If helpless people knock on Bengal’s door, we’ll shelter them: Mamata on Bangladesh

CALCUTTA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that in the wake of the escalating violence in Bangladesh, she would keep the doors of her state open for people in distress from the neighbouring country and offer them shelter. Banerjee referred to the United Nations Resolution on refugees as justification for her stand […]

Braj Mandal Yatra: Internet, SMS suspended for 24 hrs in Haryana’s Nuh; security stepped up

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Sunday ordered suspension of mobile internet and the bulk SMS services in Nuh district for 24 hours ahead of the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra that was marred by violence last year. Two home guards were killed and at least 15 others, including several policemen, injured on July 31 last year […]

BJP slams Jairam for ‘live-tweeting’ issues raised at all-party meeting

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday criticised Congress leader Jairam Ramesh for apparently “live-tweeting” some of the issues raised by different parties at an all-party meeting, and said the opposition party should consider sending a “more seasoned hand” next time. Ramesh, who attended the meeting, posted on X while the deliberations were going on, “In […]