Gangtok, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for multiple development projects worth around Rs 4,000 crore in Sikkim, asserting that the Northeast region is India’s “Ashtalakshmi” and that the Himalayan state is an important part of it.
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress worker in Halisahar in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was shot at by bike-borne masked miscreants, said the police on Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough for Indian law enforcement and intelligence agencies, Salim Dola, a close aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and a key figure in an international drug syndicate, was deported on Tuesday. The operation marks a major step in the country’s ongoing crackdown on transnational narcotics networks.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said the recent oil and gas discovery in Libya by Indian oil marketing companies (OMCs) -- Oil India Limited (OIL), and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) -- with local operators reflects the growing global footprint of the country’s energy firms and their expanding presence in overseas assets.
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) As West Bengal is heading for the April 29 second phase of Assembly polls for the 142 constituencies, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the central forces deployed to be ready to answer the call of the intimidated voters and escort them to the polling booths.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian, played a foundational role in shaping the Char Dham Yatra and reviving key Hindu pilgrimage sites, including Badrinath and Kedarnath. His efforts not only restored sacred temples but also helped unify spiritual traditions across the Indian subcontinent.
Gangtok, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday joined his "young friends" in playing football in Gangtok, Sikkim, calling it a lovely morning and an "energising session".
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Varanasi on Tuesday has sparked excitement across the city, with preparations in full swing to welcome him during his two-day tour of Uttar Pradesh.
Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) A man was killed in a low-intensity blast reported on the Delhi-Rajpura railway track near Shambhu town in Punjab’s Patiala district, police said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday for a two-day trip to launch the Ganga Expressway, participate in a Mahila Sammelan, and lay the foundation stone for projects worth around Rs 6,350 crore in Varanasi.
