India set to counter U.S. extradition request

India seeks updates on its extradition requests...

Indian intelligence is not just about IB and R&AW anymore

The last ten years have witnessed an...

Dibyendu Mondal

States sit on enforcing new vehicle rules

‘The states can change the rules made by the Centre, but the intention of the law cannot be changed’.   NEW DELHI :It has been almost...

Bengal BJP will counter ‘canard’ on NRC

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal is in a damage control mode to tackle the “misinformation” it claims is being spread...

Delhi Police rolls out plan to tackle rising street crimes

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has rolled out an elaborate plan to tackle the menace of street crimes in the city. The city police,...

Hindu, Muslim parties await SC verdict in Ayodhya case

NEW DELHI: The 40-day-long hearing into the over 70-year-old politically sensitive Ayodhya Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute case concluded in the Supreme Court earlier this...

BSF does not have technology to detect Pak drones

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF), which is responsible for guarding India’s international borders, including with Pakistan, does not have any equipment or mechanism...

BJP’s push for NRC in Bengal may harm party in polls

Mamata Banerjee has said that till she is in power, no NRC will be allowed in Bengal.     New Delhi: The fear over implementation of the...

Age group of property buyers dropping: Survey

The homebuyers’ category is now dominated by the mid-thirties age group.     New Delhi: Gone are the days when people from their mid-forties dominated the homebuyers’...

Only 4.26 lakh jobs registered on ministry’s website

Experts, however, say that there will be an uptick in job creation as productivity rises and more manpower is needed.     New Delhi: For more than...

BSF caught 3,800 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in two years

New Delhi: More than 3,800 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants have been arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) between 2017 and September 2019. However, sources...

India is now world’s second largest mobile manufacturer

New Delhi: India has replaced Vietnam as the world’s second largest mobile phone manufacturer. Between 2016 and 2022, India is expected to attract investments...

‘Air India will find buyers if government liberalises privatisation norms’

NEW DELHI: As Government of India embarks on another attempt to privatise debt-ridden national carrier Air India, aviation industry experts and policymakers believe that...

ISRO working on several inter-planetary missions

NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has several interesting missions lined up for the next five years, even as scientists at its Bengaluru...

Every 40 seconds, a life is lost to suicide: WHO

NEW DELHI: Every 40 seconds, a life is lost to suicide, a recent report released by the World Health Organisation has claimed. Globally, more...

Airlines seek Centre’s role to stop Pakistan shutting its airspace

Pakistan refuses nod to President Ramnath Kovind’s aircraft to fly over its airspace; experts say shutting down Pakistani airspace proves expensive for airlines.   NEW DELHI...

TMC blamed for attacks on BJP leaders in Bengal

‘TMC goons and police are working hand-in-glove to stifle Opposition voice.’   NEW DELHI: After a series of attacks on the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in...

It’s advantage AAP in Delhi, as infighting hurts both BJP, Congress

New Delhi :Disorientation within the Congress’ Delhi unit and continuous infighting within the Bharatiya Janata Party unit in the national capital may have enhanced...

‘Amended Motor Vehicles Act will reduce road injuries, fatalities’

Road safety organisations have hailed the new amended Act, which has increased manifold penalties for ‘indiscipline’ on roads.   New Delhi: As the major chunk of...

Economic slowdown hits gold, textile industries

‘Thousands of people are being rendered jobless due to high duties and taxes’.     New Delhi: The gold and textile industries are also being affected by...

BJP forms panel to oversee induction in Bengal unit

‘Indiscriminate induction of leaders from different parties into BJP has brought a bad name to the party in the state.’     New Delhi: To arrest the...

TMC, Congress start talking alliance for Bengal polls

New Delhi: Talks between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have once again started with an eye on the possibility of stitching an...

Drop in Pakistan’s J&K infiltration bid in 2019 first half

New Delhi: Infiltration bid into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan was on a constant rise between 2016 and 2018 and as per the Ministry...

Mamata ‘aide’ Sovan’s entry boosts BJP

BJP leaders have termed his entry as a ‘trailer’ as many more from the TMC are expected to follow suit.     New Delhi: The entry of...

Taj Mahal remains tourists’ favourite

New Delhi: The iconic Taj Mahal remains to be the most popular destination among tourists, with an average footfall of 63 lakh every year. Counted...

Kishor takes great interest in Bengal

He has had meetings with CM Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek.   New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s new found tutor and political...

Aviation sector going through tough times

Airlines register losses due to rising operational cost, taxes and fluctuating oil prices.   All major scheduled airlines in India, including the profit-making IndiGo, have registered...

Mamata takes lessons in politics from Prashant Kishor

New Delhi: After spending more than four decades in politics, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is taking lessons in politics from election strategist...

Over 5,000 custodial deaths in three years

New Delhi: More than 5,400 custodial deaths were reported in India over the last three years and Uttar Pradesh has reported the highest number...

TMC misusing no-trust motion in Bengal municipalities for holding on to power

Bengal judiciary has taken cognisance of the prevalent lawlessness by TMC. Banerjee is being accused of using her state machinery to muzzle the continuous...

CPM hardly canvassing for its candidates in West Bengal

Kolkata: The CPM, which remained in power for 34 years in Bengal, turning the state into a Left bastion, is dying a slow death...

It’s a fight between Didi and Modi in Bengal

Local candidates do not matter. Votes are being sought for the CM and the PM.   Kolkata: As candidates take a back seat, the only question...

TMC scares voters with claims of CCTVs monitoring votes cast

Kolkata: “This time the Trinamool Congress (TMC) people have told us that there will be CCTV cameras inside the polling booths and everything will...

First-time Bengal voters veering towards Modi

Young voters in Bengal want jobs, freedom of expression and an end to the alleged Syndicate Raj in the state.   New Delhi: Young and first-time...

‘India’s ground handling industry will grow fast’

Murali Ramachandran, India CEO, Celebi Aviation, talks about his company’s expansion plans, scopes and challenges in India.   With the Indian aviation sector witnessing rapid growth,...

Ponzi scam victims in Bengal will not vote for Trinamool

Victims are pained to see Mamata Banerjee protecting the accused in the Saradha and Rose Valley scams that had taken away all their savings.   New...

Bengal BJP candidates ‘barred’ from campaigning

Saumitra Khan and Bharati Ghosh are not being allowed to enter their constituencies in West Bengal.   At least two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates from...

BJP leads paraphernalia race in Sadar Bazaar

New Delhi: Election paraphernalia in India’s largest wholesale market—Sadar Bazaar in Delhi—are in high demand, as political party workers and common citizens make a...

Lack of green nod holds up 25 railway projects

New Delhi: The long and tedious process of environmental clearances from state forest departments and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in...

Teacher assaulted in Faridabad

He alleged that the management tried to pressure him to withdraw his cases against the school.   New Delhi: A former physical education teacher of a...

Multiple headwinds hit India’s aviation

Grounding of Boeing 737 Max, crisis at Jet and shortage of pilots add to woes.   The grounding of Boeing 737 Max airplanes, the financial crisis...

BJP’s list leaves many Bengal unit members unhappy

‘The list was finalised without taking the ground situation into consideration’.   New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared the names of 27 candidates...

Major parties intensify campaigns on social media

New Delhi: As the countdown to the 2019 general elections begin, power tussle is playing out on social media, with all major political parties...

Celebrities from Bengal performed poorly in Parliament

Over the years, West Bengal has witnessed a rise in celebrity candidates contesting elections from the state, but an analysis of these celebrity candidates...

AAP will concentrate on five states for Polls

Party won’t contest seats where it will split anti-BJP votes.   Unlike in 2014, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is going to contest only from states...

Parties rush to book private choppers, jets

New Delhi: As election season kicks in with the declaration of the dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by the Election Commission, the...

More TMC leaders will join BJP in Bengal

New Delhi: The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had already done its homework to pave way for the induction of...

AAP will concentrate on five states for Polls

Party won’t contest seats where it will split anti-BJP votes.   New Delhi: Unlike in 2014, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is going to contest only...

‘India must declare Pak a terror state’

We have many diplomatic options, but in order for these to be successful, we must first convince the international community that we are serious...

CISF rescues missing children, distressed women

New Delhi: In the last one year, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has rescued and helped 116 missing children unite with their parents...

CPM, Congress alliance for LS polls unlikely in West Bengal

No end to impasse over crucial seats of Raiganj and Murshidabad .   New Delhi: A formal alliance between the CPM and Congress in West Bengal...

Over 300 TMC workers join BJP, more likely to join, including MPs

New Delhi: More than 300 Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers from Cooch Behar in West Bengal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday at the...

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