Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) Terming the Centre’s move on fuel prices as an election gimmick, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday alleged that petrol and diesel prices would be increased again immediately after the elections.Addressing the media at the KPCC office and later speaking to reporters at his residence, Shivakumar said: “As soon as the elections are over, the Central government will again raise petrol and diesel prices. They have done this before too. All of thi…
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Patna, March 27 (IANS) A grand and vibrant celebration is unfolding in Patna on the occasion of Ram Navami, with massive processions and devotional fervour gripping the city. At the heart of the celebrations, Dak Bungalow Crossing—also known as Shri Ram Chowk—has become the central hub where 52 grand tableaux from various Puja committees are arriving.Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, along with Nishant Kumar, Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary, Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, and Sanjay Saraogi, were present o…
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) On the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, on the 19th of March, Bollywood celebrities took to their respective social media accounts to extend festive wishes to their fans, further marking the beginning of the Hindu New Year in many parts of India. Actor Ajay Devgn shared a festive post highlighting traditional food associated with the festival. The picture featured a plate of puran poli served with bowls of ghee and flavoured milk placed beside it. The post rea…
Podanur, March 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurated several new railway services and infrastructure projects from Tiruchirappalli, including the flagship Podanur-Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express. The weekly train will connect Podanur Junction in Coimbatore with Dhanbad in Jharkhand, linking South India’s industrial hubs directly with Eastern India’s coal and mineral regions.PM Modi, present in Tichy, also inaugurated two other Amrit Bharat Express trains, two…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Nepal to Sri Lanka route via India to smuggle drugs has come under the scanner of the agencies. The route which had gone relatively quiet has once again become active and is being used to smuggle Hashish oil and Charas. The multi-state operation that was launched by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) units of Chennai and Hyderabad Zonal units had led to the seizure of Hashish oil and Charas to the tune of Rs 10 crore.The operation was carried out as part of the Modi…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) In a significant inter-state collaboration, the Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS), the human resource development arm of Kerala’s Tourism Department, has launched a comprehensive training programme for tourism officials from Tamil Nadu, focusing on Kerala’s sustainable and innovative tourism models.The programme, inaugurated online by Tourism and Public Works Minister P. A. Mohamed Riyas at the KITTS campus here, will train 60 Tourism Infor…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The arrest of Sri Lanka’s former Intelligence chief, Retired Major-General Suresh Sallay is a turning point in the investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people. The move was a bold one taken by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who won the presidency in 2024.He had promised that all persons involved in the attack would be brought to justice.Sallay was made State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief in 2019 after Gotabaya Rajapaksa became Pres…
Colombo, Feb 21 (IANS) The recent visit of Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party, to India highlighted a subtle blend of opportunity and challenge. Silva noted that India emphasised development and innovation rather than exerting political pressure on Sri Lanka to hold the long-delayed Provincial Council elections, a report said on Saturday. According to a report in Sri Lanka-based think tank ‘Trinco Centre for Strategic Studies…
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday said that party workers must work day and night to restore the BJP’s past glory in the state, alleging that even ruling party MLAs are in a position to rebel against the Congress government due to growing dissatisfaction. Speaking at the BJP State Executive inauguration programme held at Gayatri Grand, Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said that the Congress is currently surviving only in Telangana,…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Setting up desks in various countries to carry out covert operations seems to be the new modus operandi by the ISI, with Indian intelligence agencies having learnt that in addition to the already existing missions in each country, the Pakistani spy agency has been adding its own desks so that its members can carry out covert operations there. These desks are a replica of what the ISI had set up in Sri Lanka 14 years back.The desk was set up to specifically set up modules…