New Delhi, Sep 20 — Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra said on Sunday that AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj misled Delhi voters with the SIR notice issued by the ECI to the family of his party colleague and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Malhotra said that under the SIR system, in the first…
Jammu, Sep 20 — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three accused, including two officials of the state agriculture department, for taking a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a government scheme’s beneficiary, an official said on Sunday. Rajan Sharma, Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer…
New Delhi, Sep 20 — The ECI on Sunday sought to counter misinformation on social media about SIR-related notices being sent to Delhi voters and clarified that issuing notices does not mean electors’ names will be deleted from the electoral rolls. The Commission clarified in a statement that it is…
Dhuri (Punjab), Sep 20 — Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday began the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) door-to-door election campaign from this town, taking the government’s four-and-a-half-year report card directly to people’s homes and placing ‘Mann Da Munafa’ at the centre of its campaign…
Visakhapatnam, Sep 20 — YSR Congress Party has slammed the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh for what it called deliberately undermining the development of Visakhapatnam to promote Amaravati. The party also accused the government of time and again targeting the opposition with false…
Greater Noida, Sep 20 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday accused former Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of being unable to uphold the dignity of their positions, while accusing them of attempting to "malign" India's…
Jammu, Sep 20 — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that preservation of history, sacred knowledge and values rooted in Dharma are the lifeline of a nation. L-G Manoj Sinha on Sunday laid the foundation stones for projects aimed at the renovation, restoration and revival of…
Kolkata, Sep 20 — Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced that the previous Trinamool Congress government will withdraw all cases filed against those involved in the Kurmi movement. He also declared that the Kurmali language will be included in the Eighth Schedule.Speaking at the Karam…
Bengaluru, Sep 20 — Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh on Sunday said India’s silk production has risen from 26,000 metric tonnes in 2014 to 42,000 metric tonnes today, as the Government aims to make the country the world’s largest producer of silk by 2028-29. Inaugurating the 77th…
New Delhi, Sep 20 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation to United States, for the High Level Week at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. EAM Jaishankar will address the High-Level Session of the 81st UNGA on September…
Rajpipla, Sep 20 — Gujarat Governor and Chancellor of Birsa Munda Tribal University, Acharya Devvrat, urged graduating students to take responsibility for children in their villages and localities who remain outside the education system, asking them to make efforts to connect every such child with…
Patna, Sep 20 — RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday urged the Centre and Bihar government to provide immediate financial assistance of Rs 15,000 each to flood and drought-hit farmers and declare the state's situation a national disaster."Bihar is facing a twin crisis of floods and drought," Leader…
Patna, Sep 20 — With political activity intensifying ahead of the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council elections, the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor announced candidates for five Bihar Legislative Council constituencies on Sunday. The JSP founder and MLA from Bankipur, Prashant…
New Delhi, Sep 20 The Delhi government has taken an important step towards redeveloping the historic Town Hall in Chandni Chowk by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the MCD to develop the heritage building as a ‘Global Heritage Centre’, an official said on Sunday. The Delhi Tourism…
Lucknow, Sep 20 — Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) President O.P. Rajbhar launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, describing the latter's 'PDA' formula a "sham" and accusing him of having a hostile attitude towards Dalits and icons associated…
Idukki, Sep 20 — Two people were killed after a landslide buried a shed at Kottakamboor in Vattavada, Idukki district, on Sunday evening following three hours of heavy rain. The deceased were identified as Kottakamboor resident Balakrishnan and his sister, Chinnu. Balakrishnan’s wife, Mariamma,…
Vadnagar/Varanasi, Sep 20 — More than 500 young volunteers taking part in the ‘Seva Yatra’ on motorcycles from Vadnagar to Varanasi from September 17 to October 7 are offering manual service and cleaning campuses of schools, hospitals, orphanages and old-age homes along the route. The 22-day…
Srinagar, Sep 20 — J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president and legislator Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said the Congress will continue to raise people’s genuine concerns in the Assembly, despite its alliance with the ruling National Conference (NC). Speaking to reporters after a…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 20 — In an unfortunate incident, a man allegedly beat his wife to death following a family dispute and later died by suicide at their residence in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district on Sunday. The incident took place at Akhuapal panchayat under the Dadara Ghati outpost of Parjang police…
Lucknow, Sep 20 — Bharatiya Janata Party’s National President Nitin Nabin will lead organisational meetings, public programmes and conferences related to election preparations in Uttar Pradesh during his two-day visit starting on Monday. During his visit, Nabin will also visit historical sites and…
Rajkot, Sep 20 — An emergency medical team from the 108 service assisted in the delivery of the remaining two babies after a woman carrying triplets gave birth to her first child before an ambulance reached her home in Rohishala village of Tankara taluka on Saturday night. The Paddhari 108 team…