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Patna, March 30 – Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formally resigned from his membership in the Legislative Council on Monday, fulfilling the constitutional requirement before assuming office as a Rajya Sabha member.Nitish Kumar, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha on March 16 and received his...

Patna, March 27 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was recently elected to the Rajya Sabha, is likely to resign from the state legislative council soon, his close aide Sanjay Kumar Jha indicated on Friday.Jha, the national working president of the Janata Dal (United), however, did not...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 Amid widespread public outrage, the Odisha government moved on Thursday to withdraw four bills passed in the Assembly, but pending the Governor's assent on a three-fold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, ministers, chief minister, speaker, and...

New York, March 25 – A Democrat has wrested control of the state legislature seat in Florida, which was previously held by President Donald Trump's Republican Party, in a by-election.In a setback for the Republicans, Emily Gregory won the state House of Representatives seat in Tuesday's...

Mumbai, March 24 Only 52% of the works undertaken under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Maharashtra were completed between 2019-20 and 2023-24, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said.The CAG report, presented to the state...

Mumbai, March 25 Maharashtra NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday alleged a "premeditated" attempt by senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare to seize control of the NCP after the sudden death of Ajit Pawar by giving sweeping powers to its working president.Speaking to reporters here...

Hyderabad, March 24 – Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar welcomed the Telangana government's decision to introduce the Parents Support Bill, describing it as a moral intervention aimed at reminding children of their duty to care for their aged parents.The Telangana Cabinet on Monday...

The Mizoram government formed the Drafting Committee for the Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2026 on February 25, following the rejection of the Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019, which was passed by the State Legislative Assembly on March 18, 2019, by the...

Hyderabad, March 23 – The Telangana Cabinet on Monday approved several key bills, including a bill to curb hate speech and another for the welfare of gig workers.The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, cleared the Hate Speech and Hate Crime (Prevention) Bill and the...

Dehradun, March 20 – Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inducted five new ministers into the state cabinet on Friday, bringing the total number to 12. The legislators who will now serve as ministers in Dhami's cabinet are Bharat Singh Chaudhary (Rudraprayag), Khajan Dass (Dehradun)...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 18 The BJP won the posts of president and vice-president of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra unopposed here on Wednesday, drawing the ire of ally Shiv Sena, which alleged betrayal.Avinash Galande was elected as the president, and...

Guwahati, March 18 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) is no longer a part of the BJP-led alliance in the state, while the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) will remain in the coalition.The UPPL and the BPF are rival parties in...

Hyderabad, March 16 Renowned economist Arvind Subramanian met Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday and made key suggestions on improving the state's economy.Reddy and his deputy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, discussed the electricity sector, stamps and registration, and GST with...

Hyderabad, March 16 Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla unveiled the 'Telangana Thalli' statue in the state legislature premises on Monday.Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukhender Reddy, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, and his cabinet...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 The opposition Congress in Odisha has moved eight of its MLAs to Karnataka amid concerns about cross-voting in the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections, party leaders said on Friday.The state's main opposition BJD, on the other hand, has asked all its legislators to attend...

Mumbai, March 12: Amid a search operation launched after a bomb threat received via email at the Vidhan Bhavan during the ongoing budget session, Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde said on Thursday that the threat extended beyond the Vidhan Bhavan.According to Chairman Ram...

New Delhi, March 11 The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) welcomed the Chhattisgarh government's decision to approve an anti-conversion law and also supported a move to bar non-Hindus from entering temples managed by the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee.The Vishnu Deo Sai-led cabinet...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 – Several sitting members of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha have expressed their willingness to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, sensing that the Congress-led UDF might have a real chance of returning to power after nearly a decade in...

Panaji, March 10 Goa Speaker Ganesh Gaonkar warned ministers on Tuesday against disruptive behavior during the ongoing state assembly session, including shouting and ridiculing members.The Speaker, who did not refer to any specific instance, stated that he had observed a recurring pattern of...

Chandigarh, March 9 A delegation of the Punjab Congress Legislature Party met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria here and raised the issue of pending CAG audit reports that have not yet been presented to the state Assembly, Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa said on Monday.The delegation...