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Chandigarh, April 11 Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia questioned the AAP government's claim of arresting over 90,000 drug traffickers under its anti-drug drive, "Yudh Nashian Virudh, asking how many of those held were actual traffickers and how many were...

Kolkata, April 11 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his final of three campaign rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, amidst the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in the state next month, appealed to the people of the state to change the Trinamool Congress regime, which he said had been ruling...

Muzaffarnagar, April 10 A woman was forced to deliver her baby on a road outside a government hospital in Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, after staff allegedly refused to admit her and demanded a bribe, triggering outrage among her family members.A video of the incident on Thursday night has...

Patna, April 10 – Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, launched a scathing attack on Nitish Kumar after he took his oath as a Rajya Sabha member, calling the development "nothing new" and dismissing it as a mere formality.Taking a dig at the political buzz...

Chandigarh, April 9 Haryana Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh said on Thursday that the state ranks among the leading performers in the country in delivering government services to citizens within a stipulated time frame.This, he said, is a matter of pride for all of us.He was speaking at Lok...

Hyderabad, April 9 – Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. Rama Rao invited former minister Jeevan Reddy to join the BRS on Thursday.Jeevan Reddy recently resigned from the Congress party.Rama Rao visited the residence of senior leader Jeevan Reddy in Jagtial to invite him to join...

New Delhi, April 9 The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Thursday directed all concerned departments to implement the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) based on a CAG audit of public health infrastructure, mandating submission of an action taken report by July 31.The directive...

Kolkata, April 9 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that every leader of the Trinamool Congress involved in corruption and exploitation of ordinary people in West Bengal will be identified and held accountable after May 4, the day on which the upcoming state assembly elections will...

New Delhi, April 8 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta conducted a surprise inspection of the Trade and Taxes Department office at ITO on Wednesday and expressed displeasure over the absence of officers during office hours, officials said.Interacting with the staff present, she enquired about...

Bengaluru, April 8 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday over its query to the state government regarding the release of funds under guarantee schemes in Davanagere and Bagalkot districts, where by-elections are currently underway...

Itanagar, April 8 The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday dismissed the Congress' demand for Chief Minister Pema Khandu's resignation, calling it premature and not based on any established legal principle.The Congress raised the demand after the Supreme Court ordered a preliminary inquiry by...

New Delhi, April 8 In response to the Election Commission's tweet about the Trinamool Congress, Arvind Kejriwal, the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party, said on Wednesday that there was no need to even suggest that the electoral body was working under the BJP and taking direct instructions...

Jammu, April 8 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged a massive backlog in the finalization of accounts of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and autonomous bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, with a large number of accounts remaining outstanding as of March 31, 2024.The CAG urged the...

Amaravati, April 8 Leader of the Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botcha Satyanarayana, wrote to Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Wednesday, alleging that the state government had concealed facts and provided incorrect information regarding borrowing for the 2024–25 and 2025–26...

Jaipur, April 6 – As a division bench of the Rajasthan High Court upheld a single bench order cancelling the Sub-Inspector (SI) Recruitment Exam 2021 over allegations of paper leak and impersonation, veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday urged the ruling BJP government to “do their job”...

Itanagar, April 6 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu welcomed the CBI preliminary inquiry ordered by the Supreme Court into allegations surrounding the awarding of contracts to members of his family, asserting that his government has "nothing to hide".In a statement, Khandu said the...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Congress on Monday strongly criticized the BJP after the Supreme Court of India ordered a preliminary investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations that public works contracts in Arunachal Pradesh were awarded to firms linked to the...

Kannur (Kerala), April 6 As the Kerala Assembly elections campaign enters its final phase, the ruling LDF on Monday released its progress report, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan claiming that around 97 per cent of the promises made in 2021 have been fulfilled.Releasing the report at a...

Kannur (Kerala), April 6 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday alleged that the CPI(M)-led front has struck a "deal" with the BJP for the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala.She also accused the ruling LDF of "compromising" on ideology, accountability, and responsibility in order to...

Jammu, April 4 The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Saturday held a short-duration discussion on the privileges and protocol of its members, with the speaker sharply questioning the government over delays in correcting the "order of precedence" and directing it to take corrective...