Turkiye says contact lost with private jet carrying Libyan army chief
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye said on Tuesday it lost contact with a Falcon 50-type private jet with five passengers onboard, including Libya’s chief of staff, after it took off from the capital Ankara. “Contact was lost at 20:52 local time (1752 GMT) with a Falcon 50-type business jet, tail number 9H-DFJ, departing from Ankara’s Esenboga airport bound […]
Delhi Speaker presents book on Assembly to Union Minister Manohar Lal
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday presented to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal a Coffee Table Book titled “Delhi Legislative Assembly presents Shatabdi-Yatra, Veer Vithalbhai Patel,” dedicated to Vithalbhai Patel, the first Indian elected Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly. The book is a significant historical […]
RBI data expose TDP-JSP lies, says Jagan Mohan Reddy
Amaravati, Dec 23 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Tuesday that the lies of TDP-JSP have been exposed with the statistics released by the RBI about the state’s performance in the manufacturing and industry sectors during 2019-24. YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president said that after forming the government, […]
PM Modi pays homage to Jnanpith awardee Vinod Kumar Shukla
New Delhi/Raipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Renowned Hindi litterateur and Jnanpith Award recipient Vinod Kumar Shukla passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89 while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Raipur. Shukla, celebrated for his experimental yet simple style of writing, breathed his last at 4:48 PM after battling multiple organ infections. He had been admitted […]
Andaman & Nicobar Islands release draft electoral roll after intensive revision drive
Sri Vijaya Puram, Dec 23 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has published the Draft Electoral Roll as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, marking a significant step toward ensuring a clean and inclusive voter list ahead of future elections. The initiative, aligned with the Election Commission of […]
2026 Bengal polls: Humayun Kabir withdraws his new party’s Ballygunge seat candidate after launch
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Nearly 12 hours after forming his new political party, suspended Trinamool Congress leader and MLA Humayun Kabir withdrew the name of one of his party’s 10 candidates. The name of the declared candidate for the Ballygunge Assembly constituency in Kolkata, Nisha Chatterjee, has been withdrawn on reports that her social media […]
For Shiv Sena UBT, Mumbai was a hen that laid golden eggs: Eknath Shinde
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief leader and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday led a scathing attack on Shiv Sena UBT, saying that for them, who were in power for 25 years, Mumbai was a hen that laid golden eggs. He further took a swipe at the opposition, stating that those involved […]
Assam CM warns of demographic threat from illegal immigration from B’desh
Guwahati, Dec 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday sounded a strong warning over what he termed the serious demographic impact of illegal immigration from Bangladesh, cautioning that Assam could face grave political and territorial consequences if the trend is not checked. Speaking to reporters after attending an official programme, Sarma said […]
BJD warns of statewide agitation over paddy procurement mess
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday warned of statewide agitation if the state government fails to resolve various problems faced by farmers related to paddy procurement. In a press conference held at the party headquarters here, BJD leader and the party’s chief whip in the assembly, Pramila Mallik, said […]
Govt prioritising infrastructure to build ‘New Tripura’: CM Saha
Agartala, Dec 23 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that the present BJP-led government has accorded top priority to infrastructure development and has significantly increased budgetary allocations to accelerate the state’s growth and build a “New Tripura”. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of some projects in Khowai […]
