Amaravati, July 20 — Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday appealed to the Centre to protect the interests of aquaculture and tobacco farmers. The Chief Minister has written separate letters to the Central ministers.In a letter to the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal…
Guwahati, July 20 — Assam is likely to witness widespread rainfall over the next five days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting moderate rain across most parts of the state and issuing warnings of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places, officials said…
New Delhi, July 20 — Amid reports of a violent face-off between the protestors and the police, resulting in injuries to the latter, the Delhi Police on Monday urged the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists and its supporters to “exercise restraint and continue their demonstrations peacefully”.…
Bhopal, July 20 — Congress MLA Pankaj Upadhyay on Monday staged a sit-in protest in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly premises, alleging that his repeated attempts to raise issues related to the Kailaras Sugar Mill through Assembly questions had been rejected without any explanation by the Assembly…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre and state governments to formulate a "Standard Questionnaire" and a "Special Investigation Procedure" for ensuring time-bound investigation and speedy trial of…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Delhi High Court order permitting Delhi riots accused Devangana Kalita to inspect unrelied electronic evidence kept in the police malkhana before the stage of framing of charges in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 North-East…
Chennai, July 20 — AIADMK General Secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has urged the Tamil Nadu government to take firm steps to secure the state’s rightful share of Cauvery water at the upcoming meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), accusing the ruling government of failing to…
Hyderabad, July 20 — The BJP in Telangana has sought intervention of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to check what it alleged was intimidation, threats and unlawful interference with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Malkajgiri and Chevella parliamentary…
Bengaluru, July 20 — Responding to the controversy surrounding his remarks on Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje, Congress MLA H.C. Balakrishna, on Monday said that he holds the senior BJP leader in high regard and expressed regret if his statements had hurt anyone.The row stems from…
Jammu, July 20 — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday announced an ex gratia relief of Rs 6 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in rain-related incidents in Rajouri and Poonch districts, while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed the flood situation across the Union…
Amaravati, July 20 — Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday clarified that 'Registration Seva Kendras' (Registration Service Centres) are being established solely to provide better services to the people and directed officials to counter the misinformation that Sub-Registrar…
New Delhi, July 20 — Day one of Parliament’s Monsoon Session on Monday was lost amid chaotic scenes, with Opposition benches disrupting proceedings, where pleas by presiding officers to maintain decorum and allow respective Houses to function fell on deaf ears, leading to adjournments.…
New Delhi, July 20 — Two representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) met Union Minister JP Nadda at his residence, with their 'letter of demands' on Monday. CJP spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka put forth their three demands before the Union Minister while the latter appealed to…
Ranchi, July 20 — A Ranchi court on Monday convicted 10 accused, including the prime accused, Abhishek Singh alias Vicky, in the sensational murder case of DJ Sandeep Pramanik at the well-known Extreme Bar in the city.The verdict was delivered by the court of Additional Judicial Commissioner…
Guwahati, July 20 — Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Monday said the state government has adopted a "whole-of-government" approach to tackle the worsening flood situation in Upper Assam, where incessant rainfall has pushed several rivers above the danger mark, inundating vast areas…
Bhopal, July 20 — In a latest development on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Monday, the state government introduced the much-anticipated Madhya Pradesh Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill. Higher Education Minister Gautam Tetwal tabled the bill in the…
Patna, July 20 — Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Bihar Chief Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav, departed for New Delhi on Monday for advanced medical treatment after recently experiencing health complications.He was accompanied by his wife and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, his…
Patna, July 20 — A newly married couple was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, with their bodies discovered hanging in separate rooms of a house, prompting a police investigation into the deaths.The incident has shocked residents of Nariyar Nawada village…
Bengaluru, July 20 — Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka on Monday strongly criticized the Karnataka government’s decision to launch doorstep distribution of Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs), alleging that the move raises serious constitutional, legal and…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to consider reconstituting the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust,…
New Delhi, July 20 — Between 2009 and 2014, as the Trinamool Congress grew in numbers in the Lok Sabha, its leaders, spurred by supremo Mamata Banerjee, sought prominence in Parliament, including a party office of its own.For a party that grew from single digits to 19 seats in the 2009 Lok Sabha…