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Chhattisgarh is top performing state in Jal Shakti ministry campaigns NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh has emerged as the top-performing state in Ministry of Jal Shakti’s ‘Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari and Catch the Rain campaigns’ for community-led rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge. Five districts of the state—Surajpur, Mahasamund, Balod, Balodabazar-Bhatapara and Kabirdham—have also secured places among the…

Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra visits Ayodhya after being appointed CEO of Ram temple trust LUCKNOW: Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, arrived in Ayodhya on Thursday for introductory meeting with members of the Trust and discuss about his new responsibility….

BJP accuses Kejriwal, Mann, his wife of running a ‘syndicate’ to settle rape cases in Punjab. (Pradeep Bhandari, Bhagwant Mann) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday accused Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, his wife Gurpreet Kaur and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal of allegedly running a corruption and extortion “syndicate” through intermediaries to settle rape…

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused BJP-backed men of vandalising her party’s Camac Street office in Kolkata, alleging that documents and equipment were taken during the incident. The former West Bengal chief minister also alleged that the attackers acted with the “confidence” of the Kolkata Police.“We condemn the vandalism at…

India-China ties have thawed since the border skirmish in 2020. Former foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale argues that China waits for a strategic opening, acts pre-emptively and then builds a narrative of self-defence.His new book, “China’s Wars: The Politics and Diplomacy Behind its Military Coercion”, examines past conflicts and China’s recent grey-zone tactics.In an interview with…

Consul General of India in Los Angeles Ambassador Dr. K. J. Srinivasa and Ambassador of India to Azerbaijan Abhay Kumar undertook a series of high-level engagements in Karnataka NEW DELHI: Consul General of India in Los Angeles Ambassador Dr K J Srinivasa and Ambassador of India to Azerbaijan Abhay Kumar held a series of high-level…

AAP leader Satyendar Jain was granted bail by a Delhi court in the alleged DJB STP tender scam case A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board’s sewage treatment plant (STP) tender…

Manipur violence leaves several dead since 2023 At least 306 people have been killed and 49 remain missing in the ethnic violence that broke out in Manipur in May 2023, state home minister Govindas Konthoujam told the Assembly on Thursday.Responding to a query by BJP MLA Sapam Ranjan Singh on the second day of the…

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and West Bengal governor RN Ravi, seeking time for party delegations to meet them and highlight the alleged lawlessness in the state.The TMC accused the ruling BJP of “systematically misusing” the West Bengal Police, calling it “disturbing.”“TMC workers are being targeted by…

The Prime Minister directed the district administration to work on a war footing to provide relief to those affected NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Varanasi District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar and took stock of the flood situation in the city as the rising water level of the Ganga crossed the warning…