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Chandigarh, March 11 The INLD, which has yet to make a decision in the March 16 polls for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana, said on Wednesday that a decision will be made based on the sentiments of the people.The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) must decide whether to support any of the...

Hyderabad, March 11 Shiv Pratap Shukla was sworn in as the fifth Governor of Telangana on Wednesday.Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh of the Telangana High Court administered the oath of office to Shukla at Lok Bhavan here.Shukla took the oath in Telugu.Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and...

Guwahati, March 11 Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera asserted on Wednesday that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's "last-minute" initiatives, such as distributing money to women, will not help the BJP regain power in the state in the upcoming elections.Addressing a press conference...

New Delhi, March 11 After a resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla from office was defeated in the Lok Sabha, the BJP on Wednesday lashed out at the opposition, saying the "conspiracy" of the Congress and its allies to undermine the dignity of the House could not succeed.Speaking...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – A day after resigning from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), former Balasore MP Rabindra Kumar Jena formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Wednesday.Jena, along with several other BJD leaders and over 100 of his associates from Balasore, Mayurbhanj, and...

New Delhi, March 11 A move by the opposition to remove Om Birla as Speaker was defeated on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha after a heated debate, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah dismissing Rahul Gandhi's claim that he was not allowed to speak in the House, stating that the Congress leader was...

Hyderabad, March 11 Shiv Pratap Shukla was sworn in as the fifth Governor of Telangana on Wednesday.Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh of the Telangana High Court administered the oath of office to Shukla at Lok Bhavan here. Shukla took the oath in Telugu.Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and...

Kochi, March 11 The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Wednesday inaugurated one of the completed sections of NH-66, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated it to the nation, in protest against the exclusion of state PWD minister P A Mohammed Riyas from the PM's event.Riyas had held a...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 11 Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested five people for their alleged involvement in the attack on a BJD leader and the chairperson of the Sheragada panchayat samiti (block) in Ganjam district.Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik alleged that the...

Bengaluru, March 11 – BJP MLA Chandru Lamani, representing the Shirahatti Assembly constituency in Gadag district, has been granted conditional bail by the Special Court for People’s Representatives in Bengaluru on Wednesday in connection with an alleged bribery case.The court granted bail on...

Ranchi, March 11 The Jharkhand Assembly witnessed a heated debate on Wednesday between BJP MLAs from the opposition and the ruling party over the ban on DJ music during the Ram Navami procession.DJ music refers to trucks or tractors equipped with high-power amplifiers, mixers, and massive...

Chandigarh, March 11 – Punjab Education Minister Harjot Bains on Wednesday criticized the BJP-led central government, accusing it of having a “failed foreign policy” that has exacerbated the country's energy crisis.Speaking during a discussion in the Assembly, the minister expressed concerns...

Lucknow, March 11 Seer Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati announced on Wednesday an 81-day statewide campaign, starting May 3, to advocate for granting the cow the status of "rashtra mata" (national mother) and for a nationwide ban on cow slaughter.Addressing a gathering in the capital, the...

Agartala, March 11 Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma said on Wednesday that the outcome of the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will determine whether the state will have a Tiprasa (tribal) chief minister after the...

Hyderabad, March 11 Former Union minister K Sambasiva Rao died at a private hospital here on Wednesday. He was 82 years old.Rao was admitted to the hospital on March 6, experiencing drowsiness followed by unresponsiveness.The hospital stated that, following initial evaluation and...

New Delhi, March 11 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah strongly defended Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday, criticizing the opposition for moving a no-confidence motion against him.Responding to the debate on the no-confidence motion against the Speaker, Shah stated that the Speaker is...

Patna, March 11 Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, a Member of Parliament representing Hyderabad and which has five MLAs in the Bihar Assembly, indicated on Wednesday that it might support the RJD candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Akhtarul Iman, an AIMIM MLA and the chief of the Bihar...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 The Odisha Assembly witnessed heated exchanges and was briefly adjourned on Wednesday following a verbal confrontation between members of the opposition BJD and the ruling BJP over the law and order situation in the state.The issue was raised during Zero Hour when...

New Delhi, March 11 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accused Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders on Wednesday of abandoning the Hindutva ideology and the legacy of Balasaheb Thackeray in pursuit of power and opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.He asserted that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde...

New Delhi, March 11 Congress leader K C Venugopal alleged on Wednesday that Speaker Om Birla's hands were "tied" by the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, forcing him to act according to the ruling party's wishes.Participating in the debate on the resolution to remove Birla from...