Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday. Addressing the event, PM Modi said the international airport will give a boost to the state economy, as well as, the tourism, export and employment sectors. He said, “The Noida International…
INS Vela, the fourth submarine in the series of six submarines of Project-75, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on November 25 in the presence of Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff. The formal commissioning ceremony took place at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. INS Vela would form part of the Western…
Amid the voting for the Tripura municipal elections on Thursday, the TMC accused “BJP goons” of attacking its booth agents and candidates. The TMC also slammed Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s “gunda raaj.’ Elections for over 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and…
In September, when former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro, an MLA, switched from the Congress to the Trinamool Congress, this is what he said: “I am a Congressman of 40 years. I will continue to be a Congressman of the Congress family. Among all four Congresses, it is Mamata who has given a tough fight to Modi…
The Supreme Court has ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to deploy two additional companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in Tripura “as expeditiously as possible”. Voting is underway for the civic body polls in Tripura and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has already raised issues of…
The Mamata Banerjee’s party, which is seeking to expand its footprints and enter national politics, was in touch with Congress legislators from the northeastern state. Shillong: In a huge setback to Congress in Meghalaya, 12 of its 18 MLAs, including former chief minister Mukul Sangma, joined the Trinamool…
INS Vela, the fourth of six underwater warships being built in India with French collaboration, was launched at Mazagon Dockyard in Mumbai in May this year with an aim to boost Indian capability to defend and secure the strategic sea lanes. Mumbai: In a major fillip to maritime power, the Indian Navy commissioned INS…
The husband and in-laws of 21-year-old Mofiya Parveen from Kerala, who died by suicide on Monday night, were arrested on Wednesday, November 24, on charges of cruelty and harassment for dowry. Mofiya left behind a suicide note, naming her husband Muhammed Suhail and his parents, Yusuf and Rukia. Meanwhile,…
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Subramaniam Swamy on Thursday came down heavily on the Modi government, stating that it had failed in nearly every aspect of governance. His statement came just a day after he met West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee. He said that the Modi government…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Bombay High Court that it wants to submit progress the report of their investigation against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a sealed cover. Anil Deshmukh is under scanner for his alleged role in a corruption and extortion case. Additional Solicitor…