BJP fields Union Ministers, MPs and actors in Bengal polls

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP on Sunday named several Union Ministers, MPs and actors as its candidates in the West Bengal Assembly polls.

For the high octane polls, the party has fielded Union Minister Supriyo Babul from Tollygunge, actor-turned-politician…

Govt plans to sell residual stake in four airports

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government aims to sell its residual stake in four airports as part of the Rs 2.5 lakh crore asset monetisation pipeline.

The sale of Airport Authority of India's remaining stake in the four airports of Delhi,…

All India tourist permit through online mode from April 1

New Delhi (IANS) Aimed to promote tourism across the states, the government has announced a new scheme under which any tourist vehicle operator may apply for an "All India Tourist Authorization or Permit" through online mode from April 1.

The…

29.81 km a day: National Highways clocked record construction speed in 2020-21

New Delhi (IANS) With an average speed of 29.81 km per day, the construction of national highways during 2020-2021 has been the highest ever in the last five years despite the Covid-19 crisis and months of lockdown.

The total length of National…

BJP finalises candidates for 3rd and 4th phase of polling in Bengal

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) on Friday finalised the names of party candidates for the 75 Assembly seats in West Bengal that will go to the polls in the third and fourth phases on April 6 and April 10, respectively.

One terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) One unidentified terrorist was killed in an ongoing encounter between the terrorists and the security forces at Rawalpora in South Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Sunday.

The gunfight took place after the security…

DMK promises 75% job quota for local people in TN

Chennai (IANS) The opposition DMK in poll-bound Tamil Nadu released its manifesto on Saturday, promising to reserve 75 per cent jobs for the local people in the state if the party is voted to power.

DMK President M.K. Stalin said that if the…

Ex-Union Minister Yashwant Sinha joins Trinamool

Kolkata (IANS) With just a few weeks remaining ahead of the crucial West Bengal Assembly elections, former veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress at its party…

Fire on board Dehradun-bound Shatabdi Express

New Delhi/Dehradun (IANS) A coach of the Dehradun-New Delhi Shatabdi Express on Saturday caught fire between Raiwala and Kansrao railway station in Uttarakhand, officials said. No passenger was injured.

A senior Railway Ministry official in…

Two SPOs injured in J&K grenade attack

Srinagar (IANS) Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) were injured on Saturday in a militant grenade attack in Sopore district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The police said militants hurled a grenade at the police post inside the bus stand in Sopore on…