Pune, July 6 (IANS) Following widespread disruption across Maharashtra due to torrential rainfall, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) National Working President and MP Supriya Sule on Monday issued a sharp critique of the state administration.Speaking to reporters in Pune, Sule demanded that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis immediately review the situation and declare a state emergency. Her statement comes in the wake of collapsed transit links between Mumbai and Pune, multiple lan…
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Shillong, July 1 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday asserted that governance can be considered successful only when it directly improves the lives of ordinary citizens, saying the state government’s development agenda is focused as much on people-centric welfare measures as on large infrastructure projects. Addressing a felicitation programme organised by the Joint Action Committee to acknowledge the government’s One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for commercial vehicles…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) A veteran Non-Resident Keralite who has spent nearly five decades in the UAE has urged Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to make the proposed Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod high-speed rail corridor the first major project to channel Kerala’s vast expatriate remittances into productive investments.In a letter to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, K.V. Shamsudheen, Chairman of Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust, said the government’s proposal to shift the Kerala diaspora from be…
Dhaka, June 27 (IANS) Although Bangladesh can derive opportunities from relations with China, those opportunities carry the risk of long-term dependency if not strategically balanced. Defence modernisation should be pursued in line with the country’s economic capacity, technology development and human resource growth, a report has stated. “There are signs of a major change in Bangladesh’s foreign policy. Amidst the long-standing diplomatic balance, initiatives to increase defence, infrast…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday launched a sharp attack on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, alleging large-scale corruption in the construction of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway during the previous Samajwadi Party government.In a post on X, Rajbhar alleged that the expressway became a symbol of corruption and mismanagement. He said, “If one wants to see some examples of the corruption that took place during Shri @yadavakhilesh ji’s government, the biggest…
Kathmandu, June 10 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister, describing the milestone as a “landmark achievement”.In a message posted on social media platform X, Shah said: “Warmest congratulations to Narendra Modi ji on your landmark achievement as India’s longest-serving elected PM. Wishing you good health and continued progress and prosperity for the people o…
Itanagar, June 10 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Act East Policy’, saying it has transformed the perception of the state from a remote border region into a strategic gateway to Southeast Asia and a vital civilisational frontier of India. He said the policy has brought Arunachal Pradesh to the centre of India’s connectivity, development and geopolitical vision for the eastern region, an official statement said. The Chief Min…
Kuala Lumpur, June 10 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday extended heartfelt greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the longest-serving elected Prime Minister of India, calling the achievement a “testament to years of dedicated public service”.PM Modi on Wednesday became India’s longest-serving Prime Minister, marking 12 years at the helm of the Central government. In a post on X, Malaysian PM Ibrahim said, “Heartiest congratulations to PM Modi on this histo…
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Marking World Environment Day, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief, Raj Thackeray, on Friday delivered a blistering critique of the state and central governments, labelling the current trajectory of urban expansion and tree-plantation drives as superficial and a “race to claim political credit.”Recalling the vision document he launched over a decade ago, Thackeray remarked, “Back in 2014, when I presented the ‘Blueprint of Maharashtra’s Development’, I included a s…
Washington, June 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has downplayed concerns that China may be backing opposition to data centre projects in the United States, while saying relations between Washington and Beijing remain stable following recent talks.Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Trump rejected suggestions that Chinese influence campaigns targeting American technology infrastructure posed a significant threat.Asked whether he was concerned that China was funding an anti-data centre mov…