Tikamgarh, Aug 21 — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday directed government officials to prepare a development roadmap for Tikamgarh that turns the district's local resources, traditional skills and agricultural and livestock potential into employment and income opportunities for…
Chandigarh, Aug 21 — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab legislator Kuldeep Dhaliwal on Friday objected to Congress MP Deepender Hooda’s statement in which he described Sajjan Kumar, a prime accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh massacre, a killer of Sikhs, as his role model and called him a good human being.…
Bhopal, Aug 21 — The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday ordered the transfer and posting of 32 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.Maihar's Additional Collector, Sanjana Jain (2016 batch), has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Water Resources Department, while Singrauli district…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday shared insights on Parliamentary procedure while interacting with students of Law Centre-2 at Faculty of Law in University of Delhi, as part of the Youth Outreach Programme. Speaker Gupta spoke on democratic institutions, the…
Bengaluru, Aug 21 — Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday urged the Opposition to give notice and come forward for a debate on Minister for Planning and Statistics B. Nagendra’s alleged involvement in the Valmiki Development Corporation scam, while Opposition Leader R. Ashoka said the Bharatiya…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Praveen Sood discussed the growing menace of cybercrime with Officers of Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) Mauritius, on the concluding day of their two-week training at the probe agency's academy, an official said on Friday. Sood…
Dhar, Aug 21 — Religious ceremonies of Hindu and Muslim communities at the historic Bhojshala complex in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, concluded peacefully on Friday. Members of the Hindu community performed puja at Bhojshala, while several members of the Muslim community offered namaz at the designated…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — Following the sit-in staged by Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Police on Friday lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against unknown persons on a complaint by a purported pellet-gun victim, Sahil Lochab.Gandhi had been staging the sit-in…
Mumbai, Aug 21 — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a second supplementary charge sheet in the Reliance Communications Limited (RCom) case in a special court here on Friday, accusing Reliance ADA Group Group Managing Director Amitabh Jhunjhunwala of the offences of criminal conspiracy,…
Kolkata, Aug 21 — Clashes between activists of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), the students’ wing of CPI(M), and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) broke out at Midnapore College in Midnapore town of West Midnapore district on Friday afternoon, injuring a couple of activists…
Patna, Aug 21 — Security forces averted a potential major tragedy in Gaya district on Friday after recovering and safely defusing a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) in the Lutua police station area. Acting on intelligence inputs about an explosive allegedly planted in the Singhwa area, a…
Guwahati, Aug 21 — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday highlighted the state’s progress in agriculture and rural development during the first 100 days of the NDA 3 government, underlining measures aimed at strengthening farmers and improving the lives of rural families. In a post on…
Shimla, Aug 21 — Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Sudhir Sharma was on Friday questioned by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau here in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case registered against him on July 29 but the latter has described the Congress…
New Delhi, Aug 21 — A political issue of his own choice and a possible poll alliance continue to be Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s endeavour, upping the cry against alleged police excesses on protesting students from Parliament earlier to a police station on Friday, to revive a party lacking…
Aizawl, Aug 21 — A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Mizoram Police has arrested two persons, 18 days after the alleged murder of a 15-year-old girl in Mizoram’s Lunglei district, police said on Friday. The two arrested men have been identified as Denghmingthanga, 20, and Lalneihkima, 34.A…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Aug 21 — In a tragic incident reported from Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, a couple and their 18-year-old son died after falling from the cliff of a hill, officials said on Friday. The parents were reportedly attempting to dissuade the teenager from…
Agartala, Aug 21 — Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Friday that the state Cabinet has decided to bear 100 per cent of the enhanced electricity tariff approved by the Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC), keeping the convenience of consumers as a priority. The decision to…
Guwahati, Aug 21 — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that he briefed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the state's ongoing flood response, including damage assessment, reconstruction plans and measures to restore the livelihoods of affected families. Chief Minister…
Kolkata, Aug 21 — A single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday granted interim protection from coercive police action including arrest, to Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha MP, Abhishek Banerjee in three more FIRs registered against him.With…
Kolkata, Aug 21 — A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday set a host of conditions for appointing teachers from the state-run schools in West Bengal for Census duty. The single-judge bench of Justice Krishna Rao has instructed the schools concerned in advance about the…