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March 11, New Delhi — Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Wednesday that the Digital India program has significantly advanced digital inclusion across the country.Speaking during Question Hour in the second phase of the Budget Session of Parliament, the minister said that over the past...

Hyderabad, March 11 Former Union minister K Sambasiva Rao died at a private hospital here on Wednesday. He was 82 years old.Rao was admitted to the hospital on March 6, experiencing drowsiness followed by unresponsiveness.The hospital stated that, following initial evaluation and...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday appealed to the Centre for urgent intervention to ensure the supply of adequate commercial LPG cylinders to hotels and restaurants in Bengaluru.He stated that hotels, restaurants, and catering establishments in the city would...

March 10, New Delhi – Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, greeted the personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on its raising day.The Home Minister posted on X:"Congratulations to the CISF personnel on their Raising Day. Their dedication, whether in...

Guwahati, March 10 Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Biren Singh Engti died at a private hospital here on Tuesday. He was 81 years old.A party spokesperson said that Engti was brought to Guwahati from his residence in Diphu for treatment and passed away this morning."The body...

Mumbai, March 9 Six candidates from the ruling Mahayuti alliance, including Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde, and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi nominee Sharad Pawar, were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra on Monday.With seven candidates in...

New Delhi, March 9 LJP (RV) MP Arun Bharti said on Monday that his party members want Union Minister Chirag Paswan to be the next Chief Minister of Bihar, adding that a final decision will be taken by senior NDA leaders.Asked about posters appearing in Bihar's capital Patna demanding that...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Friday said that the Railway Ministry has granted Kerala's long-standing demand for a new train service on the Palakkad-Pollachi route.In a Facebook post, Gopi, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism...

New Delhi, March 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on his birthday on Thursday and said that he has been working tirelessly for the welfare of farmers and the growth of the agricultural sector.PM Modi posted on the social media platform X, “Best...

March 01, New Delhi – Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addressed the Gujarat SemiConnect Conference 2026 in Gandhinagar, calling it a historic milestone for India's journey in the semiconductor industry.The Cabinet Minister highlighted that the Prime Minister inaugurated the country's first...

Kolkata, March 1 Amid the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a mega rally at Brigade Parade Ground in central Kolkata on March 15.The mega rally will also mark the end of the "Parivartan Yatra" by the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata...

Imphal, February 26 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh held a meeting with Union Minister Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma on Thursday to discuss the state's prospects for industrial development.In a post on X, Singh said the Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel called on him at...

Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the PM's Office in Seva Teerth, New Delhi, today. The Deputy Chief Ministers of Manipur, Nemcha Kipgen of the BJP and Losii Dikho of the NPF, also accompanied the Chief Minister during the meeting.This was the first...

Date: 24 February 2026In a significant boost to regional air connectivity, direct flight services between Bhavnagar and Mumbai will resume from March 29, 2026. Ticket bookings for the service will open on February 25.The direct air link between the industrially important city of Bhavnagar...

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah interacted with the drivers (Saarthis) of Bharat Taxi in New Delhi. In a video released today, Mr. Shah stated that the Bharat Taxi Cooperative aims to empower the drivers by giving them ownership over their work. He highlighted that the initiative focuses on...

Former Railway Minister and Rajya Sabha MP, Mukul Roy, passed away early this morning at a private hospital in Kolkata. He was 71 years old. His son, Subhranshu Roy, confirmed that Roy died around 1:30 AM after a long struggle with multiple health issues. Roy, a founding member of the All India...

Kolkata, February 23 – The news of the death of veteran politician and former close confidante in the Trinamool Congress had deeply affected her, said West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday morning.In her condolence message posted on her social...

February 23, New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences on the passing away of former Union Minister Mukul Roy.In a post on his social media platform X, Prime Minister Modi wrote, "I am saddened to learn of the passing away of former Union Minister Shri Mukul Roy. He...

New Delhi, February 23 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of former Union Minister Mukul Roy, and said he would be remembered for his political experience and efforts to serve society.Roy died following a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Kolkata this morning. He was 71...

Dibrugarh (Assam), February 17 Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated on Tuesday that there was no chance of the Congress coming to power in Assam, saying that it is an "exhausted party" with no support at the grassroots level.In an interview with