24-hour trade shutdown being observed in Siliguri today

The ABVP and the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) have traded allegations of attacks and intimidation involving their members and candidates ahead of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government, accusing it of "surrendering" to Washington's pressure on trade tariffs, agricultural market access, and digital payment frameworks, leaving ordinary citizens to face the consequences.

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his administration's economic and diplomatic posture toward the United States, redefining the acronym NOTA as "Narendra's Ongoing Trump Appeasement" and alleging that the Centre has capitulated to American pressure by ending zero-MDR on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday inaugurated, dedicated to the nation, and laid the foundation stone for five Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) in Gujarat, strengthening the State’s freight handling capacity and improving connectivity between regional economic centres, ports and markets across the country.

West Bengal Minister Sankar Ghosh on Tuesday addressed the timeline for tabling of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill, stating that the announcement regarding its introduction in the Assembly will be made within "months or days."