Telangana Panchayat polls: KTR accuses Congress MLAs of high-handedness
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday accused the ruling Congress party legislators of arrogance of power and high-handedness. He asserted that funds for Gram Panchayats and welfare schemes like Indiramma Houses are public money and not the personal property of Congress leaders. Addressing a felicitation ceremony […]
Rajasthan: Jaisalmer redeveloped railway station completed at cost of Rs 140 crore
Jaisalmer, Dec 16 (IANS) Jaisalmer, the Golden City of Rajasthan, is set to enter a new era of rail passenger services with the completion of the redevelopment of its railway station at an estimated cost of around Rs 140 crore. The modernised station is now ready, and its formal inauguration is awaited. It is expected […]
‘Insult to Mahatma Gandhi’: Oppn protests outside Parliament against move to replace MGNREGA
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Opposition on Tuesday staged a protest outside Parliament, holding placards and raising slogans against the Centre over its move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Raising slogans such as “Gandhiji ka ye apman, nahi sahega Hindustan” and “Mahatma Gandhi Amar Rahe”, Opposition parliamentarians accused […]
Vijay Diwas: Tripura Guv recalls 1971 war, stresses peace in neighbourhood
Agartala, Dec 16 (IANS) Tripura Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu on Tuesday highlighted the historic importance of Vijay Diwas, marking the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani soldiers on December 16, 1971, the largest military surrender in world history. After paying his tribute on the occasion of the 54th Vijay Diwas celebrations at the Albert Ekka War […]
BJP Working President Nitin Nabin resigns from Bihar cabinet
Patna, Dec 16 (IANS) Newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Working President Nitin Nabin resigned from his ministerial posts in the Bihar government on Tuesday. He stepped down from the Road Construction and Urban Development ministries, which he had been handling since the formation of the new Bihar government under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Nitin […]
Minority Affairs Ministry focuses on preserving classical languages in digital era
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Experts explored strategies for safeguarding endangered and classical languages in the digital era at a workshop organised on Tuesday by the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) under the National Language Technology Mission, an official said. The insightful workshop on Bhasha Daan, a citizen-driven initiative under BHASHINI, is aimed at preserving […]
Mamata Banerjee makes desperate attempts at managing a messy affair
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) People in West Bengal are said to be passionate largely about two things, sports and culture. It seems that both have played their parts in the state government’s desperate attempts at containing a messy episode, barely months before the Assembly election. Lionel Messi’s Kolkata fiasco has become more than a […]
Shashi Tharoor slams VB-G RAM G Bill as ‘retrograde step’
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Lok Sabha witnessed sharp protests on Tuesday as the government introduced the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, aimed at replacing the iconic Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Congress MP Shashi Tharoor led the opposition charge, terming the bill a […]
Indian Navy commissions first indigenous Diving Support Craft
Kochi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Indian Navy commissioned DSC A20, the first of the five Diving Support Craft (DSC), built indigenously, during a ceremony held at Naval Base, Kochi, on Tuesday, an official said. With its induction, the Indian Navy’s capability in diving support, underwater inspection, salvage assistance, and coastal operational deployment will be substantially […]
BJP-Shiv Sena target to win 150 plus seats in BMC polls: Maha Minister
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) The BJP and Shiv Sena on Tuesday held a meeting to discuss the alliance strategy and seat sharing for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. Maharashtra Minister of Cultural Affairs and BJP in charge of BMC elections, Ashish Shelar, after the meeting, announced that they have arrived at a seat-sharing formula […]
