New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday emphasised the importance of urban planning, saying that it was only “well-planned cities that will determine the fate of India”. Addressing a post-Budget webinar on the subject of urban development, Modi said well-planned cities were the need of the hour in the 21st century. He said the poor […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has taken the internet by storm yet again, this time by appearing in a new look sans his previously trending long hair and beard. Rahul famously let his hair and beard grow during the Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra which concluded over a month ago after covering 12 states […]
New Delhi: Senior Indian Information Service officer Rajesh Malhotra on Wednesday assumed charge as the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau, who also functions as the principal spokesperson of the Government of India. Malhotra, a 1989-batch IIS officer, succeeded Satyendra Prakash who superannuated on Tuesday. He has over 32 years of operational experience […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the centre over the increase in the price of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders and commercial cylinders and demanded a roll-back of the hike. On Wednesday, petroleum and oil marketing companies raised the price of commercial liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by Rs350.50 per unit […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani has a “central role” in the Adani Group and asked whether India’s “all-powerful agencies” will investigate allegations of “round-tripping and money-laundering” by offshore shell companies connected to their family. Posing a set of three questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as […]
MORIGAON: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday urged BJP workers to make the people aware of the work undertaken by the Central government and ensure that party candidates win the maximum number of seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. If the BJP government is working for the people but does not manage to win […]
Shillong: A total of 85.17 per cent of the 21.6 lakh electors in Meghalaya cast their votes in the assembly polls, Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor said. The polling continued for several hours on Monday after the scheduled time of voting coming to a close at 4 pm, he said, adding, the elections were […]
Chennai: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Tuesday said he expected the Members of the Parliament to perform by participating in healthy discussions and refrain from disrupting the House proceedings. As Chairman of the Rajya Sabha he has the onus to ensure discipline in the House, besides creating an environment that paves the way for development […]
Jaipur:President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday that it is necessary for the youth and children to understand the importance of the country’s “invaluable legacy”. She also emphasised that basic values and principles should be passed from one generation to another to keep the Indianness alive. “We should be proud of our rich culture and our […]
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders held a protest outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Chandigarh on Monday against the “unconstitutional” arrest of AAP leader and Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia. Hundreds of AAP leaders and workers including Punjab government ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Anmol Gagan Mann, Lalchand Kataruchak, Brahm Shankar Jimpa, Dr […]