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Modi inaugurates 3 Metro stretches; Mamata says drew blueprints, arranged funds as Rly Min

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three new Metro stretches in Kolkata, and launched a key expressway project on Friday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a nostalgic pos... Read More


WBJEEB: SC's 'interim stay' order brings relief to lakhs of students in Bengal

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- Bringing relief to lakhs of students in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Friday put an interim stay on the Calcutta High Court order that had directed the West Bengal Joint Entran... Read More


Green clearances for sand mining without proper study detrimental for ecology: SC

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Friday said granting environmental clearances for sand mining, without a proper study of the existing position of the riverbed, would be detrimental to ecolo... Read More


Rising Yamuna water level poses threat to Taj Mahal

Agra, Aug. 22 -- The Yamuna River in Agra swelled dangerously on Friday after heavy rainfall in the hills and the release of large volumes of water from upstream barrages, raising fears of flooding th... Read More


PM Modi inaugurates three new metro routes in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone of the six-lane Kona Expressway project, worth over Rs 1,200 crore, besides inaugurating three new metro routes in ... Read More


Rajnath: Strengthening policies to boost women's role in armed forces

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said "we are strengthening policies" to encourage women's participation in the armed forces and peacekeeping contingents to ensure that t... Read More


Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla meets President

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Friday met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here and shared his experiences in space, her office said. Shukla is the first India... Read More


Haryana Assembly sees repeated adjournments

Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- The first day of the Haryana Assembly's Monsoon Session on Friday was marred by chaos, with proceedings adjourned six times as the Opposition Congress pressed for an immediate d... Read More


Punjab CM launches policy to empanel certified professionals

Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday launched the Policy for Empanelment of Certified Professionals, asserting that the initiative would position Punjab as a lead... Read More


Factional feud mars HP Cong meet

Shimla, Aug. 22 -- A Congress strategy meeting on the upcoming 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chor' rally turned chaotic on Friday after factional rivalries between supporters of Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Su... Read More