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Nadda gave this advice at an organisational meeting of the state BJP leaders in Kolkata on Sunday, which was attended by the top leaders of the Bengal chapter of the BJP. Party sources said that the BJP chief especially advised the state leadership to increase on-ground presence in their respective areas instead of just giving leap service from party offices.The sources said that Nadda sought comparative analysis of the party’s vote share in the 2021 Assembly elections and the recently-concluded panchayat polls in the state.“He specially asked for the reason why the votes share of the party declined in the…

The financial assistance towards participation will cover the funding of the 57-member shooting team which includes 34 shooters, 15 coaches, and 8 members of support staff including the HPD.The team’s boarding/lodging costs, airfare, visa costs and out-of-pocket allowance (OPA) among other expenditures will be covered under MYAS Annual Callender for Training & Competition (ACTC) scheme.Out of 34 shooters competing at the event, 24 are Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athletes and seven are Khelo India athletes.The event will kick off on August 14 and conclude on September 1. The prestigious event is important for India going into the Paris Olympic…

The development came just ahead of Independence Day. Gurdev Jaisel is a key operative of Canada-based terrorists Lakhbir, a.k.a. Landa, and Satbir Singh, a.k.a. Satta, who were behind the rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack at the police station in Sarhali and numerous plots to commit targeted killings in the state.Those arrested have been identified as Ashmpreet Singh, Pardeep Singh and Sukhman.Apart from three pistols, the police teams have also recovered Rs 37,500 cash from their possession.DGP Yadav said following inputs that Gurdev Jaisel has been developing a new module to carry terror activities, the police in a joint operation with Counter…

The report also revealed that the Delhi-Vadodara Expressway with civil cost of around Rs 32,839 crore which was not included in the CCEA approved list of BPP-I projects was approved at the level of NHAI Board.“NHAI, which was developing 70,950 km of national highways length out of 76,999 km of national highways length determined for BPP-I, was also delegated the power to decide the mode of construction of the projects being implemented by it. Audit observed that the decisions on mode of construction were being taken by NHAI without any valid justification on record,” the CAG report said.The CAG in…

He said that instead of working to ensure peace in violence-hit Manipur, Modi is comparing the situation with peaceful Chhattisgarh.“Comparing the violence in Manipur with Chhattisgarh is an insult to the people of Chhattisgarh,” Kharge said while addressing a poll rally in Janjgir-Chamapa district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday.The Congress president asked has any incident like Manipur taken place in Chhattisgarh.“Women are being raped, their houses are burnt and they have nothing to eat. Who created such a situation in Manipur? The Prime Minister did,” he said.He said Congress wanted Modi to make a statement in the Parliament on Manipur incident…

Some officials think the Fed has already raised its benchmark lending rate enough to curb inflation, but others think it’s too soon to tap the brakes, CNN reported.It’s clear the central bank has become divided. But right now, financial markets see more than a 90 per cent chance the central bank will agree to pause rate hikes next month, according to the CME FedWatch tool.“We saw the beginning of the division within the Fed in the minutes for the June meeting,” Rajeev Sharma, managing director of fixed income at Key Private Banksaid, CNN reported. “Some Fed members were opposed to…

It came as a big relief to the officials associated with ‘project cheetah’.Two female cheetahs — Nirva and Dhatri, had gone out of the radar and their radio collars also stopped working.Dhatri was found dead on August 2.The KNP officials, however, continued their search for Nirva relentlessly.As per a press note issued by Chief Wildlife Warden of the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department on Sunday, Nirva was caught at around 10 a.m. in the Dhoret range of the KNP.Veterinarians conducted a health checkup and her condition was found to be good, official said.”Nirva is healthy and has been kept inside a…

According to details, two heavily armed men attacked a convoy of Chinese company and Pakistani forces, who were guarding the convey, near Faqir Colony Bridge in Gwadar early on Sunday morning.According to local sources, heavy gunfire and explosions were heard for several hours, while citizens have been confined to their homes and area barricaded. There have also been reports of internet shutdowns in different areas of the coastal city, the reports said.Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack. In a short media statement, BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said that BLA’s Majeed Brigade was behind the attack on convoy of…

And for the same reason, I, for one, am a tad sceptical about watching successive seasons with as much enthusiasm as I am for the preceding ones. Unless it is ‘Made In Heaven’.Season 2 of this series is a compelling watch and though there isn’t anything spectacularly novel about its storyline, the production values, immaculate writing and superb acting by the entire cast makes it riveting.Made in Heaven Season 2 represents what present-day India is all about. Conservative on the one hand and modern in many ways with progressive mindsets of traditional people who face conflicting ideas to deal with…

The yaga named, ‘Indo East Asia Muruga Velvi Yin Yang Yaga’ is to be held at Pazhani, Muruga temple on August 15th, Independence Day.The LMRK has conducted two yagams earlier in 2021 and 2022. The first one on August 15, 2021 at Pazhani named ‘Skanda Bharatha Mahayagam’ which was intended to reclaim the Viswaguru or Lokaguru status for India.The second yaga was held on December 4, 2022 named ‘Senthamizhu Muruga Veera Chozha Peru Velvi’ which was intended to link the Tamil culture and heritage was linked to the Indian heritage and culture.Rajith Kumar, who is the Yagacharya, while speaking to…