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Kannauj (UP), March 27 A day after Uttar Pradesh minister Asim Arun raised concerns about mismanagement and delays at a government event in Kannauj, BJP workers staged a protest on Friday, chanting slogans against district officials and briefly disrupting traffic.In a letter to District...

Hazaribag, March 27 The opposition BJP in Jharkhand has threatened to call a Hazaribag bandh on Monday if those involved in the recent "rape and murder" of a girl in the Bishnugarh area were not promptly arrested.State BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu and Hazaribag MP Manish...

Jaipur, March 27 – Protesting the reported hardships faced by ordinary people due to a widespread shortage of LPG across the country, allegedly a result of flawed policies of the Central government, the Congress organized a massive protest (sit-in demonstration) and demonstration at Shaheed...

Kolkata, March 27 On a day the Election Commission is scheduled to publish the second supplementary list of voters in connection with the SIR exercise in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the poll panel and the BJP for "not making the complete and final first...

Jammu, March 27 All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Shahnawaz Choudhary on Friday strongly criticised BJP legislators for using derogatory words against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly here.Amid slogans in support and against...

Chennai, March 27 TVK chief Vijay claimed on Friday that the state administration and the police are blocking his party's election campaign in Chennai, a move he described as a "fascist attack on democracy".The TVK was denied permission to hold a campaign at Mullai Nagar Junction in the...

Hazaribagh, March 27 – The brutal rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in the Kusumba village under the Vishnugarh block of Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district has sent shockwaves across the state, triggering widespread outrage.The victim’s family refused to perform the last rites for three days...

Kolkata, March 27 – Saikat Chatterjee, a polling officer in West Bengal, which is preparing for elections, and a teacher at a state-run school, was allegedly beaten up by some individuals after he protested against the playing of a purported Trinamool Congress campaign video during an electoral...

Jammu, March 27 Members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), along with several BJP MLAs, organized a rally in Jammu demanding a National Law University (NLU) in the region, but were stopped by the police from marching to the Civil Secretariat at the assembly.The BJP and its youth wing...

Jammu, March 27 – The budget session of the J&K Assembly was adjourned on Friday after MLAs from both the ruling and opposition benches raised slogans against the Israeli attack on Iran.Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather adjourned the assembly for half an hour amid the uproar caused by the MLAs, as...

Bhopal, March 27 – The Madhya Pradesh Congress has launched a strong attack on the ruling BJP government, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the proposed increase in electricity tariffs and relief for consumers.The president of the Madhya Pradesh unit of the Congress, Jitu Patwari...

Shahjahanpur (UP), March 27 Congress workers on Friday organized a torch march and performed a symbolic "purification" ritual on the newly installed statues of martyrs in Shahjahanpur, days after the idols were allegedly demolished and dumped at a garbage site, triggering outrage.The protest...

Kolkata, March 27 A man performing election duties was allegedly assaulted during a training session for election duties in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday after he objected to the screening of a government advertisement, officials said.The incident took place at a training center set...

Jammu, March 27 The Jammu and Kashmir assembly was adjourned for half an hour on Friday as a commotion erupted soon after the budget session resumed after a five-week recess.Members from both the treasury and opposition benches stood up, raising slogans and disrupting the Question Hour despite...

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

New Delhi, March 26 Accusing the government of not acknowledging the "severe LPG shortage," Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha deputy leader Sagarika Ghose said on Thursday that the Centre was out of touch with reality and was not making any efforts to reassure concerned citizens.The Trinamool...

Kolkata, March 26 Clashes erupted between BJP and TMC supporters during an election campaign in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, with several police personnel also coming under attack while trying to control the situation.The incident occurred when BJP candidate from Basanti...

New Delhi, March 25 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest outside the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday, raising concerns about the "increasing shortage" of LPG gas cylinders in the national capital.Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, distributed pamphlets highlighting the...

Dhanbad (Jharkhand), March 25 Police have begun searching for a man who allegedly placed a large poster bearing the photograph of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on a road in Dhanbad, an officer said on Wednesday.The poster was placed in the middle of the road near the Randhir Verma...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 25 In a move aimed at capitalizing on the emotional and political resonance of the RG Kar protests, the BJP on Wednesday fielded the victim doctor's mother from the Panihati assembly constituency as it released its third list of 19 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal...