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New Delhi, March 16 The stakes are high for the BJP in the upcoming elections to five state assemblies, with West Bengal being the major test case for the saffron party.In the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, the BJP emerged as the main opposition, winning 77 seats in the 294-member...

New Delhi, March 14 The Delhi University (DU) has dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation that it uses interviews to eliminate students.In a post on X late on Friday, it said: "The University of Delhi admits students primarily based on CUET scores, and the standard admission...

Ranchi, March 13 Jharkhand Minister for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Welfare, Chamra Linda, blamed the Centre on Friday for delaying the release of around Rs 900 crore, saying it had hindered the payment of post-matric scholarships for SC/ST and OBC students in the...

Mumbai, March 13 The Devendra Fadnavis government introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the state assembly on Friday. The bill has strict provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement, or marriage.According to the bill, those...

Kolkata, March 13 – West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, announced on Friday the formation of five new cultural and development boards for Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and Scheduled Caste (SC) communities in the state.The Trinamool government, led by CM Banerjee...

New Delhi, March 12 The office of the Registrar General of India has sought justification for the Bihar government's proposal to grant Scheduled Tribe status to the Gangota community, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Durgadas Uikey, said in a written response in the Lok Sabha on Thursday...

In Bengaluru, on March 10, Karnataka BJP chief and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the country with the spirit of being the “Pradhan Sevak” (chief servant), and believes that for India to transform into a developed nation by 2047, the role of women...

Jaipur, March 9 The president of the Rajasthan BJP's Scheduled Tribe Morcha, Gopichand Meena, alleged on Monday that the disrespect shown to President Droupadi Murmu during her recent visit to West Bengal was a violation of the dignity of the country's highest constitutional office and the...

The Mizoram state legislative assembly unanimously adopted an official resolution today, moved by State Education Minister Vanlalthlana, seeking the inclusion of the Mizo language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India.Participating in the discussion, Chief Minister Lalduhoma...

The Mizoram state legislative assembly unanimously adopted an official resolution on Monday, moved by State Education Minister Vanlalthlana, seeking the inclusion of the Mizo language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.Participating in the discussion, Chief Minister Lalduhoma...

New Delhi, March 3 A frustrated loco pilot, who was denied sick leave after undergoing surgery for piles, reportedly undressed himself in front of a senior officer in the Lucknow Rail Division to show the unhealed wounds in his private parts, a loco staff union claimed on Tuesday.A video of...

Aizawl, February 27 Mizoram's largest women's organization urged the state government on Friday to withdraw the amendment bill on marriage and inheritance of property, claiming that the legislation is potentially unsafe for Mizo women.The Mizo Marriage and Inheritance of Property (Amendment)...

Aizawl, February 24 The Mizoram Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday to amend the existing "Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act" enacted in 2014, to codify customary laws concerning marriage, divorce, and property inheritance.The new legislation, introduced by Chief Minister...

Panaji, February 21 Police were allegedly seen dragging RGP MLA Viresh Borkar out of the Town and Country Planning office here along with several others on Saturday morning after they had been protesting there overnight against the conversion of a tribal area into a 'settlement zone', where...

Hyderabad, February 10 – A BJP candidate contesting in the Telangana municipal elections allegedly committed suicide in Narayanpet district on Tuesday, sparking a conflict between the saffron party and the ruling Congress.The BJP alleged that "harassment and intimidation" by Congress leaders...