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Wayanad, February 28 – Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Member of Parliament from Wayanad and General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), criticised the Centre on Saturday for being "not very forthcoming" in providing financial assistance to survivors of the July 2024 landslides, even as...

Vetlapalem (Andhra Pradesh), February 28 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced an ex-gratia of Rs 20 lakh for the families of those who died in the explosion at a firecracker unit in Kakinada district.He said that 20 people, including nine women, were killed and another...

Dhaka, February 28 – The Awami League of Bangladesh has begun to reassert its political presence in the country following the recent parliamentary elections, with over a dozen party offices reopened in the past two weeks, according to local media reports.In several locations, however, party...

Hyderabad, February 28 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and other leaders expressed their grief over the loss of lives in an explosion at a firecracker unit in Andhra Pradesh and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.The CM...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday called the state Health Minister Veena George "incompetent", but termed the alleged attack on her as "cowardice".In a Facebook post, Chandrasekhar said that the BJP and NDA have taken a strong stance against...

Bulandshahr (UP), February 27 The law and the courts are performing their respective duties, Uttar Pradesh BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary said on Friday after a Delhi court acquitted AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and others in a case related to the excise policy."The law does its work, and the...

New Delhi/Jamshedpur, February 26 The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a "complete ban" on any further publication, reprint, or digital dissemination of the NCERT's Class 8 social science book, as it contains "offensive" content regarding corruption in the judiciary. The court stated that this...

Kochi, February 26 The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state government to ensure that the ongoing strike by doctors in its medical colleges does not affect the outpatient department and other essential healthcare services.A bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V...

Bhopal, February 26 On Thursday, Congress MLAs created a commotion and staged a walkout from the Madhya Pradesh assembly after questioning the government over the land acquisition for Adani Group's coal mines in the Singrauli district.The opposition party alleged that adequate compensation was...

Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Ram Mohan Naidu visited areas in Srikakulam town affected by diarrhea today and assured residents that the government would provide full support to affected families.Accompanied by local MLA Gondu Shankar and District Collector Swapna L Dinakar Pundkar, the...

Amaravati, February 25 – The Andhra Pradesh government suspended the Municipal Commissioner of Srikakulam on Wednesday following an outbreak of diarrhea in the town that has left one person dead and dozens hospitalised.Municipal Commissioner Kurma Rao was suspended on charges of negligence...

Silchar (Assam), February 25 A statue of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was demolished by unknown miscreants in the Cachar district of Assam, triggering political outrage.Coming down heavily on the government for its "unresponsive silence" on the matter, Assam Congress president Gaurav...

New Delhi, February 25 The controversial portions about judicial corruption in NCERT's class 8 textbook could be removed as the government has not taken kindly to the matter, sources said on Wednesday, while the council has pulled the book from its website.A three-judge bench comprising Chief...

Minister Sakina Itoo met workers in D.H. Pora to review development issues and said no order has been issued on implementing TET in J&K.Feb 25, Srinagar: Minister for Health, Education, Higher Education and Social Welfare Sakina Itoo on Wednesday chaired an extensive meeting with party workers...

New Delhi, February 24 – With a Delhi court sending the National President of the Youth Congress (IYC), Uday Bhanu Chib, to four days of police custody following his arrest in connection with the shirtless protest held during the India AI Impact Summit, opposition leaders on Tuesday criticised...

Patna, February 23 – Former Bihar Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Rabri Devi, launched a scathing attack on the NDA government on Monday, accusing it of completely failing to maintain law and order in the state.Speaking during the ongoing Budget Session...

Jaipur, February 23 The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed heated exchanges between the treasury and opposition benches on Monday, leading to a walkout by Congress MLAs over the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in the Bikaner district.Raising the issue through an adjournment motion...

Kochi, Feb 23 – Senior Congress leaders on Monday launched a strong attack on Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan government over recurring allegations of medical negligence, rejecting the state minister's contention that such incidents are "isolated cases".The criticism came after the Congress General...

Kolkata, February 22 West Bengal Minister of Information Technology and Electronics, Babul Supriyo, on Sunday criticised the recent "naked protest" by Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers at an AI summit in New Delhi, stating that political disputes should never come at the expense of the...

Bhopal, February 19 The Madhya Pradesh assembly witnessed heated scenes on Thursday as the Congress took a firm stance over the deaths caused by water contamination in Indore and demanded the resignation of two ministers, while the state government admitted that the crisis has claimed 22 lives...