NEW DELHI: The head of Congress, Sonia Gandhi, invited G23 officials, who wrote to her in August seeking “full-time” leadership and elections for party positions, to a discussion Saturday in which they are expected to the latter seek an answer on the progress their demands. While there was no official …
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CALCUTTA: Former Bengal Minister and Mamata Banerjee’s assistant separated Suvendu Adhikari leave Trinamool Congress on Thursday, taking the third and possibly final step in his journey to BJP and opening the floodgates for a slew of resignations from his loyalists and at least one disgruntled top colleague: West Burdwan’s MLA …
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NEW DELHI: Making it clear that it will not back down on disciplinary measures related to an attack on the BJP boss JP Naddaparade in Kolkata, the Home Office wrote Thursday to the West Bengal Chief Secretary reaffirming their decision to summon three IPS officers to the central delegation, at …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Center to consider postponing the implementation of the agricultural laws as a step towards resuming dialogue with agricultural unions that oppose the laws. The immediate response of Attorney General KK Venugopal was: “That (postponement) is not possible.” When the high court …
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NEW DELHI: The concept of the Indo-Pacific is not tomorrow’s forecast but yesterday’s reality, and denying it is tantamount to refuting globalization, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said Thursday. Addressing the 2020 CII Association Summit, Jaishankar said that the Indo-Pacific concept has recently gained greater prominence in diplomatic language. However, he …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, through his letter to farmers, made an effort to engage in humble dialogue and asked the ‘annadaatas’ to read it. Tomar, in an eight-page open letter to farmers, said the Modi government is committed to …
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NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee, who has already lost several of his key leaders to the BJP, was rocked by another round of resignations on Thursday. Suvendu Adhikari, who had set the stage for his departure from Trinamool by resigning as the MLA, today severed ties with the party by resigning …
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NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence on Thursday it gave initial approvals to rupees 28 billion worth of military procurement plans, including the major indigenous project to develop six Airborne Alert and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to boost surveillance capabilities throughout the borders of China and Pakistan. Directed by Rajnath …
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NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh reiterated on Thursday their strong commitment to eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina On Thursday a virtual summit was held, during which they jointly inaugurated the Chilahati-Haldibari railway route, which links the two …
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ASANSOL: Trinamool Congress MLA Jitendra Tiwari resigned as head of the Asansol Municipal Corporation on Thursday, days after he accused the West Bengal government of depriving the industrial city of central funds within the framework of the smart city project. Tiwari, the Trinamool Congress District President of Paschim Bardhaman, also …
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