New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Within a week of taking oath as the head of the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has initiated a series of immediate, high-impact executive measures following the May 9 oath ceremony at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) India’s premier agency responsible for gathering and analysing intelligence from abroad, the Research and Analysis Wing, held its annual lecture series on Friday, which began in 2007 to honour its founder, Rameshwar Nath Kao.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) National General Secretary of the Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti Swami Jitendranand Saraswati, on Friday, claimed that according to the 'Sant Samiti', popular temples in the country were demolished to create mosques.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The West Asia conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has destabilised the security architecture in the region with far-reaching and unpredictable consequences. For years, the Gulf countries had depended on the US for their security, hosting American bases on their soil and procuring expensive US weaponry. However, Iranian attacks on these bases during the conflict raised questions over the effectiveness of US air defence systems, which have not delivered the level of protection anticipated, a report has mentioned.
Islamabad, May 15 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's sister, Aleema Khan, has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the alleged solitary confinement of her brother, local media reported on Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) A day after VD Satheesan was announced as Kerala's next Chief Minister, the veteran Congress leader firmly said that the state is secular and that he won't allow any "hate campaigns" here.
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty on Friday said that the Bengal Football Academy was a long-cherished dream of him, which could not materialise earlier due to political hurdles, but expressed confidence that the newly formed BJP government in West Bengal would now help turn the vision into reality.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the premature release of Rohit Chaturvedi, one of the convicts in the 2003 murder case of poetess Madhumita Shukla, holding that the Union Home Ministry’s decision rejecting his remission plea was “arbitrary, non-speaking, unsustainable in law and merit”.
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) In a significant step towards achieving self-reliance in clean cooking fuel, nearly 1,000 tribal households near the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar are moving ahead to equip biogas plants in their homes.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) All political parties are fearful of losing votes of the majority community, while those of minorities are being taken for granted in today’s increasingly polarised political landscape, said Mohammad Adeeb, a former Parliamentarian and noted politician.
