The Trinamool Congress (TMC) nominated the party’s newly-appointed national vice-president Luizinho Faleiro as its candidate for the upcoming bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from West Bengal. Faleiro, the former chief minister of Goa, had quit the Congress and joined the TMC in September. Taking to Twitter, the TMC…
As rains in Chennai subsided, the IMD said a low-pressure now lies inside the north Tamil Nadu. Thunderstorm with moderate rain is likely to occur at one or two places over the Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli districts within the next two hours, said the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai on Saturday. In view of the…
The Union government is all set to mark the birth anniversary of iconic tribal leader Birsa Munda, who led a rebellion against the British, as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’ with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the celebrations on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the ‘Janjatiya Gaurav…
Rani Kamlapati was the widow Gond ruler of Nizam Shah, chief of Ginnorgarh. The Gond community comprises the largest tribal group of India with more than 1.2 crore population. Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday urged the Central government to rename the Habibganj Railway Station’s name after the…
As per reports, out of the 38 terrorists, 27 belong to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) while 11 have affiliations with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) as Indian security forces remain hot on their trail. Srinagar: As many as 38 terrorists hailing from Pakistan are currently active in Jammu and Kashmir, said sources on Friday. The…
Delhi NCR pollution level today: Air quality in Delhi stood in the ‘severe’ category on Saturday, with SAFAR recording an overall AQI of 499. The concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 particles stood at 541 and 349 respectively. At 6 in the morning, the concentration of PM2.5 particles in Pusa, Ayanagar and Delhi…
New Delhi: With Delhi and its satellite cities reeling under poisonous air, the Supreme Court on Saturday directed the Centre and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in the national capital to implement emergency measures to bring down pollution. The apex court even suggested that if required, the executive…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin visited rain-affected areas of Cuddalore district on Saturday and distributed relief materials to the needy people. Intense showers have battered Tamil Nadu since last week, with the rain leaving a trail of destruction in several districts. As many as 14 people have been killed in…
Padma Shri awardee and legendary Bengal weaver presented a special sari to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The sari had a painting of the Prime Minister addressing the citizens. Touched by this special gift, the Prime Minister took to Twitter to thank Basak. He said, “Shri Biren Kumar Basak belongs to Nadia in West…
Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev, who alleged that her car was attacked by BJP workers last month, has hit out at Tripura Police after the latter stated that the video footage of the incident is not of much help in identifying the suspects. She also took a swipe at CM Biplab Deb and asked him to “draft better…