Suvendu Adhikari’s first cabinet approves land transfer for fencing along Bangladesh border

Shuvendu Adhikari

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari chaired the first cabinet meeting Monday and said his government has granted transfer of land to the BSF for erecting a fence along the Bangladesh border and approved immediate implementation of the Census exercise in the state. The meeting, attended by the five ministers sworn in so far, also decided to induct Bengal into multiple central government schemes, including the Ayushman Bharat health coverage...

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Donald Trump to visit China May 13-15 at Xi Jinping’s invitation

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Beijing: US President Donald Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced Monday. This will be the first visit to China by a US president in almost nine years. Trump himself was the last US president to visit China in 2017, during his first term. The visit comes amid a prolonged war...

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Six Gujarat tourists killed as car plunges into Chamba gorge

Gujrat Accident

Shimla: Six tourists from Gujarat were killed while four others sustained serious injuries as the car they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge at Chamba district's Kakira in the wee hours of Monday, police said. The Toyota Innova vehicle, overloaded with 10 people onboard, was on its way from Manali to Dalhousie when the incident occurred. The impact of the fall was so intense that parts of the vehicles...

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Donald Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to end war as ‘totally unacceptable’

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal to end the months-long war as "totally unacceptable" without sharing details, even as a key Republican leader urged him to consider the "military option". Trump received the Iranian proposal Sunday amid hopes that it could lead to a breakthrough to end the war with Iran that began February 28, blocking the key sea route for global oil supplies, leading to fuel shortages...

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Donald Trump to visit China May 13-15 at Xi Jinping’s invitation

Beijing: US President Donald Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced Monday. This will be the first visit to China by a US president in almost nine years. Trump himself was the last US president to visit...

Gujrat Accident

Six Gujarat tourists killed as car plunges into Chamba gorge

Shimla: Six tourists from Gujarat were killed while four others sustained serious injuries as the car they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge at Chamba district's Kakira in the wee hours of Monday, police said. The Toyota Innova vehicle, overloaded with 10 people onboard, was on its way from Manali to Dalhousie when the incident...

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PM Modi arrives in Somnath to grand welcome for Amrut Mahotsav

Gir Somnath: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Somnath Monday to a rousing welcome, as large numbers of people gathered for the event, cheering and greeting him with enthusiasm. PM Modi held a roadshow upon his arrival in the city to participate in the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav, marking 75 years since the inauguration of the restored Somnath...

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Tamil Nadu’s free power scheme sparks fresh debate in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay’s announcement of providing 200 units of free electricity has triggered a wider political and economic debate across the nation, with Odisha’s electricity and welfare policies coming under increasing scrutiny. Vijay, immediately after taking office as CM, declared that eligible households would receive 200 units of electricity free of cost. Earlier,...

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Poverty pushes couple to sell toddler for Rs 15K

Dhamnagar: Police and child welfare officials launched an investigation Sunday after allegations surfaced that a four-year-old girl was sold for Rs 15,000 in Dhamnagar area of Bhadrak district, triggering widespread concern. According to officials and local sources, a migrant family comprising a couple, their two daughters and a son, originally from Kalei village, had been residing for...

 

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