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Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 The Congress-affiliated student organization, KSU, has moved the Kerala High Court against a purported remark made by the BJP-led NDA candidate in the Guruvayoor Assembly constituency, which allegedly had communal undertones.The KSU has also filed complaints with...

New Delhi, March 19 – Senior IAS officer Ravi Mittal (2016 Chhattisgarh cadre) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, an official statement said on Thursday."The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Ravi Mittal, IAS...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 18 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the posts of president and vice-president of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra unopposed here on Wednesday.Avinash Galande was elected as the president, and Jitendra Jaiswal as the...

Mumbai, March 17 – The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis (Second Amendment) Bill, proposing the appointment of co-opted members based on comparative numerical strength.Rural Development Minister Jaykumar Gore announced that...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – The Election Commission of India ordered changes in a series of key administrative and police postings in Kerala ahead of the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections on Tuesday.The state will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators to the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer and posting of several officials, including IAS and IPS officers in Kerala, as part of the preparations for the April 9 Assembly elections.In a communication addressed to the Chief Secretary of the state, the Election...

Jaipur, March 16 Jaipur District Collector Jitendra Kumar Soni's collection of short stories, "Bharkhama," will receive the Sahitya Akademi Award in the Rajasthani language category.The Sahitya Akademi, an autonomous organization under the Union Ministry of Culture, announced awards for...

Mumbai, March 12 – Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai informed the state Assembly on Thursday that discussions would be held with the chief minister and deputy chief ministers regarding the demand to consider slum dwellers on the first floor for rehabilitation under the Slum Rehabilitation...

Gandhinagar, March 11 – The Gujarat government will implement a uniform and planned mechanism across the state to resolve pending applications related to errors in land measurements in villages where land was declared.The decision came following directions issued by Chief Minister Bhupendra...

Hyderabad, March 10 Telangana police on Tuesday stopped Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha from staging an indefinite fast in Khammam, and she was taken to Hyderabad.Kavitha will continue her protest at the office of her organization, Jagruti, sources said.She began an indefinite fast on...

Hyderabad, March 10 – Police in Khammam, Telangana, detained Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha on Tuesday, who had been on an indefinite fast since Monday night, demanding justice for families displaced from a land parcel in the town.Police forcibly moved her to Hyderabad, but she...

Hyderabad, March 10 Telangana police on Tuesday foiled the indefinite fast by Jagruti president K Kavitha in Khammam, and she is being taken here, Jagruti sources said.Kavitha began an indefinite fast on Monday, seeking "justice" for the evicted residents of a land parcel in the town.Earlier...

Mumbai, March 9 The Maharashtra assembly passed a bill on Monday to amend the Stamp Act, aimed at expediting the disposal of pending cases related to stamp duty and improving administrative efficiency in the revenue department.Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule told the legislative...

Kochi, March 8 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who visited Kerala to review preparations for the assembly elections, had a special request—he asked that his former security guard, Sabu Varghese, be assigned to provide his security during the trip in Kochi.Kumar recalled his...

Kochi, March 7 CEC Gyanesh Kumar took a ride on the Water Metro here on Saturday and praised it as a model mode of transport for India.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kumar, while taking a ride through the scenic Kochi backwaters, recalled his earlier days of service in Kerala and...

Chandrapur, March 7 Activist Bandu Dhotre's hunger strike, protesting the proposed Lohardongri iron mine project in the Tadoba corridor, which connects the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve to surrounding forests in Chandrapur district, entered its third day on Saturday.Dhotre claimed support from...

Gandhinagar, March 5 – IAS officer Sandip Sagale assumed the role of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Gujarat on Thursday, and on his first day, he reviewed the functioning and preparedness of the state's election administration with officials.Sagale took over after receiving orders from the...

Kochi (Kerala), March 5 CEC Gyanesh Kumar arrived in Kochi on Thursday, where he previously served as District Collector, as part of a three-day visit to review preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections.After arriving at the Kochi airport, Kumar addressed reporters in Malayalam."We...

Nagpur, March 1 At least 17 people were killed and 18 others injured in a powerful explosion that ripped through an explosives manufacturing factory in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday morning, police said.The incident occurred a day after an explosion at a cracker unit in Andhra...

Amaravati, February 28 – At least 20 people were killed and 15 others were injured in a massive explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit near Samarlakota in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.The incident occurred around 2 p.m. at Suryashri Fireworks, located near the...