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Mumbai, February 13 Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration minister Narhari Zirwal said on Friday that he would resign if any link is established between him and a clerk from his department who was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe.The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday caught...

Hyderabad, February 13 The ruling Congress secured 240 wards in the Telangana Municipal elections, with counting taking place on Friday.While the opposition BRS won 140, the BJP trailed with 37 wards, according to initial trends.Of the 448 ward results declared, AIFB (All India Forward...

Bhubaneswar, February 13 Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Kanh Charan Lenka died here on Friday, his family said.He was 86 years old and is survived by a son and a daughter.Lenka, who was suffering from age-related ailments, died of a cardiac arrest at a private hospital...

New Delhi, February 13 The intense first part of the Budget session, which saw heated debates over the India-US interim trade deal and the unpublished memoir of former army chief M M Naravane, concluded on Friday, and the House will now reconvene on March 9.The three-week recess period will...

Hyderabad, February 13 The ruling Congress party is ahead of the opposition BRS and BJP as counting for the Telangana Municipal elections progressed on Friday.Out of the 2,582 wards in 116 municipalities where elections were held on February 11, Congress was leading in 300, while BRS was...

New Delhi, February 13 Congress MPs held a protest at the Parliament House complex on Friday, demanding the resignation of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri after his name appeared in the "Epstein Files" released in the United States.Several Congress MPs lined up outside the Parliament...

Hyderabad, February 13 The ruling Congress party has gained an advantage over the opposition BRS and BJP as counting for the Telangana Municipal elections progressed on Friday.Out of the 2,582 wards in 116 municipalities where elections were held on February 11, Congress was leading in 300...

New Delhi, February 13 The Lok Sabha session was adjourned until noon on Friday after opposition members raised slogans demanding the resignation of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.The opposition members were also protesting against the India-US interim trade agreement.As soon as the House...

New Delhi, February 13 The Congress congratulated the BNP on Friday for winning the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying that a democratic, progressive, and inclusive Bangladesh would always be supported by all Indians for the stability and peace of...

New Delhi, February 13 The Congress has established two key committees for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, with Ramesh Chennithala and Shashi Tharoor appointed as chairman and co-chairman, respectively, of the party's campaign committee.Tharoor's appointment is significant as it comes...

Hyderabad, February 13 The counting of votes cast in the February 11 elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana began on Friday morning.The counting began at 123 centers across the state at 8 AM.The outcome of the three-way contest involving the ruling...

New Delhi, February 12 The Congress on Thursday formed two key panels for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, with Ramesh Chennithala and Shashi Tharoor appointed as chairman and co-chairman, respectively, of the party's campaign committee.Tharoor's appointment is significant as it comes...

Hyderabad, February 12 The counting of votes in the elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana, which will test the popularity of the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP and BRS, will take place on February 13.On the eve of counting, major parties have...

New Delhi, February 12 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday praised his party's Members of Parliament for raising people's concerns during the first half of the Budget session and asserted that this period was dominated by the opposition, which effectively cornered the government on various...

Mumbai, February 12 Indicating that the cordial relationship between the Thackeray cousins' parties was under increasing strain, MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande alleged on Thursday that Shiv Sena (UBT) corporators in Chandrapur received ₹1 crore each to support the BJP in the mayoral election...

New Delhi, February 12 Amid speculation about a leadership change in the Congress-led Karnataka government, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Thursday that the matter was not discussed with the party's top brass during his visit to Delhi, but added that "patience will also pay"...

Hyderabad, February 12 The counting of votes in the elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana, a test of popularity for the ruling Congress and opposition BJP and BRS, will take place on February 13.The counting will be held at 123 centers across the state...

New Delhi, February 12 Amid speculation about a leadership change in the Congress-led Karnataka government, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Thursday that "patience will also pay."The Siddaramaiah government is set to complete 1,000 days in office on Friday.Shivakumar denied that...

Chennai, February 12 Senior BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan on Thursday urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to avoid politicizing the issue of national security and instead focus on constructive politics.Strongly objecting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for causing chaos in the Lok Sabha...

New Delhi, February 12 Union Minister Giriraj Singh launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, calling him a "liar and troublemaker" and alleging that the Congress leader wants to initiate a civil war in the country because his party is unable to regain power at the Centre.Singh...