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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally ahead of West Bengal assembly elections in Cooch Behar. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm greetings to the party workers on the foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday, appreciated their dedication and reiterated the party’s commitment to development and public welfare.In…

New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera raised a series of questions directed at the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma And his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, has sought clarity on the disclosures made in the official affidavit.Khera also said that he would present more evidence in the coming days as the debate intensified ahead of…

KOLKATA: The involvement of 500-odd judicial officers – lower court judges from across Bengal in ruling on dubious cases flagged in the voter list published in February has slowed the disposal of cases in state courts.The overall “clearance rate” of lower court cases in Bengal stood at 62% in 2025. This March the monthly rate…

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Sunday raised the issue of beef consumption in his election campaign, Assam National Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury (27), the main Congress ally from the Guwahati Central seat, accused his parents of eating beef and uploaded a photo of it on social media.“Kunki’s mother, Sujata Gurung Chowdhury,…

KOLKATA: The mother of a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital in 2024 has sparked a fierce political debate as a BJP candidate after the release of an alleged campaign video in which she is heard threatening to throw down the Bengal chief minister. Mamata Banerjee “Into the gutter…

NEW DELHI: Nearly eight lakh new piped gas customers joined a drive by the government and gas companies to boost its use and reduce dependence on cooking gas cylinders last month, a top official said on Sunday.“We have managed quite well, consistently supplying around 50 lakh cylinders, fully meeting domestic demand and up to 80%…

New Delhi: Inspired by the thumb rule that “justice should not only be done, but seen to be done”, CJI Surya Kant constituted a nine-judge bench, including judges from all religions and one woman, to determine the validity of the controversial socio-religious rule that dictates centuries-old women’s rights.Since socio-religious issues are related to the alleged…

New Delhi: “Punjab is not negotiable for me. It is my promise. It is my soul,” defected AAP MP. Raghav Chadha A day earlier, responding to allegations by AAP’s Punjab unit leadership on Sunday said that despite repeated contacts, he had failed to raise issues affecting the state in Parliament.The slogfest began after Punjab Rajya…

Jaishankar with Iran’s Foreign Minister Syed Abbas Araghchi (file photo) New Delhi: Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar As tensions continue in the Middle East, a call came from Iran’s State Minister Abbas Aragchi on Sunday. “Received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Discussed the current situation,” said Jaishankar. While specific details of the…

File photo- Chabahar port NEW DELHI: As bombs fall across West Asia and sanctions bite, Iran says its economic engagement with India will remain steady during the war and increase rapidly if the situation stabilises. Mohammad Fatali, Iran’s ambassador to India, hinted TOI that wartime disruptions are “mere speed bumps” and that Tehran’s “outlook on…