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Kolkata, March 23 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Hari Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar on their death anniversary, observed as Shaheed Diwas.In a post on X, she said, "Remembering Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Hari Rajguru, and...

Guwahati, March 22 Assam Minister Nandita Garlosa joined the Congress on Sunday after being denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming assembly elections in the northeastern state.The Assam Congress media team shared a picture of Garlosa joining the party in Haflong.The state's sports and youth...

Lucknow, March 22 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday sought to downplay Prime Minister Narendra Modi's record of 8,931 days in public life, questioning the achievements of the central government compared to the previous administration.Speaking to

Amaravati, March 22 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on achieving the milestone of becoming the longest-serving head of government in India's history.Naidu noted that Modi served the nation for 8,931 days and described it as a...

Amaravati, March 22 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on achieving the milestone of becoming the longest-serving head of government in India's history.Naidu noted that Modi served for 8,931 days and described it as a historic...

Nagpur, March 22 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that a high-level inquiry, led by the Director General of Police (DGP), is underway in the case involving Ashok Kharat, a self-proclaimed religious figure arrested for rape, and asserted that no one will be spared...

New Delhi, March 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended greetings to the people of Bihar on Bihar Day and said the state is striving to write new chapters of progress every day.Bihar Day is celebrated every year on March 22 to commemorate the formation of the state."On the...

Mumbai, March 21 A day after Maharashtra State Women's Commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar resigned following her association with self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat, who was arrested for rape, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday that "fraud disciples" who follow "fraud...

Patna, March 21 – On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited several khanqahs (Sufi shrines) across Patna, conveying a message of communal harmony, love, and brotherhood.He began his visit at the Khanqah Mujibiya in Phulwari Sharif, where he met the Sajjada...

Patna, March 21 Continuing a tradition set by his father, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son, Nishant, visited the historical Gandhi Maidan here on Saturday to join thousands of people in offering prayers on the occasion of Eid.Kumar, who is likely to step down soon after being elected to...

New Delhi, March 20 Congress leader and former Union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, while extending Eid greetings on Friday, alleged that Muslims around the world, “starting with India”, are often targeted by communal forces.“This has been an extremely difficult year for the Muslim community...

Kolkata, March 20 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday alleged that Mamata Banerjee has violated the election code by using the chief minister's letterhead for political correspondence and demanded immediate action by the Election Commission.He...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday.In his message, Arlekar said that the festival, which marks the end of Ramadan, reflects the...

New Delhi, March 19 Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he understands the Indian government's desire to take a cautious approach to the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran, and hopes that it can make a public appeal to both sides to end the war quickly.In an interview...

New Delhi, March 19 – In a major political development ahead of the Kerala Legislative Assembly elections, veteran Congress leader and Kannur Lok Sabha MP K. Sudhakaran is set to leave the Indian National Congress after repeated efforts to secure a ticket for the Assembly elections failed to...

Hyderabad, March 18 Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Wednesday that Leader of the Opposition K. Chandrasekhar Rao drew over Rs 1.06 crore in salaries and allowances without attending the Assembly.Speaking in the Assembly on Wednesday night, the Chief Minister revealed that the...

Hyderabad, March 18 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday criticized BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao for not attending the Assembly for the past two years, stating that the former CM has received over Rs 1 crore in salary and allowances from December 2023 until now as the Leader...

Jammu, March 18 Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, and Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Navreh, Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padava, and Cheti Chand, on Wednesday.In a message, the Lt Governor said, "On this auspicious...

New Delhi, March 18 Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Wednesday said retirement should not be viewed as an end, but as a beginning of new roles and responsibilities, as he bid farewell to retiring members of the upper house.In his address, he said that some colleagues would be retiring...

Nashik, March 18 A retired Merchant Navy officer, who presented himself as an astrologer, was arrested in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Wednesday for allegedly repeatedly raping a woman for over three years, police said.The accused, Ashokkumar Kharat, had several leaders from Maharashtra...