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NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government’s proposal to rename Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar metro station after St Mary has triggered sharp political reactions, with Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis leading the charge against it.Fadnavis termed the move an “insult to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,” accusing the Congress of continuing a “tradition” of undermining the Maratha warrior king since Jawaharlal…

NEW DELHI: Further expanding the ‘Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Program’ (FTI-TTP), which uses biometric authentication to enable faster immigration of pre-verified flyers through automated e-gates, home minister Amit Shah will Thursday launch the facility at Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Tiruchirappalli and Amritsar international airports, reports Bharti Jain.The programme was launched at the Indira Gandhi…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi spoke to his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni and reviewed bilateral cooperation across diverse sectors, while reiterating India’s full support for efforts to end Ukraine conflict.According to an Indian readout, they exchanged views on regional & global issues of mutual interest and agreed on the need for an early and peaceful…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday drew parallels with Nepal and Bangladesh as it heard a presidential reference on its April 12 order, which set deadlines for the President and Governors to clear state bills.Chief Justice BR Gavai underlined the stability of India’s constitutional framework, remarking, “We are proud of our Constitution… see what…

NEW DELHI: Amid escalating political unrest in Nepal, Indian airlines have suspended flights to and from Kathmandu. IndiGo issued a travel advisory announcing the suspension of all flights until 6 pm on Wednesday. In a post on X, the airline said, “Following the extension of the airport closure in #Kathmandu, all flights to and from…

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: The Srinagar-Jammu highway (NH-44) has remained shut for traffic for the past 15 days due to landslides at several stretches, leaving Kashmiri fruit growers worried about their produce rotting in view of the prolonged closure. CM Omar Abdullah Tuesday assured them that restoration work on NH-44 was being monitored hourly and all possible measures…

Electrification of railway network has touched 99% by July end, railway ministry officials said while adding that now only 698 route km out of 69,800 route km remains to be electrified. The national transport is set to achieve the target of 100% electrification much ahead of the March 2026 deadline, they added.As per govt data,…

NEW DELHI: BJP and its allies on Monday lashed out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over a viral video purportedly showing his interaction with a distressed farmer in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi, calling his conduct “arrogant” and unbecoming of a senior neta. BJP also criticised Rahul Gandhi over his reported trip abroad, describing him as “a casual…