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Shimla, March 27 Irregularities, including bills for male ovarian surgeries and the use of expired lenses, have surfaced in an internal audit of the Himcare scheme, prompting a vigilance investigation, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told the Assembly on Friday.The chief...

Bengaluru, March 26 The Karnataka Legislative Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes on Thursday, with ruling Congress MLAs storming into the well of the House, demanding that the Speaker take action against BJP MLA Munirathna, accusing him of inappropriate behavior and making personal comments...

Chennai, March 26 A civil court in Chennai on Thursday declined to freeze the PMK's mango symbol, as sought by its founder S Ramadoss, stating that the matter falls within the exclusive domain of the EC.Ramadoss, the complainant in the case, was advised by Assistant Judge of the XIII Assistant...

Kolkata, March 26 – Bharatiya Janata Party workers were allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress activists in Basanti, South 24 Parganas district, on Thursday during an election campaign.Several police personnel were injured while trying to control the situation. The Bharatiya Janata Party has...

Mumbai, March 23 Shiv Sena-UBT legislator Anil Parab on Monday criticized the BJP-led Mahayuti government over the alleged assault of a minister during the election of the president and vice president of the Satara Zilla Parishad, which took place last week."If ministers and workers in this...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra legislative council vice-chairperson Neelam Gorhe on Monday directed the government to suspend Satara Superintendent of Police Tushar Doshi over the commotion and manhandling that occurred during the Zilla Parishad president election last week.Shiv Sena minister...

Amaravati, March 20 – Y. S. Vijayalakshmi, the late former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s wife, clarified that no formal division of family assets has ever taken place and stated that her son, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, had been unfair to his sister, Y.S. Sharmila, and her...

Amaravati, March 20 Amid property disputes between YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his estranged sister YS Sharmila, their mother Vijayamma released a notarized statement on Friday, alleging that her son, the former CM, had unfairly treated his sister's children.The YSRCP strongly...

New Delhi, March 19 – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal visited the family affected by the devastating fire in Delhi's Palam area on Thursday, and alleged that lapses by the fire department may have contributed to the loss of lives, while also accusing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

New Delhi, March 19 A confrontation over a fatal fire in southwest Delhi's Palam escalated into a physical scuffle between BJP MLA Kuldeep Solanki and AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday.The clash occurred a day after a fire claimed the lives of nine people, with leaders...

Chennai, March 17 The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Chennai City Civil Court to take up the PMK intra-party leadership dispute case after May 10, once the election process in Tamil Nadu is completed.PMK founder S. Ramadoss had moved the city civil court seeking to restrain his son...

New Delhi, March 16 The BJP and AAP engaged in a verbal exchange in the MCD regarding the extension of contracts for NGOs supplying midday meals to students in civic schools.This exchange came days after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) announced that it was considering blacklisting...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 – A dramatic political contest is unfolding in the northern Kerala constituency of Payyannur after veteran Left leader V. Kunhikrishnan announced on Monday that he will contest the upcoming Assembly elections as an Independent candidate.Kunhikrishnan, once a hugely...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 In a major blow to the CPI(M), veteran leader G Sudhakaran announced on Thursday that he was severing all ties with the party and declared his candidature from his home constituency, Ambalappuzha, in this coastal district in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 11 Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested five people for their alleged involvement in the attack on a BJD leader and the chairperson of the Sheragada panchayat samiti (block) in Ganjam district.Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik alleged that the...

Kolkata, March 11 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that the West Bengal government’s failure to submit the labour budget proposal was delaying the release of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state.In a statement...

Shillong, March 10 Mukul Sangma, the leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Assembly, has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against former legislator Estamur Momin over a speech allegedly made by the latter after he was attacked while attempting to file nomination papers for the Garo...

Mumbai, March 10 The Maharashtra Legislative Council's Privileges Committee recommended a 30-day civil imprisonment for an NCP (SP) worker for allegedly using "abusive and offensive" language against Chairman Ram Shinde.Presenting the committee's report in the council, committee chairman and...

Kolkata, March 10 – A heated exchange erupted between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Siliguri, North Bengal, on Monday night, hours before the BJP's Parivartan Yatra was scheduled to begin in the region on Tuesday.The argument took place between Siliguri...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – A personal dispute involving Kerala Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar and his wife, Bindu Menon, has spilled into the public domain after she leveled a series of allegations about an incident that took place at their home in Valakom, triggering political debate...