Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first programme in West Bengal, when he arrives in the state on Saturday will be at Tarakeswar in the Hooghly district, about 62 km from Kolkata. But, what is so important about Tarakeswar that the Prime Minister has decided to celebrate ‘Paschimbanga Divas’ (West Bengal Day) there? For the uninitiated, it was at Tarakeswar that a meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha was held on April 15, 1947, authorising Bharatiya Jana Sangh foun…

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Centre’s decision to temporarily suspend Telegram’s services across India ahead of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination, ruling that the government had strictly followed the procedure prescribed under law while invoking emergency blocking powers and that the restrictions satisfied the test of proportionality. Dismissing a petition filed by Telegram FZ LLC challenging the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) …

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) is helping generate employment, empower the country’s youth and build a stronger workforce for the future. Addressing an incentive disbursal programme under PM-VBRY, the Prime Minister added the initiative has helped create millions of jobs in recent years and has emerged as a symbol of the Union government’s commitment to providing opportunities for young Indians.”PM-VBRY is t…

Patna, June 19 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday inaugurated the new weekly train service between Chhapra Junction railway station and Anand Vihar Terminal. During the event, the Railway Minister also virtually flagged off two additional train services connecting Maul to Delhi and Zahirghat to Varanasi.The inauguration ceremony was attended by Saran MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Maharajganj MP Janardan Singh Sigriwal, among other leader…

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The minutes of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting released on Friday show that India has been able to withstand the disruptions of the West Asia crisis because of the strong fundamentals of the economy. MPC member Nagesh Kumar said, “The Indian economy entered the West Asia crisis with much stronger macroeconomic fundamentals than most previous economic crises (including the global financial crisis, the taper tantrum, or Covid-19)….

Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Ten more persons have been arrested in connection with an incident in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district where a group of Trinamool Congress supporters, led by Regina Bibi, wife of arrested party leader Jahangir Khan, allegedly tried to storm the Falta Police Station on June 16 in an attempt to free him from police custody.With the latest arrests, the total number of people held in the case has increased to 25, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told mediapersons on Fr…

Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Friday outlined five major value creation pathways for the Group to create a diversified growth architecture spanning energy, materials, digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence, consumer businesses, and global exports.Addressing Reliance shareholders, Ambani said: “First, the O2C business, the mainstay of Reliance so far, will increase earnings as soon as the geopolitical situation improves. Simultaneous…

Bhind (MP)/Jalaun (UP), Jun 19 (IANS) In a tragic incident, three young men drowned while bathing in the Pahuj River near Gopalpura village in UP’s Jalaun district on Friday, officials said. The victims were part of a group of over a dozen youths from Lidhaura and Atiyanpura villages in the Mihona police station area of Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district who had travelled to attend a wedding ceremony.According to police officials, the group, seeking relief from the scorching summer heat, decided to…

Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Friday, thanked Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for granting permission to the state government to undertake work on its flagship Gandhi Sarovar Project on the defence land at Bapu Ghat, Hyderabad. The Chief Minister took to X to express his ‘sincere gratitude’ to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Ministry of Defence, and the Indian Army for granting permission to the Government of Telangana for undertaking work on the …

Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) A delegation of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM-Punjab) on Friday called on Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, at Lok Bhavan here and submitted a memorandum highlighting various issues and demands concerning the farming community.The Samyukta Kisan Morcha delegation raised several key issues, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP), debt relief for farmers and agricultural labourers, conservation of water resources, cr…