New Delhi: AAP leader Sanjay Singh addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Despite the breakaway faction claiming they have fortified themselves legally with two-third of the party’s members in the Upper House merging with BJP, AAP on Saturday announced that they will be writing to RS chairman C P Radhakrishnan…
KOLKAT/CHENNAI: Bengal recorded a historic 93.2% turnout in the first phase of assembly elections, while Tamil Nadu’s final provisional figure settled at 85.1% after a marginal revision, EC data showed on Saturday.More than 3.36 crore voters cast ballots across 16 Bengal districts on April 23, out of a 3.6 crore electorate. Cooch Behar led with…
A Vande Bharat train (File photo) NEW DELHI: Passengers can travel on Vande Bharat trains from Jammu Tawi station to Srinagar from next month, with railways launching the inaugural run between the two capitals of Jammu & Kashmir on April 30. At present, Vande Bharat trains for Srinagar start from Katra station. To cater to…
Kolkata Police on Saturday issued a fresh transfer and posting order involving four inspectors across three police stations in the city. In an official communication, KP commissioner informed Bengal chief electoral officer that Gautam Das, inspector with the special branch has been posted as officer in-charge (OC) of Kalighat police station (PS). Subrata Pandey, inspector…
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurating ‘Adiitya’ From imported technology to home-grown design, India’s “swadeshi” bullet train push is shifting gears – towards speed, scale and self-reliance. The high-speed train is on track for April 2027 debut. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor will be the first to run it. First ‘swadeshi’ bullet train to roll out on Mum-Ahd…
A trailer truck carrying the flight hardware of Indian leading space startup Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 — India’s first privately developed orbital rocket in Hyderabad — was flagged off by Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday, marking the rocket’s formal departure to the launch site at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. Skyroot is set…
In a boost for sea diplomacy, an Indian Navy fast attack craft, INS Kalpeni, has arrived at Gan in the Addu Atoll, marking a significant step in the ongoing maritime engagement between India and the Maldives. In another trip, Navy’s INS Sudarshini arrived at Las Palmas in Canary Islands on April 23, as part of…
NEW DELHI: The operational strength of the Indian Army has received a boost with the raising of 16th ‘Bhairav’ Battalion at Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre in Belagavi.The battalion was formally commissioned at a ceremonial event during which Brigadier Joydeep Mukherjee, commandant of Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre, presented the battalion flag to the commanding…
Benji busy preparing a dish at his adoptive family’s eatery in Kolkata KOLKATA: Born into loss in Kerala, raised without memory of parents, and finding a home after decades of drift, 50-year-old Benjamin – “Benji” in Kolkata’s Beleghata – says the state has made him an orphan again. EC’s SIR of electoral rolls has struck…
NEW DELHI: In a step towards indigenous production of future-ready armoured vehicles, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Saturday unveiled advanced armoured platforms (tracked and wheeled) in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar that will provide a huge boost to armed forces as these vehicles can be used for infantry transport, reconnaissance and combat support. The vehicles, flagged…