GUWAHATI: Assam Police and BSF, in a joint operation Sunday, sent 19 illegal immigrants back to Bangladesh. The individuals were apprehended from Nagaon and Karbi Anglong.Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described the move as a “full Doomsday moment” for infiltrators. In an X post, he said they had “disappeared from India, reappeared in their hell…
AGRA: Two persons died and five others were grievously injured after a basement wall of an under-construction house collapsed at Vijkauli village in Bah sub-division of Agra on Sunday morning.One Jodh Singh was constructing his house and was building a basement. The basement floor was filled with a layer of soil and water was poured…
KOLKATA: A Kolkata-based sarod player with family roots in Bangladesh and an illustrious legacy in the world of music had to flee the neighbouring country when the venue was vandalised hours before his programme, leaving him shocked and his tabla player still stuck there.Shiraz Ali Khan had a concert scheduled at Chhayanaut in Dhaka on…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: BJP drew flak for fielding six members of the same family in Loha municipal council polls in Nanded, all of whom saw defeat. They were Gajanan Suryavanshi, the nominee for president, wife Godavari, brother Sachin, sister-in-law Supriya, brother-in-law Yuvraj Waghmare and his nephew’s wife Rina, who contested as corporator candidates. NCP won president’s…
NEW DELHI: Stepping up its attack on govt over the rollback of MGNREGA, Congress held protests at its district headquarters Sunday. This came a day after Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in a video message, accused the Modi govt of “bulldozing” MGNREGA and asserted that the “black law” that seeks to repeal it will…
NAGPUR: In its 40-year electoral history, the elusive Kamptee municipal council president post finally landed in BJP’s lap as its candidate Ajay Agrawal won by a wafer-thin margin of 103 votes. The runner-up, Congress’ Shakur Nagani alleged that despite leading for a major part of the day, the sudden change in fortunes towards the end…
NEW DELHI: Union minister G Kishan Reddy Sunday urged Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to clarify the party’s position on the promises made to farmers and others in Telangana.In a letter, the BJP leader recalled that during the Telangana assembly poll campaign in 2023, Gandhi unveiled Congress’s poll manifesto titled “Abhayahastam” and personally assured people that…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: BJP candidate Pramila Panchal was elected president of Mudkhed Municipal Council in Nanded by a single vote. The rival AIMIM candidate demanded a recount, but the margin remained one vote. “I bagged 779 votes. I realised the importance of a single vote during my election. I now understand the message ‘One Man, One…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 – which replaces the UPA-era MGNREGA and was passed by Parliament amid protests by opposition – marking a significant shift in the rural employment policy framework.With the presidential assent, it now…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala education minister V Sivankutty flagged on Sunday reports of some private schools in the state blocking Christmas celebrations on campus, warning that the LDF govt won’t tolerate “divisive models based on religion and belief, as seen in north India”.“Such actions are unheard of in a state like Kerala, known for its…secular culture…Our schools…