Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) A controversy arose regarding a poster that displayed Trinamool Congress' All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee in front of Swami Vivekananda's ancestral residence located on Simla Street in North Kolkata on Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India and the US continue to be actively engaged in trade talks and the next meeting between the negotiators of the two countries is scheduled for Tuesday, America’s newly-appointed Ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, said on Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) An Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid conducted last week in Kolkata at the premises of a political consultancy group professionally linked with West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress has turned into a centre-state confrontation, again leading to questions over operational issues in a federal structure.
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Ahead of the forthcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled for January 15, 2026, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said that his party’s sole focus is development. Pawar outlined the priorities mentioned in the party’s manifesto, addressed questions about alliances, political realignments, governance, and national issues, and reiterated that voters ultimately judge leaders on their work. He also said that anyone involved in terrorism should face the strictest punishment and be hanged
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has once again triggered a controversy with his remarks describing Hindutva as "Hinduism in paranoia", drawing sharp criticism from the BJP, which accused him of "insulting" Sanatan Dharma.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The ruling NDA in Bihar on Monday hit back strongly at RJD leader and Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav over his remarks targeting the coalition, with JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar accusing him of contradicting himself and questioning his credibility even within his own alliance.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) working president Supriya Sule has raised serious concerns over the manner in which political alliances are being formed in Maharashtra’s local body elections, alleging misuse of money power and accusing the Election Commission of remaining a silent spectator.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) With the prices of gold skyrocketing, India is witnessing a significant increase in the number of smuggling cases. While the Customs and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are cracking down on such cases, the worry is that smugglers are replying with newer tactics.
Jammu, Jan 12 (IANS) Multiple Pakistani drones were successfully tackled by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir’s border areas, both at the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The PSLV-C62 mission, which took off early this morning, has faced an anomaly at the third stage of rocket separation, said ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan, adding that the space agency has launched a probe.
