Kaleshwaram project: KCR to appear before Ghose Commission on June 11

Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will appear before Justice PC Ghose Commission, probing irregularities in the execution of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation project, on June 11. KCR, as Chandrasekhar Rao is popularly known, was asked to appear on June 5, but on his […]
WBSSC school job case: Jobless teachers write to senior cops requesting a meeting with CM

Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The “untainted” or “genuine” teachers, who lost their jobs in state-run schools following a Supreme Court order in April, on Monday wrote to several senior officials of both Kolkata and the state police, requesting that a meeting be arranged with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The senior cops who had been sent […]
India, France discuss progress of free trade agreement negotiations

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday met French Finance Minister Eric Lombard in Paris and discussed the progress of the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. In a post on X social media platform, Goyal said: “Held a productive meeting with @Eric_R_Lombard, French Minister of Economy, Finance, and […]
Border dispute: Assam and Meghalaya CMs hold talks

Guwahati, June 2 (IANS) The Chief Minister-level consultation between Assam and Meghalaya was held on Monday in Guwahati. The three issues that were discussed included the Assam-Meghalaya inter-state border issue, the proposal to commission a joint power and irrigation project and ways to resolve urban flooding in Guwahati. On the issue related to flooding in […]
Agencies should work in coordination to maintain law and order on Eid: CM Fadnavis

Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday instructed that all concerned agencies should work in coordination to maintain law and order during the celebrations of the upcoming Eid al-Adha (Bakri Eid) slated for June 7. At the meeting, he reviewed the law and order situation in Mumbai and the rest of […]
Assam CM visits flood-affected Lakhimpur, assures residents of govt’s support

Guwahati, June 2 (IANS) As floodwaters continue to inundate large parts of Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday visited Lakhimpur district, one of the worst-affected areas, to assess the ground situation and assure residents of immediate government support. “A quick update on the recent #AssamFloods: Visited Lakhimpur today, which is heavily affected. I […]
On 5th day of ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’, Shivraj Chouhan meets farmers of Bihar

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) As part of the ongoing ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on the fifth day of the campaign, interacted with farmers at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Piprakothi, East Champaran, Bihar. In his continued efforts to interact with the farmers from Odisha, […]
PM Modi to chair Council of Ministers meet, first after Op-Sindoor

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to preside over a crucial meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on June 4, marking the first such gathering since India’s decisive military operation, ‘Operation Sindoor’. This high-level meeting follows India’s precision strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, carried out […]
Paraguayan Prez begins state visit to India, focus on boosting bilateral ties

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Paraguayan President Santiago Pena Palacios arrived in India on Monday for a three-day official visit, marking a significant step in strengthening the growing bilateral relationship between the two countries. The visit comes at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and includes key engagements in Delhi and Mumbai. Upon his […]
Karol Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election

Warsaw, June 2 (IANS) Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate backed by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, won Poland’s presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count released by Polish National Electoral Commission (PKW) early Monday. The final result, reading “Elected in the second round,” was written next to Nawrocki’s name on the […]