Uttarakhand CM Dhami completes five years in office, credits PM Modi, ‘double-engine govt’ for state’s progress Uttarakhand chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guidance and the “double-engine government” for the state’s governance and development initiatives as he completed five years in office.CM Dhami, in his address to the people…

Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday described the proposed delimitation exercise as a “conspiracy” by the ruling BJP to “take away” Tamil Nadu’s political power.He also said that anyone supporting delimitation would be a “21st-century Ettappan” — a Tamil term for a traitor.“There is an attempt by the BJP…

A 38-year-old TMC booth chief was found murdered at Minakhan in Bengal’s North 24 Parganas on Thursday. There were signs of torture on his body. His family claimed faction feuds within party led to his killing. Locals came across Kazi Masiur Rahman’s body, wrapped in a blanket, along Haroa-Bhangar road. Preliminary findings suggest he was…

Farmers stage a protest against the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) project at Byramangala near Bidadi, in Bengaluru. (Janata Dal (Secular) via PTI Photo) Bidadi, a small town on the outskirts of Bengaluru, has become the centre of a major controversy in Karnataka.At the centre of the row is the proposed Bidadi Smart City project,…

BJP supporters celebrate majority in the West Bengal Assembly elections in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI photo) West Bengal has turned saffron. Mamata Banerjee‘s 15-year rule has ended and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to form its first government in the state. So, what contributed to this decisive political shift in the state’s electoral…