Fire broke out at TMC MLA Madan Mitra's residence in the Bhabanipur area in south Kolkata on Tuesday morning, officials said. Three fire tenders brought the blaze under control at the century-old building, they said. No one was injured in the incident, they added.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed the Centre for allegedly not maintaining transparency on Covid-related data, and asked why the government used it as a "propaganda tool" rather than for stopping coronavirus spread. As part of her "Zimmedaar Kaun" (who is responsible) campaign, in which she has been questioning the government over its handling of the pandemic, the Congress general secretary put out a video in which she attacked the central government over the data related to Covid put out by it.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the latter's residence in Delhi. There are reports that the BJP could opt for organisational change in West Bengal where it emerged as the principal opposition party in the Assembly elections held this year.
Rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Tuesday morning, bringing respite from the sweltering heat, and the MeT department termed it as pre-monsoon showers. As per the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Mumbai, up to 30 mm rainfall was recorded in areas like Malvani, Borivali and Dahisar here till 11 am. Earlier, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday confirmed the arrival of the southwest monsoon in Maharashtra, when it had reached up to Harnai port in coastal Ratnagiri district.
Power consumption in the country grew at 12.6 percent in the first week of June to 25.36 billion units (BU), indicating a slow recovery in commercial and industrial electricity demand, as per the government data.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that he will take a jab against Covid-19, a day after his father Mulayam Singh Yadav got himself vaccinated against the virus at a private hospital in Lucknow. Akhilesh also welcomed the Centre's announcement to provide free vaccine to all above 18 years, saying the decision was taken after the public outrage.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at latter's official residence - 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi. Thackeray was accompanied by his deputy Ajit Pawar.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
