NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination from Bhabanipur, staging a show of strength with a road march from her Kalighat residence to the Alipore Survey Building in Kolkata. Flanked by supporters chanting slogans in her favour, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief walked nearly 800 metres, greeting party workers…
NEW DELHI: In what is good news for Indian Air Force (IAF), the indigenously developed LCA Tejas fleet is likely to resume flight operations on Wednesday following a nearly two-month-long grounding. The fleet was grounded in early Feb after a Tejas aircraft suffered a problem during a landing incident.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) CMD D K…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hit back strongly at his Pakistan counterpart Khawaja Asif’s recent remarks related to striking Kolkata, warning that Islamabad should remember that “55 years ago, they suffered the consequences when Pakistan was divided into two parts” and Bangladesh was created.“If they try to attack Bengal, they will receive a befitting…
NEW DELHI: In the order rejecting the opposition’s notice to move a motion seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan has said that while the allegations are “relevant for political debate, they do not prima facie meet the high constitutional bar for removal proceedings”.The RS Chairman found that…
NEW DELHI: India’s room air-conditioner market is heading into the summer season under clear price pressure, even as companies remain bullish on long-term growth. Manufacturers including Blue Star have indicated further price hikes, driven by rising commodity costs, tighter energy-efficiency labelling norms that came into effect in Jan 2026 and current global headwinds. “The increase…
NEW DELHI: Highway construction and awards for new works fell to a seven-year low in 2025-26, official data show. While overall construction stood at less than 10,000 km, a first since 2019-20, barely 7,000 km of works were awarded in FY26.The reasons for the fall in performance on these two key parameters in the highway…
PATNA: Trains rolled in. Platforms swelled. Migrant families from Bihar stepped down at Patna Junction with bedding, steel containers, plastic sacks – returning from cities where cooking has become unaffordable. Faces carried fatigue and a decision driven by empty cylinders and the search for a flame that costs less than a day’s wage. LPG shortage…
CHENNAI: In the last two months, PM Narendra Modi has visited Tamil Nadu thrice, campaigning for BJP and its allies, and is scheduled to visit the state again on April 15 and seek votes for the NDA candidates at Nagercoil. In sharp contrast, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi has not campaigned even once in the state so…
KOLKATA: “Motab Shaikh and Motab Herul are the same person,” the appellate tribunal ruled on April 5 in its first SIR appeal, accepting the Congress Farakka candidate’s Aadhaar card as proof of identity after the Election Commission provided no reason for his exclusion.Retired judge TS Sivagnanam, while adjudicating Motab’s appeal, said the tribunal sought the…
KANNUR/T’PURAM/KOTTAYAM: Political rhetoric across state lines has intensified this election, with a sharp exchange of words taking place between Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Telangana counterpart Revanth Reddy on the last day of campaigning for the April 9 elections.At a news conference in Kannur on Tuesday, while responding to a query over Reddy’s…