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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee releases a book during 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on January 23, 2021. (PTI/Ashok Bhaumik)India
Mamata likely to skip PM Modi's event in Bengal

Prime Minister Modi is set to inaugurate four projects in Haldia in oil, gas, and infrastructure sectors

7 Feb 2021 11:10 AM IST

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Image source: Twitter@himantabiswa)India
Assam govt to increase minimum wage of tea workers soon

The notification to be issued in ten days

6 Feb 2021 5:38 PM IST

Farmers during their protest against the Centers new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. (PTI)India
Temporary suspension of internet again at Delhi's three border protest...

The internet has been suspended in view of the 'chakka jam' (road blockade)

6 Feb 2021 5:24 PM IST

\As per the survey, the prevalence of mental disorders in adults over the age of 18 years is about 10.6 per cent,\ Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan said during Question Hour. (Photo: Twitter | @drharshvardhan)India
Change in Bengal inevitable; BJP's Rath Yatra may strengthen process:...

People of the state are fed up with nephew-brotherhood,' the Minister added

6 Feb 2021 4:58 PM IST

Farmers shout slogans blocking a highway during a roadblock-protest, part of their continuing demonstration against the central governments recent agricultural reforms, on the outskirts of Amritsar on February 6, 2021. (AFP)India
'Chakka jam': Farmers in Punjab, Haryana block roads

The police have stepped up security and made all arrangements for traffic diversion, said officials

6 Feb 2021 1:03 PM IST

Though the landline and mobile phone and 2G bandwidth internet services were restored in a phased manner across what is now called the UT of J&K earlier, 18 out of 20 of its districts continued to be deprived of the high-speed 4G internet. (Representational Photo:AFP)India
High speed internet restored in entire J&K after a gap of 551 days

The authorities said that the decision to this effect was taken after the review of the security situation in the Union...

6 Feb 2021 2:30 AM IST

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, who has become the face of the anti-farm law protests, said the chakka jam will not take place in Delhi, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, but will be done in other parts of NCR and the rest of the country, including the southern states. (Photo: PTI)India
Thousands defy ban, join mahapanchayat

Heavy security all over Delhi-NCR, 'chakka jam' across India today

6 Feb 2021 1:43 AM IST

Maharashtra government on Sunday admitted that the number of Covid-19 patients has increased due to Mission Begin Again. (PTI Photo)India
One in five Indians above 10 years of age had COVID-19, says ICMR sero...

Union Health Ministry officials said India's COVID-19 cumulative positivity rate is 5.42 per cent and declining

5 Feb 2021 12:44 PM IST

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, NCP leader Supriya Sule, DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and other opposition leaders during their visit to Ghazipur border, in solidarity with farmers agitation against Centres farm reform laws, in New Delhi, Thursday, February. 4., 2021. Fifteen MPs from 10 opposition parties were stopped by police from reaching Ghazipur border to meet protesting farmers. (PTI/Vijay Verma)India
Opposition MPs not allowed to reach Ghazipur farmer protest site

Several Opposition parties asked the government to withdraw the three contentious farm laws without making it a prestige...

4 Feb 2021 11:57 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launches pan-India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI)India
Speculation rife over Adhikari's defection to BJP during Modi's Haldia...

The state government asked the BJP to take permission for its five rath yatras from the district administrations

4 Feb 2021 10:05 AM IST

Addressing a public meeting to commemorate the completion of one year of the Bodo Accord, Shah asked the people to elect a BJP government in Assam for speedy development of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). (Photo:PTI)India
Vested interest groups mobilising international support against...

New Delhi also said Indian police forces have handled these protests with utmost restraint

4 Feb 2021 10:01 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday indicated that the polls would be announced within a week in the state. (Photo:PTI)India
Didi says Assembly polls announcement week away; blames TMC turncoat...

Mamata accused Rajib Banerjee of malpractice, during his tenure as the state forest minister, which has come under a...

4 Feb 2021 4:33 AM IST

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