New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India and Sweden held the eighth round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) in New Delhi on Thursday, agreeing to strengthen cooperation in political engagements, trade and investment, defence and security, innovation, sustainability and people-to-people ties.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Strongly backing the Women’s Reservation Bill, Lucknow Mayor Sushma Kharakwal on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what she described as unprecedented efforts to empower women across the country.
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared a photo capturing a massive crowd filling the ground, eagerly awaiting his arrival at a rally venue in Suri, located in Birbhum district of West Bengal.
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) A striking visual emerged during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally in Asansol on Thursday, as a person in the crowd held up a poster appealing directly to the Prime Minister with the message, "Respected Modi ji, please save West Bengal."
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that every leader of Trinamool Congress, who is involved in corruption and looting of common people in West Bengal, will be identified and accounted for after May 4, the day on which the upcoming Assembly elections in the poll-bound state later this month will be announced.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent directions to ensure protection of judicial officers, government officials and citizens from alleged politically motivated violence and intimidation in poll-bound West Bengal.
Asansol, April 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a blistering attack at the Trinamool Congress government, claiming that the ruling party-linked syndicate and mafia were looting the state's resources and also warned that all those goons will be held accountable and answerable after the election results on May 4.
Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) As Assam voted on Thursday to elect members to its 126-seat Legislative Assembly, Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi expressed strong optimism about a political shift in the state, asserting that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be unseated.
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) BJP candidate from Jalpaiguri Sadar constituency, Ananta Deb Adhikari, on Thursday lodged a complaint against Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, alleging that the latter made derogatory remarks against him during an election campaign in Jalpaiguri district.
Kanpur, April 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission Chairperson Babita Chauhan on Thursday said that the Women’s Reservation Bill would help women connect with the mainstream, and once they step into decision-making roles, "the landscape is likely to change significantly".
