Thiruvananthapuram, April 17 (IANS) A brewing leadership tussle within the Congress over the Chief Minister’s post has cast a shadow over the UDF camp in Kerala, prompting concern among allies and close monitoring by the party high command.The internal friction, surfacing even before the Assembly election results due on May 4, has triggered unease within the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a key UDF partner.League leaders are learnt to be dissatisfied with the public sparring, viewing it as…
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Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday accused the BJP of labelling the Noida labour protest as “Pakistani Conspiracy”, saying that it is an insult to India’s workforce and a sign of “cowardly mentality”. The Thackeray camp, in a scathing editorial of the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, claimed that the BJP uses Pakistan as a political crutch to deflect from their own failures in governance and border security.The editorial said similar claims of “Pa…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Friday, will flag off 200 new electric buses and the Delhi-Rohtak interstate electric bus service, apart from other public transport initiatives.The launch of the new e-buses will mark a significant step towards strengthening sustainable mobility and modernising transport infrastructure, the official said in a statement.She will also inaugurate the bus terminal at Madanpur Khadar and the modern administrative building at East …
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma met Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C.R. Paatil in New Delhi on Thursday during his visit to the national capital. During the meeting, the two leaders held detailed, meaningful discussions on key water-related initiatives and projects in the State of Rajasthan.The discussions focused on the progress of the Ram Jal Setu Link Project, which aims to strengthen inter-basin water transfer and improve water availability in the state. …
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will on April 17 flag off 200 new electric buses and the Delhi-Rohtak interstate electric bus service, apart from other public transport initiatives, an official said. The launch of the new e-buses will mark a significant step towards strengthening sustainable mobility and modernising transport infrastructure, the official said in a statement.She will also inaugurate the bus terminal at Madanpur Khadar and the modern administrativ…
Chennai, April 16 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to undertake an intense one-day campaign tour in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, April 18, as part of the party’s push ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for April 23.According to his itinerary, Rahul Gandhi will depart from Delhi at 8.30 a.m. on a private flight and is expected to arrive at Chennai’s old airport at 11.10 a.m.Shortly after landing, he will board a helicopter at 11.30 a.m. to travel to Ponneri in Tiruvallur district, whe…
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Overnight leader Shubhankar Sharma fired an eight-under 64 to extend his lead to seven shots at 20-under 196 after round three of the inaugural INR 1 crore Boulders Classic being played at the Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club in Hyderabad.The 29-year-old Shubhankar (66-66-64), a two-time DP World Tour winner, matched the course record set by Honey Baisoya a day earlier. Sharma’s round featured nine birdies and just one bogey as he took firm control heading into …
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Union Communications and Development of Northeastern Region Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said on Thursday that regular flight services of Akasa Air connecting Gwalior with Delhi and Bengaluru will soon commence from the Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport in the Madhya Pradesh city.In a post on X, Scindia said that the new Akasa Air services, namely Gwalior–Delhi–Bengaluru and Bengaluru–Delhi–Gwalior, will further strengthen the connectivity of the Gwalior-C…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Faridabad module case linked to the Delhi car bomb blast in November last year has served as a stark wake-up call for Indian security agencies. While several white-collar modules have been uncovered in the past, the Faridabad network operated on a far larger and more organised scale.An Intelligence Bureau official said that emerging patterns point to a growing preference among terror groups for white-collar operatives, indicating a shift in recruitment and operatio…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 (IANS) Even before the votes are counted, the Congress party in Kerala is grappling with a familiar problem, internal rivalry. With polling for the 140-member Assembly concluded on April 9 and results due on May 4, growing optimism about a possible United Democratic Front (UDF) victory has triggered an intense debate over who should be the next Chief Minister.What began as murmurs within party circles has now spilled into the public domain.Social media platforms are …