New Delhi/Gandhinagar, July 20 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met a delegation of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from the tribal community at Parliament House on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The meeting took place on the first day of the session,…
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, July 20 — Ahmedabad will host an international symposium on electoral transparency on Tuesday, bringing together election officials, legal experts, academics and international delegates to examine the role of political parties as continuous overseers of the electoral…
Kolkata, July 20 — Four workers of a rehabilitation centre have been arrested on charges of allegedly beating a mentally challenged teenager to death while taking him to the rehab, police said on Monday. The incident took place in the Bansdroni police station area of south Kolkata on Sunday.It was…
New Delhi, July 20 — Delhi Police have launched a multi-pronged investigation into the violence that erupted during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) "Chalo Sansad" protest on Monday. Police sources say that apart from identifying those involved in the clashes, investigators will also probe whether…
Hassan (Karnataka), July 20 — Chennamma, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, was cremated with full state honours at the foothills of Ranganathaswamy Hill in Mavinakere village of Hassan district on Monday, with senior leaders from both the Centre and Karnataka paying their final…
New Delhi, July 20 — Two representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) met Union Minister and BJP President J.P. Nadda at his residence on Monday. They submitted a written memorandum outlining the group's three key demands after holding detailed discussions earlier in the day. According to…
Jaipur, July 20 — In a significant step towards realising the vision of Antyodaya (upliftment of the last person) in Rajasthan, the Rural and Urban Service Camps will now continue until August 31.In view of the overwhelming public response and success of the initiative, Chief Minister Bhajanlal…
New Delhi, July 20 — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging that minor children were endangered during the "Chalo Sansad" protest held in the national capital and that a 12-year-old girl sustained a head injury during the demonstration. A Bench…
New Delhi, July 20 — Over 70 people were detained and multiple FIRs registered by the Delhi Police on Monday in the aftermath of violent, unruly protests by CJP activists and their political supporters on Parliament Street and nearby high-security locations that left at least 50 law enforcers…
New Delhi, July 20 — Chief Election Commissioner and Chairman of the Council of Member States of International IDEA Gyanesh Kumar on Monday discussed issues of cooperation in election management and training of poll staff with the Ambassador of Benin to India, Erick Jean-Marie Zinsou, an official…
Kolkata, July 20 — A new bill will be placed on the floor of the West Bengal Assembly soon to curb the current powers of village panchayat chiefs in the state as “signatory authorities.” Once the Bill is passed, the chiefs will no longer be the “signatory authorities” for sanctioning funds for…
Shimla, July 20 — The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, on Monday approved the grant of non-practising allowance (NPA) to super-specialist medical faculty possessing recognised DM, M.Ch. and DrNB qualifications serving under the Department of Medical Education…
Mumbai, July 19 — In a heart-wrenching incident, a man in Maharashtra’s Nashik district brutally assaulted his wife and seven-year-old son on Monday, before attempting to kill himself. The motive behind the deadly attack is unclear, though repeated altercations and squabbles over marital life are…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Ministry of Civil Aviation informed Parliament on Monday that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is “transparently” conducting its investigation into the Air India Boeing crash at Ahmedabad airport on June 12 last year, and “all probable causes leading to the…
Bhopal, July 20 — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday directed the School Education Department to use this year’s Guru Purnima celebrations to promote the Indian knowledge system and the guru-shishya tradition in schools in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.…
Patna, July 20 — The political atmosphere in Bihar has intensified ahead of the Bankipur Assembly by-election, with Bhojpuri actor and singer Khesari Lal Yadav’s public endorsement of the Jan Suraaj candidate, Prashant Kishor, triggering sharp reactions within the opposition camp. I.P. Gupta, MLA…
New Delhi, July 19 — In one of the biggest narcotics destruction drives, the Delhi Police on Monday destroyed 1452 kg of drugs, with its international market value standing at Rs 897 crore. The destruction of drugs, the tenth such event, was carried out jointly by Delhi Police and the Crime Branch…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Indian Army’s Fact Check unit on Monday debunked a fake and fabricated claim circulating on Pakistan-based social media propaganda handles alleging that the military has been deployed against student protesters in New Delhi. In a post on its official Fact Check handle, the…
Bengaluru, July 20 — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha President and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday said the Karnataka High Court has stayed proceedings in an FIR registered against social media commentator Kiran Aradhya, alleging that the case was politically motivated and an…
Mumbai, July 20 — Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed officials to propose a new DELTA (Maharashtra Digitisation and Exchange of Land Token Assets) Act to unlock the latent value of immovable properties for public benefit. He said the proposed legislation should harness the…
Amaravati, July 20 — Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y. S. Sharmila on Monday demanded that the partners in the ruling coalition in the state raise the voice of farmers in Parliament. In an open letter to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, she said the MPs of Telugu Desam Party…