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New Delhi, April 1 The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India welcomed the move to postpone the tabling of the FCRA Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, even as it said concerns remain because it was only postponed.Speaking to the media after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju...

Bengaluru, March 31 The Karnataka Finance Department filed a police complaint on Tuesday regarding a "fake" memo circulating on social media, claiming that the services of contractual staff across government departments would be terminated upon the expiry of their contracts.The Finance...

Ranchi/Hazaribag, March 30 The Jharkhand High Court took suo motu cognizance of the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Bishnugarh, Hazaribag, on Monday.The court also served a notice to the state administration and the director general of police in this regard, an advocate said...

Shimla, March 30 Hundreds of people from Haryana staged a protest on Monday against the Himachal Pradesh government for increasing the entry tax to the state, demanding the waiver of toll tax within a 5 km radius from the border.The protesters, in the Solan district's Barotiwala, were led by...

Kolkata, March 27 The West Bengal government decided on Friday to keep the accounts branch of the home and hill affairs department open over the weekend to expedite the processing of Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears following a recent Supreme Court judgment, according to an official memorandum...

Amaravati, March 25 – In a novel protest against the plight of distressed banana farmers, Andhra Pradesh Congress president YS Sharmila Reddy drove a banana truck to the office of the Kadapa district Collector on Wednesday.Expressing solidarity with banana farmers affected by falling prices...

March 25, Kohima: The Nagaland Contractors & Suppliers Union (NCSU) has opposed the proposed new rules for the registration of contractors under the State Government, describing them as "impossible" and potentially harmful to the local contracting community.In a memorandum submitted to the...

Hyderabad, March 25 The Telangana BJP has urged Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla to direct the Assembly Speaker to suspend the membership of AIMIM MLAs for showing disrespect towards the national song in the Assembly.A delegation of BJP leaders, led by the party's state President N. Ramchander Rao...

Palghar, March 18 The Block Development Officer (BDO) of the Mokhada Panchayat Samiti in Maharashtra's Palghar district has issued show-cause notices to an Extension Officer and a Gram Panchayat Officer for alleged dereliction of duty and administrative indiscipline.According to an official...

Kohima, March 16 Thousands of students and citizens, under the banner of the Naga Students' Federation (NSF), staged a rally here on Monday, protesting the Centre's directive to the state government, which mandates the singing of "Vande Mataram" during official functions and in educational...

Kohima, March 14 The Naga Students' Federation (NSF) is scheduled to hold a public rally here on Monday in protest against the "compulsory imposition" of the national song, 'Vande Mataram', following a recent directive by the Ministry of Home Affairs.According to the federation, the rally will...

Srinagar, March 13 – Members of the ruling National Conference (NC) in Parliament called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday and submitted a memorandum highlighting issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir.A statement issued by the NC said that members of...

New Delhi, March 10 Residents of Greater Kailash-II on Tuesday opposed a proposal to upgrade the colony from Category 'B' to Category 'A', saying the move could lead to higher property taxes without corresponding improvements in civic infrastructure.A delegation of resident welfare...

Leaders of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) met with Director of Tourism, Jammu, Vikas Sharma, and submitted a memorandum demanding the operation of free buses under the "Jammu Darshan" scheme during the Amarnath Yatra.Sharing this information, J&K President of the party, Manish Sahni...

Shimla, March 7 Members of Hindu organizations staged a protest after a boy allegedly set fire to a cloth covering an idol in the Jalpa temple in the Chamba district of Himachal on Saturday.Enraged by the incident, some local residents submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner...

Lucknow, March 1 Protests were held in various districts of Uttar Pradesh, including the state capital Lucknow, on Sunday to protest the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli attack.Describing Khamenei's martyrdom as a huge loss to humanity and the...

Shimla, February 27 Two days after a Delhi Police team was detained by the Himachal Pradesh Police near Shimla and booked for "kidnapping," Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu defended the state police's action on Friday, stating that the Constitution grants rights to every state, and Himachal...

Lucknow, February 25 The Uttar Pradesh Congress staged a statewide protest on Wednesday, demanding a fair and transparent inquiry into the FIR filed against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and those who filed the complaint against him.In a statement issued here, the party said that...

New Delhi, February 24 – Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena told a Congress delegation on Tuesday that the undignified protest at the venue of the AI Summit last week was ill-conceived, malicious, and amounted to jeopardizing the national image on international forums.The LG made these...

Pune, February 24 A delegation of Congress leaders met Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Tuesday, a day after a party spokesperson was allegedly assaulted by right-wing activists, and demanded strict action.On Monday, Pune Congress spokesperson Hanumant Pawar accused a TV debate...