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Dehradun, February 26 A controversy erupted in Uttarakhand over a video that surfaced online, purportedly showing former BJP MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion throwing money at a woman dancer at a party.After receiving criticism from state Congress president Ganesh Godiyal for the act, Champion...

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...

Mumbai, February 26 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a scathing response on Thursday, addressed the controversy surrounding Tipu Sultan, asserting that years of "misleading history" have misled the nation.His remarks came in response to statements made by Congress Maharashtra...

Kochi, Feb 26 – In a significant development that has sent shockwaves through the film industry and political circles, the Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the release of the controversial film "Kerala Story 2" for 15 days, just a day before its scheduled theatrical debut.The film, which...

Kolkata, February 26 A heated exchange of words erupted between Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and Electoral Roll Observer C S Murugan over allegations related to the role of micro-observers in revising electoral rolls.The controversy began on February 18 when Moitra, in a post on X...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 25 – A fresh political controversy erupted in Kerala's healthcare sector on Wednesday after Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan demanded immediate action from Health Minister Veena George over her allegations that private hospitals were paying commissions to...

Bhopal/Jabalpur, February 23 Amidst a controversy over the collapse of the railway overbridge on the Bhopal-Jabalpur National Highway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) clarified on Monday that "the section of road in question does not fall under its jurisdiction".NHAI's Project...

Jaipur, February 23 Former BJP MP Sukhbir Singh Jaunpuria was at the center of a major controversy after a video purportedly showed him taking back a blanket from a Muslim woman during an event in Tonk after asking her to identify her religion.As various Congress leaders criticised the action...

Jaipur, February 22 Congress whip in the Rajasthan Assembly, Rafiq Khan, accused the BJP government of attempting to use the Assembly as a "publicity platform" by introducing a proposal on its two-year achievements.This move led to uproar and repeated adjournments of the state assembly on...

Jaipur, February 21 – Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma launched a sharp attack on the Congress during a heated debate in the Assembly on Saturday, accusing the opposition of avoiding debate and lacking the courage to face facts.“Congress members don’t dare to hear the truth, so they...

Vinukonda (Andhra Pradesh), February 21 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu accused YSRCP leaders on Saturday of attempting to deflect responsibility in the alleged Tirupati laddu ghee adulteration case by shifting the blame to others.Addressing a public meeting in Vinukonda...

Vinukonda (Andhra Pradesh), February 21 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday accused YSRCP leaders of attempting to deflect responsibility in the alleged Tirupati laddoo ghee adulteration case by shifting the blame to others.Addressing a public meeting in Vinukonda, in...

Kochi, February 21 – Usha Josephkutty (51), a native of Punnapra in the Alappuzha district, who had been living with a surgical instrument inside her abdomen for five years due to alleged negligence during a procedure at the Government Medical College Hospital in Vandanam, has successfully...

Tirupati, February 21 The Andhra Pradesh government's appointment of a one-man committee to examine a report by the SIT investigating the Tirupati laddoo adulteration issue is an "insult" to the Supreme Court and the judicial process, said senior YSRCP leader and former TTD chairman B Karunakar...

New Delhi, February 21 – A Delhi court will hear a criminal revision petition filed against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday over allegations that her name was fraudulently included in the electoral rolls before she acquired Indian citizenship.The revision...

Bhopal, February 19 A remark by Madhya Pradesh parliamentary affairs minister Kailash Vijayvargiya in the assembly on Thursday sparked a controversy, prompting Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to express regret.During the discussion on the motion of thanks on the...

Bhopal, February 19 The Madhya Pradesh assembly witnessed heated scenes and four successive adjournments on Thursday as the opposition Congress launched a scathing attack on the Mohan Yadav-led government over the contaminated water crisis in Indore.While the Congress claimed that 35 people...

Kolkata, February 19 CPI(M) youth leader Pratikur Rahman, whose resignation from the party caused a stir in West Bengal's political circles, claimed on Thursday that he was pressured within the party for expressing his views on ideology and principles.Criticizing CPI(M) state secretary...

New Delhi, February 19 – A political controversy has erupted over the upcoming film "The Kerala Story 2," with leaders from various parties offering sharply contrasting views on its content, intent, and implications for social harmony.BJP leaders strongly defended the upcoming film, "The...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 19 Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Thursday claimed that the upcoming movie 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond' aims to "insult and divide" Kerala by "fabricating false stories" about people being forced to eat beef in the state.Referring to the movie's...