PM Modi regrets curtailed Bengal tour due to bad weather, assures Matua community on dignity and rights

IANS | December 20, 2025 7:46 PM

Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed regret over the truncation of his West Bengal visit earlier in the day due to adverse weather conditions, which prevented him from attending a public rally at Taherpur under the Ranaghat sub-division in Nadia district, and issued a social media statement outlining the points he had intended to raise at the event.

Tripura: Protests in Agartala against Hindu youth's lynching in B'desh

IANS | December 20, 2025 7:07 PM

Agartala, Dec 20 (IANS) Activists of the Sanatani Hindu Sena on Saturday staged a protest outside the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission office in Agartala, condemning the alleged lynching of a Hindu man in the neighbouring country and accusing authorities there of failing to curb atrocities against religious minorities.

Assam emerging as key engine of Viksit Bharat: PM Modi

IANS | December 20, 2025 5:54 PM

Guwahati, Dec 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the world today views India through a transformed lens as the country steadily works towards realising the goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.

‘Can make a living in our own land’: Bihar labourers hail new VB-G RAM G scheme

IANS | December 20, 2025 5:36 PM

Patna, Dec 20 (IANS) The passage of the Viksit Bharat - Guaranteed Rozgar and Ajeevika (Grameen) Bill from Parliament may have provoked the Opposition, particularly the Congress, to assail the government, but the new law seems to be finding a positive connection with the masses, also evoking praise for the initiative.

'Bodes ill for democratic process': Tharoor flags attacks on media amid violence in Bangladesh

IANS | December 20, 2025 12:35 PM

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday voiced serious concern over what he described as targeted attacks on prominent media houses in violence-hit Bangladesh, while also condemning the forced suspension of visa services at Indian Assistant High Commissions in Khulna and Rajshahi amid worsening security conditions.

'May Losar usher in peace, prosperity': Ladakh LG greets people on Tibetan New Year

IANS | December 20, 2025 11:11 AM

Leh, Dec 20 (IANS) Ladakh Lt Governor (L-G) Kavinder Gupta on Saturday extended his best wishes to the people on the occasion of Losar, a significant festival in the region that marks the beginning of the Tibetan New Year.

PM Modi to inaugurate, lay foundation stone for Rs 3,200 crore NH projects in Bengal today

IANS | December 20, 2025 7:31 AM

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of two National Highway projects worth around Rs 3,200 crore at Ranaghat in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Saturday.

Hijab incident: Complaint filed against Nitish Kumar, Sanjay Nishad; hearing on Jan 3

IANS | December 19, 2025 11:20 PM

Patna, Dec 19 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s legal troubles appear to be increasing as a complaint has been filed against him and Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Minister Sanjay Nishad in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Muzaffarpur, over the alleged hijab incident involving a female doctor.

Bihar: Kidnapping case of Dr Sajal Kumar cracked; 6 arrested

IANS | December 19, 2025 11:17 PM

Patna, Dec 19 (IANS) The Saran police in Bihar have solved the sensational kidnapping case of Chhapra doctor Dr Sajal Kumar, arresting six accused, including the mastermind, an anaesthesiologist who lived with the victim.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel meets PM Modi, describes interaction as ‘highly energising’

IANS | December 19, 2025 10:40 PM

Ahmedabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, describing the interaction as “highly energising.”

Politics

PM Modi regrets curtailed Bengal tour due to bad weather, assures Matua community on dignity and rights

Tripura: Protests in Agartala against Hindu youth's lynching in B'desh

Assam emerging as key engine of Viksit Bharat: PM Modi

‘Can make a living in our own land’: Bihar labourers hail new VB-G RAM G scheme

'Bodes ill for democratic process': Tharoor flags attacks on media amid violence in Bangladesh

'May Losar usher in peace, prosperity': Ladakh LG greets people on Tibetan New Year

PM Modi to inaugurate, lay foundation stone for Rs 3,200 crore NH projects in Bengal today

Hijab incident: Complaint filed against Nitish Kumar, Sanjay Nishad; hearing on Jan 3

Bihar: Kidnapping case of Dr Sajal Kumar cracked; 6 arrested

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel meets PM Modi, describes interaction as ‘highly energising’

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