TMC invites PM Modi to have meal for Rs 5 at Bengal government-run Maa CanteenThe Trinamool Congress has thrown down the gauntlet by inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to experience a nourishing Rs 5 meal at a loca...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
Assam polls: Standing in CM's firing line, young Kunki puts up brave fight to wrest Guwahati CentralAssam Jatiya Parishad candidate Kunki Chowdhury is embroiled in controversy. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has threatened legal action...
07 Apr, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
Be cautious while filing nominations, new officers may reject them: Mamata to TMC nomineesMamata Banerjee claims new Election Commission officials aim to reject Trinamool nominations. She urges candidates to be careful. Banerjee ...
01 Apr, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
West Bengal candidates cook, clean to woo voters during poll seasonWest Bengal election candidates are connecting with voters through everyday activities. They are washing utensils, carrying water, and join...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Sheetala Saptami 2026 Date: Vrat katha, puja muhurat and rituals of mother Goddess for health, healing and protectionSheetala Saptami Date: Sheetala Saptami, observed on 10 March 2026, is a Hindu festival dedicated to Sheetala Mata and is associated with p...
09 Mar, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
Cooking cost for a family on LPG comes at Rs 5 per day for Ujjwala beneficiaries and Rs 12 for others: Hardeep PuriUnion Minister Hardeep Singh Puri emphasized the financial benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, noting that beneficiaries spend o...
10 Sep, 2024, 12.33 PM IST
Smriti Irani highlights importance of normalizing conversation around women's healthUnion Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani stressed the importance of normalizing conversations around women's health during a...
18 Jan, 2024, 07.45 AM IST
Taste of identity: From Goan amaranth to Malabar spinach, 6 vegetables that became cultural symbols. Amaranth was once central to Aztecs and other Mesoamerican civilisations. They used its seeds to make ritual offerings, which their Spani...
10 Dec, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Are your cooking methods dirty? Study says 1 in 3 people use open fires or basic stoves bad for health & environmentA joint report by the International Energy Agency and African Development Bank Group has called for an annual $8bn investment to ensure eve...
27 Jul, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
Will love for fish & football be enough to bridge the East-West gap as Mamata Banerjee attempts a foray into Goan politics?The TMC has been spreading its wings beyond Bengal, but has only achieved any real success so far in the east, with legislators in the Assa...
30 Oct, 2021, 06.39 AM IST
Concerted global action needed for achieving affordable, clean energy for all: India at UN"We have about 10 years to attain Sustainable Development Goal number seven, and ensure access to affordable, reliable and sustainable ener...
11 Mar, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
Lockdown pushed many upper-middle-class desis to ‘First World’ practicesThis pleasure of being able to flit in (and out of) the ‘First World’ while being in India seems to have been strangely shaken up and messe...
24 Apr, 2020, 10.49 PM IST
International Energy Agency praises Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala YojanaLaunched by Modi on May 1, 2016, in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of women and c...
19 Jul, 2019, 05.14 PM IST
Free LPG connections to 5 crore poor homes: PM’s pet scheme beats targetThe scheme was launched by the PM on May 1, 2016, in Ballia district in UP targeting 5 cr poor households
03 Aug, 2018, 05.43 PM IST
Lalu Yadav's sentencing: For service with a smile behind barsThe alleged gambit by Lalu Prasad’s aides cheaper than Sasikala’s reported moves.
10 Jan, 2018, 10.50 PM IST
Ujjwala Plus: Sponsor LPG connection, get tax reliefDonors will be able to do by paying the cost of the number of Ujjwala LPG connections they want to sponsor to a non-profit company floated ...
19 Sep, 2017, 08.17 AM IST
- Pay more for LPG if you pay tax or live in a city
Govt plans to rationalise subsidy on LPG by excluding the rich from getting subsidised cylinders.
20 Sep, 2010, 06.53 AM IST