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Jaipur, April 8 – Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has intensified his criticism of the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led government by releasing Chapter 17 of his digital series, "Intezaar Shastra." This time, he has raised concerns about the condition of sports infrastructure and the support...

Chennai, April 8 AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday criticized the Stalin-led government, calling it a "failed model" that has been unable to fulfill its promises regarding filling government vacancies, providing jobs to youth, or even preventing massive flooding in Chennai during...

Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu), April 7 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark that the scheme of free bus travel for women could undermine the financial viability of projects like metro rail, and claimed that Modi does not seem to care...

Chandigarh, April 7 Leaders of opposition parties in Punjab targeted the AAP government on Tuesday over the state's debt, accusing it of further burdening the state's finances by taking an additional loan of Rs 1,500 crore.Expressing concern over the "rising debt", they claimed that the fresh...

Chandigarh, April 7 Punjab Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Tuesday that his department had collected Rs 11,782 crore by March 31, 2026, surpassing the target of Rs 11,200 crore for the 2025-26 fiscal year.In a statement, Cheema attributed this revenue collection to the...

Bengaluru, April 7 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the state’s Chief Secretary seeking details on the release of funds for the guarantee scheme in Davanagere and Bagalkot districts, where by-elections are currently underway.This development follows the state...

Bhubaneswar, April 7 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi appealed to mining leaseholders on Tuesday to increase iron ore production in light of the state’s rapid industrialization and the growing demand for iron ore in the country.CM Majhi chaired a high-level meeting with mining...

Hyderabad, April 7 The unresolved division of assets of the State Road Transport Corporation (RTC) between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh following the state's bifurcation in 2014 recently led to a standoff between the two states, although the situation has since stabilized.The main point of...

Imphal, April 7 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Tuesday said that the state government has decided to hand over the investigation into the bomb attack in Bishnupur district, which claimed the lives of two children, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Addressing a press...

Gangtok, April 7 Swiss Ambassador Maya Tissafi arrived here on Tuesday for a five-day official visit, officials said.She is accompanied by her spouse, Juth Petermann, First Secretary Simon Sevan Schäfer, and Pierre-Yves Pitteloud, Senior Regional Advisor on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)...

Mandya, April 7 – Former Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Basavaraj Bommai has expressed confidence that the BJP will win both the Bagalkot and Davanagere by-elections, stating that the results will serve as a direction indicator for state politics.He said...

Ranchi, April 7 Jharkhand BJP chief Aditya Sahu said on Tuesday that the party's aim is to form a "double-engine" government in the state by 2029.Addressing newly elected party office-bearers, Sahu urged them to expose the alleged wrongdoings of the JMM-led state government at their respective...

Mumbai, April 7 Maharashtra's state-owned power distribution company will be split into two entities under a financial restructuring plan approved by the state cabinet on Tuesday, and one of them will be listed on stock exchanges after an IPO is launched within six to nine months of the...

Hoshiarpur, April 7 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accused the Congress and Akali Dal of "ruining" the state while in power, further claiming that the rival parties were in cahoots and engaged in a game of musical chairs to secure each other's interests.In a series of attacks...

Shimla, April 7 The Himachal Pradesh Department of Agriculture has set a target to integrate one lakh farmers with natural farming by 2026, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday.The CM said the state government is actively promoting natural farming and continuously encouraging...

Imphal, April 7 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh said on Tuesday that the state government has decided to hand over the investigation into the bomb attack in Bishnupur district, which claimed the lives of two children, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Addressing a press...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 7: The BJP candidate for the Bagalkot Assembly segment, Veeranna Charantimath, has stated that the party is receiving a better-than-expected response in both rural and urban areas.Speaking to the media on Tuesday here, he said that during the campaign, it has become...

Hubballi (Karnataka), April 7 Amid speculation that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar would assume the role of Karnataka Chief Minister, the State Congress President stated that "time will answer everything." On the fuel situation in the state, he said that two ships carrying fuel from Gulf...

Hubballi (Karnataka), April 7 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Tuesday that the state will see if a new chief minister emerges after the by-elections to two assembly seats.The by-elections for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies will be held on April...

Hyderabad, April 7 In a move aimed at improving cancer care in the state, Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha announced on Tuesday that cancer would be classified as a notifiable disease and launched a cancer registry.Expressing concern that approximately 55,000 to 60,000 new...