amroha are among the civic bodies whose limits will be expanded. A total of 55 proposals were approved at […]

KOLKATA: It was a déjà vu feeling of sorts when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hauled its 69 MLAs to a hotel in Kolkata ahead of the Presidential elections on Monday. Taking a potshot at the decision, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that ‘resort politics is coming to bite BJP […]