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Mumbai, March 23 – On Monday, opposition parties, including the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT), strongly demanded that high-ranking officials and ministers who supported the Nashik-based self-proclaimed godman and fraudulent "Baba" Ashok Kharat – who caused havoc in the name of religion – be named...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 Around 15 Maoists are active in the areas along the borders of the Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Rayagada districts in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the state assembly on Monday.According to the Central government's Security Related Expenditure (SRE)...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that the police acted proactively in arresting self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, who is accused of raping a woman in Nashik.Initially, several women were reluctant to come forward and file complaints, but...

Shimla, March 21 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented a budget of ₹54,928 crore for the financial year 2026-27 in the state assembly on Saturday.Sukhu, who was presenting his fourth budget, began his speech by stating that the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit...

Raipur, March 20 – On the final day of the Chhattisgarh Assembly budget session on Friday, the Vishnu Deo Sai-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government passed the Chhattisgarh Cess Amendment Bill 2026.The legislation abolishes the 12 per cent cess levied on land registrations across the...

Shimla, March 20 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday that 1,098 government buildings in the state remain unoccupied as they have not been put to any use.He said this while responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Satpal Singh Satti in the state Assembly...

Shimla, March 19 The Himachal Pradesh government will formulate a policy for multi-task workers across various departments after obtaining legal advice, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told the state assembly on Thursday.The chief minister made the statement while intervening during a...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat government on Wednesday introduced the 'Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026' bill in the state assembly, which aims to regulate laws related to marriage, divorce, inheritance, and live-in relationships, regardless of religion, caste, community, or gender.The bill...

Mumbai, March 17 The Maharashtra legislative assembly was adjourned for the day on Tuesday due to a lack of quorum, prompting the opposition to accuse the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of prioritizing party matters over public issues.Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar raised an...

Mumbai, March 17 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that out of the 136 cases recommended by the state human rights commission over 12 years, action had been taken in only 57 cases.Fadnavis made the statement in the assembly after BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar raised the...

Kottayam (Kerala), March 17 As Kerala prepares for the April 9 Assembly polls, the southern Kottayam district is witnessing a father and his son contesting as NDA candidates in two constituencies with a significant Christian voter base.They are none other than veteran politician P C George and...

Chandigarh, March 16 A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has highlighted overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure, and poor medical facilities in Punjab jails.According to the audit report, which was presented in the state assembly on Monday, the administration took...

Mumbai, March 16 – Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai told the state Assembly on Monday that changes made by the state government to accelerate the redevelopment of dilapidated and dangerous MHADA (Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority) buildings in Mumbai are receiving a...

On March 16 in Bengaluru, Karnataka Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader convened a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, and other senior Congress leaders regarding unanswered questions in the state Assembly, which had previously...

Hyderabad, March 16 – The Telangana state budget for 2026-27 will be presented in the state Assembly on March 20.Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikarmarka, who is also the Finance Minister, will present the budget in the Assembly, while Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu will...

Patna, March 16 – Amidst the voting for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, political circles were abuzz on Monday after two members of Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's family were seen exiting the chamber of the Leader of the Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, inside the state Assembly.The development...

Mumbai, March 16 Maharashtra Minister Prakash Abitkar assured on Monday that a joint meeting will be convened to resolve the delay in transferring health centres and schools in the Palghar district to the Vasai-Virar municipal body.BJP MLA Sneha Dubey Pandit raised the issue in the state...

Mumbai, March 16 BJP MLAs on Monday alleged serious mismanagement and lack of transparency by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) of Maharashtra in handling water supply projects in Navi Mumbai and neighboring areas.During a debate in the state assembly, BJP member Prashant...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha was halted for about half an hour on Monday due to a dispute over the issuance of a second ballot paper to a BJP MLA.The BJD agent, representing the opposition, objected to the issuance of a second ballot paper to BJP MLA...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha began on Monday, with the opposition BJD accusing the ruling BJP of engaging in "horse trading."Voting commenced at 9 am and will continue until 4 pm at the assembly complex, where MLAs have begun casting their ballots, an...