Chennai: CPI state secretary M Veerapandian on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu govt to withdraw its proposed move to privatise sanitation work in municipal corporations.“Sanitation work is an essential public service and should not be handed over to private companies. The govt must not facilitate the exploitation of sanitation workers through privatisation,” Veerapandian said in…
Patna: The district administration has once again extended the closure of schools up to Class VIII in all govt and private institutions, including pre-schools, till June 27.Citing prevailing heatwave conditions and the health risks posed to children, Patna district magistrate Kundan Kumar on Sunday issued an order under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…
Rudraprayag: ‘Nihangs’ continue to stand on the roof of a gurdwara to demand the release of four members of the Sikh sect who were arrested following a clash in Chamoli district, in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Army personnel arrived in Uttarakhand’s Nagrasu on Monday as a standoff between the administration and a group…
KOLKATA: The BJP government in the state presented its first budget on Monday, focusing on the remaining eight months of the current financial year.Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta tabled the 2026–27 budget of the government led by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, nearly two months after the BJP’s victory brought an end to 15 years of Trinamool…
MUMBAI: The ruling Mahayuti alliance scored a resounding victory in the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections, securing 16 of the 17 seats whose results were declared on Monday.Polling for the 17 constituencies was held on June 18, though six Mahayuti candidates had already been elected unopposed, giving the alliance a significant head start. The BJP…
At Jantar Mantar, beside a pile of travel bags and a suitcase on a yellow-painted curb, Kar finds herself fighting two of the toughest battles of her life. By: Milonee MishraNEW DELHI: Amid the relentless humidity of a Delhi morning, a woman battling liver cancer and kidney failure sat on the dusty pavement at Jantar…
NEET suicide Chennai: Political parties in Tamil Nadu have criticised the Union govt for NEET suicides in Tamil Nadu. DMK has said the party’s students wing would hold a protest on Tuesday.“Ever since NEET was introduced, there were forgery incidents every year due to which there were suicides. This year, after the cancellation of NEET…
PATNA: The JD(U) on Sunday formally signalled a generational shift in the party with senior functionaries projecting Nishant Kumar as its future face even as the national council ratified Nitish Kumar’s re-election as national president for the fifth time.At the JD(U)’s state council and national council meetings held in Patna, the party functionaries endorsed Nishant…
Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday questioned the Delhi Police over alleged restrictions on people joining the ongoing protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the NEET-UG paper leak fiasco. Targeting the police, he also asked whether Aadhaar cards are also demanded from people…
West Bengal’s new BJP government has announced a major infrastructure boost, including a second airport for Kolkata in Kalyani and new airfields in Purulia, Balurghat, and Malda KOLKATA: Signalling a major aviation and infrastructure push, the BJP government’s maiden budget in West Bengal on Monday unveiled plans for a second airport serving the Kolkata region,…
