Roosevelt House at the US Embassy reopened after five years, launching the Freedom250 campaign for America’s 250th independence anniversary. The year-long celebration will feature 10,000 flag-clad auto rickshaws across Delhi and showcase American innovation, history, and the US-India partnership Roosevelt House at the US Embassy reopened on Tuesday after a five-year hiatus, hosting a reception…
CHENNAI: Angling for fishermen’s votes is a priority for parties in at least seven coastal constituencies stretching from Tiruvottiyur up to Shollinganallur. The 1.5 lakh votes of fishermen are up for grabs, as the battle might not be as easy for DMK this time. The party had swept all fishing constituencies in 2021. But, community…
Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued fresh bids for setting up an integrated solid waste management facility, including a waste-to-energy plant, at the Ramchak Bairiya landfill site. The ambitious Rs 514-crore project aims to scientifically process and dispose of 1,600 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily.A key component of the project will be…
ED questions TMC MLA in Kolkata land-grabbing case; I-T raids home, poll office ahead of Bengal vote NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its probe into Trinamool Congress MLA Debasish Kumar in an alleged land-grabbing and illegal construction case in Kolkata, questioning him multiple times while the Income Tax Department conducted raids at…
Kolkata: A day after launching “Matrishakti Bharosa card” for women, BJP on Thursday unveiled the “Yuvashakti Bharosa card” for youth, a physical token of the party’s commitment to both sections in its manifesto. Trinamool panned the saffron party for handing a “Matrishakti” card to a youth, alleging “mismanagement before the programme took off”.Tennis legend Leander…
MUMBAI: The Australian Consulate-General in Mumbai on Thursday announced a new initiative aimed at improving school infrastructure in rural Maharashtra through renewable energy and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions.The announcement marked a collaboration between the Australian Consulate-General Mumbai and Swades Foundation to implement the programme in Raigad and Nashik districts.Senior dignitaries attended the event…
NEW DELHI: Four more people have been arrested in connection with the assault on a serving Brigadier and his son in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar last Saturday, taking the total number of arrests in the case to six.The accused have been identified as Surjit Singh (36), Sunil Sharma (53), Ashish (32), and Satender (35), residents…
Chennai: Three more youths have been arrested on Thursday, for attacking a teenage college girl near Minjur after she resisted their burglary attempt, on Wednesday night. The girl, a resident of Vallur near Minjur, was studying on the terrace of her house on Wednesday night. Around 10pm, a gang of five men, who were drunk,…
In a transformative moment for Bihar’s political arena, Nitin Nabin, Upendra Kushwaha, and Ramnath Thakur took their oaths as newly minted Rajya Sabha members. Nabin, who has recently climbed to the role of BJP national president, was greeted with enthusiastic applause. Patna: BJP national president Nitin Nabin, party member Shivesh Ram, RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha…
Daltonganj: Two men were arrested for allegedly shooting at a 42-year-old woman under Ramgarh police station limits of the district on April 13. The assailants, three in total, also robbed Rs 3 lakh and a laptop from Shama Parveen and her husband Israfel Ansari, the police said.DSP Sadar Rajeev Ranjan said the two accused were…
