West Bengal is looking to accelerate industrial investment and revive its position as a major manufacturing and business hub, with state Commerce and Industries Minister Tapas Roy calling for greater partnership between the government and the private sector as the state works on its new industrial policy.
Russia has proposed exploring a railway route that could eventually connect the country to the Indian Ocean and provide access to India, as Moscow looks for alternative trade routes amid disruptions to key maritime chokepoints.
Sri Vijaya Puram: Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Friday inaugurated the 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan' by hoisting the National Flag at Flag Point in Sri Vijaya Puram on the occasion of August Kranti Diwas, commemorating the Quit India Movement of 1942.
The pilot who recently operated the turbulence-hit Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi has reportedly tested positive for psychoactive substances during a post-flight screening, media reports said.
Ex-West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that a group of protesters intercepted her car while she was visiting the family of a deceased Trinamool Congress worker in the Halishahar area of the state.
Ex-West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that a group of protesters intercepted her car while she was visiting the family of a deceased Trinamool Congress worker in the Halishahar area of the state.
US Vice President JD Vance spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday as India and the United States look to strengthen their ties amid heightened tensions in West Asia.
Indian Railways has approved the introduction of a new daily passenger train between Itarsi and Madan Mahal in Jabalpur, marking a significant step towards strengthening rail connectivity across central Madhya Pradesh.
India and Sri Lanka have reviewed bilateral cooperation in the power sector at a meeting in New Delhi.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever commercial sea shipment of 18 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana from Bihar to Australia.
New Delhi/IBNS: A 70-year-old woman was killed after a speeding Mercedes rammed into a Wagon R in Delhi's Narela area on Saturday morning, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described their interaction as "detailed and enriching".
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has stressed the importance of consistency in maintaining a fitness regime as the Congress MP engages with Gen Z on Instagram as part of his outreach to young people.
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has reaffirmed his ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) while acknowledging his personal bond with the Gandhi family after Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi called him his "favourite politician" from the ruling camp.
The transfer of Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, just days after the force announced a major breakthrough against an alleged Pakistan-backed terror network, has triggered questions over the timing of the move and fuelled a fresh political controversy in Punjab.
The divorce proceedings between Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay and his wife, Sangeetha Sornalingam, came to an end on Friday after she formally withdrew her divorce petition before the family court in Chengalpattu.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey on Friday signed a defence pact, dubbed the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement," amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin engaged in a heated exchange in the state Assembly on Friday over the long-standing Cauvery river dispute, particularly Karnataka's proposed Mekedatu dam project, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday sharply reacted to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on the Gen Z-led protests over the NEET paper leak, saying the protesters do not need a "certificate" from the RSS chief.
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has launched a new outreach initiative aimed at the youth, particularly Gen Z, by hosting a question-and-answer session on Instagram amid the ongoing students' protest in Jharkhand.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to citizens to celebrate National Handloom Day on August 7 by creating and sharing "Get Ready With Me" (GRWM) videos on social media, borrowing a popular Gen Z trend to promote India's handloom heritage.
Bengaluru has emerged as the biggest flashpoint in Karnataka's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with nearly half of the city's voters being flagged under the ASDDO (Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead and Others) category during the ongoing house-to-house verification exercise.
A political and religious controversy has erupted in West Bengal after several Muslim leaders alleged that police were pressuring mosques across the state to remove loudspeakers used for the azan, or Islamic call to prayer, in the name of enforcing noise pollution norms.
Aban Ahmed, the youngest son of late gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, was killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi on Thursday after the SUV he was travelling in crashed into a highway divider.
In remarks that are likely to resonate amid recent student-led protests, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday strongly defended India's younger generation, saying Gen Z protesters should not be branded as anti-national and that their concerns must be addressed through dialogue.
The protest landscape around competitive examinations has taken two distinctly different forms in recent weeks, with student demonstrations in Jharkhand’s Ranchi emerging on a markedly different footing from the agitation led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal was on Thursday sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment by the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court after being convicted in the 2013 rape case, according to media reports.
Ranchi/IBNS: Amid simmering protests over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, agitating students have now demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, mounting pressure on the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress government, according to media reports.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal-based advocate Rinki Chatterjee Singh has sought registration of a Zero FIR against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and other organisers over the alleged presence of a 12-year-old child at the organisation’s July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Mumbai/IBNS: The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case filed by a junior colleague, overturning his earlier acquittal by a Sessions court, according to media reports.
