Nanded/Nagpur, Sep 19 — A massive political controversy has erupted in Maharashtra on Saturday after a video went viral on social media showing ministers, leaders and senior officials consuming cashews and almonds during an official drought review meeting in Nanded.The incident occurred at the…
Gandhinagar, Sep 19 — Gujarat will constitute women-led Anganwadi Management Committees (AMCs) at every Anganwadi Centre in the state to increase community participation in nutrition, healthcare and early childhood education, while improving monitoring of services for children and mothers. The…
Mumbai, Sep 19 — The BJP on Saturday expressed grief over the death of an IIT Bombay student, calling it a 'heart-wrenching' incident and stressing that the circumstances leading to his death would become clear after an investigation. The student was found dead on the IIT Bombay campus in Powai on…
Jodhpur, Sep 19 — The BJP has named Prasan Chand Mehta as its candidate for the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation mayoral election while the Congress has named Rajendra Solanki as its mayoral candidate. Mehta arrived at the Municipal Corporation around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday to file his nomination…
New Delhi, Sep 19 — Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, over his criticism of the Election Commission’s interim decision concerning rival Trinamool Congress factions in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly…
Kolkata, Sep 19 — Light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms is likely to lash several districts of south Bengal, including Kolkata, over the next three to four days, the Met office forecast on Saturday.The weather department said all districts in south Bengal could receive rain and…
Ludhiana, Sep 19 — Former Union Minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu was detained by Punjab Police on Saturday after he protested near the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) gate when Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s cavalcade was passing through the area.Bittu held up a bottle towards the…
Patna, Sep 19 — Bihar BJP President, Sanjay Saraogi, on Saturday dismissed the offer made by the RJD and Congress to former Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, to join their alliance, saying the Opposition parties could continue to 'dream' as the NDA government remained united and was working…
Barsana, Sep 19 — A massive influx of devotees gathered at the Shri Radha Rani Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Barsana on Saturday as devotees celebrated the auspicious occasion of Radha Ashtami with religious fervour and devotion. Devotees from different parts of the country arrived in Barsana to seek…
Mumbai, Sep 19 — Disha Salian’s father, Satish Salian, on Saturday said he was not afraid of anyone ahead of his planned visit to Matoshree to serve a defamation notice on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, Aaditya Thackeray. Speaking to IANS, Satish Salian said, “I am not afraid of any Shiv Sainik. They are…
New Delhi, Sep 19 — About 12.75 lakh appointment letters have been issued as part of the ‘National Rozgar Mela’ across 20 editions to date, a government factsheet said on Saturday.Launched in October 2022 with an initial target of 10 lakh government jobs, the initiative has evolved into a…
New Delhi, Sep 19 — Intelligence officials have sounded a serious warning over a low-cost psychological warfare campaign allegedly launched by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), targeting Indian citizens, public officials and security personnel through doxxing, harassment and online…
Indore, Sep 19 — Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Indore for the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme, senior Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma said the event would be historic and claimed that around 2.5 lakh students had registered voluntarily for the programme.Verma said the programme…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Sep 19 — Karnataka BJP MLA S.N. Channabasappa objected to the singing of only two stanzas of Vande Mataram on Saturday during a meeting held by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on the Kasturirangan Report at Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district.After the rendition of Vande…
Bengaluru, Sep 19 — Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Saturday met Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah in Hubballi and held discussions on the party’s organisational activities and its campaign against the Congress government in the state.In a statement, Vijayendra said…
Bengaluru, Sep 19 — Karnataka’s development, addressing people's problems and protecting the interests of farmers affected by drought are the government's priorities, state Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said on Saturday.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara, who also holds the…
Lucknow, Sep 19 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, on Saturday took a swipe at the previous Samajwadi Party government and alleged that there was "not a single honest recruitment" in the state before 2017.CM Adityanath made the remarks during the distribution of appointment letters to…
Indore, Sep 19 — The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Indore Sub-Zonal Office, has issued a Provisional Attachment Order attaching immovable properties located in Hyderabad and Mandsaur, an official statement said on Saturday. The combined value of the attached properties exceeds Rs 90 lakh.The…
Mumbai, Sep 19 — Following the death of a second-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against all persons who are related to the incident when he was caught using a mobile phone during an examination, officials said on Saturday. The…
Jaipur, Sep 19 — The BJP has named Sunil Kothari as its candidate for the Jaipur Municipal Corporation mayoral election. His candidature was finalised following consultations at the Chief Minister’s Residence (CMR). Meanwhile, the Congress has asked Sunita Mawar, councillor from Ward 118, and…
Guwahati, Sep 19 — Hundreds of fans, family members and artistes gathered at Zubeen Khetra in Sonapur on Saturday to commemorate the first death anniversary of Assamese music icon Zubeen Garg, as tributes continued to pour in for the singer whose work left a lasting mark on Assam’s cultural…