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PM Modi Wishes Countrymen as Nation Celebrates Guru Purnima
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended heartfelt greetings on Thursday on the occasion of Guru Purnima, a festival dedicated to expressing reverence for spiritual and academic mentors.The day, deeply rooted in Indian tradition, honours the pivotal role played by gurus in...
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Shivraj Chouhan to Chair High-level Meet on Cotton Crisis in Coimbatore
In a significant move to address the ongoing crisis in cotton cultivation, Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan will chair a high-level meeting in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Friday.The meeting will focus on strategies...
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Will Accelerate Stalled Slum Redevelopment Projects in Mumbai: Minister Shambhuraj Desai
Tourism Minister Shambhuraj Desai has said in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly that a meeting will be held soon under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde regarding the expediting the stalled slum redevelopment...
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SC to hear today pleas against electoral rolls revision in Bihar
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a clutch of petitions challenging the Election Commission's decision to revise electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and...
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PM Modi Leaves for India after Winding up 5-nation Tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for India after wrapping up a highly productive and successful five-nation tour to Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia.Taking to X, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote: "A highly productive ...
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Extremely Proud of Our Diaspora: PM Modi in Namibia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed pride in the Indian diaspora in Namibia, praising their efforts in preserving Indian culture in the region and fostering deeper ties between India and the southern African nation.Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, "The Indian...
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Bihar Bandh: Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Lead Protest March; Road, Rail Traffic Hit across State
The Bihar Bandh called by the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) -- comprising the Congress, RJD, and Left parties -- against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Voter List Revision (SIR) witnessed widespread participation and statewide disruptions on Wednesday.In...
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Bharat Bandh: Strikers Resort to Rail and Road Blockades in Parts of Bengal
The nationwide protest called by 10 central trade unions and their affiliates on Wednesday has affected pockets in West Bengal in the first few hours of the strike, with reports of road and rail blockades surfacing.Reports also surfaced of scuffles between the police...
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Maharashtra: Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad Assaults Canteen Staff, Blames It on 'rotten Food'
A political storm has erupted after a video surfaced showing Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad assaulting a canteen worker at the state-run Akashvani MLA Guest House in Mumbai. A wave of anger and outage followed but he presented his unapologetic stance and justified the act...
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DMK Enrolls over 31 Lakh Members in Five Days of 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu' Campaign
The ruling DMK's ambitious membership drive, titled 'Oraniyil Tamil Nadu', has recorded an impressive start, with over 31 lakh new members enrolled within the first five days of its launch.The campaign, which began last week, is being hailed by party insiders as one of the...
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Govt Banks Closed across Rajasthan Today, 11,000 Employees Join Nationwide Strike
Government banks across Rajasthan were closed, and around 11,000 bank employees and officers in the state joined the nationwide strike on Wednesday to press for their demands.The protest is part of a larger movement by bank employees in support of 17 key demands.According...
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Centre Gives In-principle Approval for AIR Centre in Ujjain, Says CM Mohan Yadav
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has granted in-principle approval for setting up an All-India Radio (Aakashvani) station in Ujjain, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said.The development occurred after Chief Minister Yadav, accompanied by newly elected Madhya...
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Three Killed as Bridge Collapses in Gujarat's Vadodara, Vehicles Fall into River
Three people were killed and several vehicles fell into the Mahisagar (Mahi) River after a section of the Gambhira-Mujpur bridge in Padra taluka of Gujarat's Vadodara collapsed on Wednesday,The bridge, which connects the Anand and Vadodara districts, gave way during peak...
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Bihar Sees Widespread Protests, Blockades; Rahul Gandhi in Patna to Join Agitation
Bihar witnessed widespread protests and blockades as the Mahagathbandhan is agitating against the revision of the voter list in the state.The call for a Bihar bandh by the opposition bloc led to widespread protests and blockades across the state, affecting vehicular...
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Nationwide Strike by Trade Unions in Protest against Centre's 'anti-labour' Policies
A nationwide strike is underway on Wednesday, following a call by ten trade unions to protest against the Centre's alleged "anti-worker, anti-farmer, and pro-corporate" labour policies.The general strike, or 'Bharat Bandh', was called by a joint platform of the central...
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CM Stalin to Hold Roadshow, Unveil Karunanidhi Statue During His 2-day Tiruvarur Visit
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is set to visit Tiruvarur for a two-day tour beginning Wednesday, where he will hold a roadshow and unveil a bronze statue of late CM Karunanidhi.He will leave the state capital this morning by flight to Tiruchirapalli, and from there...
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VCK to Elevate Non-Dalit MLAs in Key Party Roles as 2026 TN Assembly Polls Near
In a significant move aimed at broadening its social base and countering perceptions of being a Dalit-only party, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) is set to elevate two of its non-Dalit legislators to key organisational posts.Nagapattinam MLA Aloor J. Mohamed...
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PM Modi leaves for Namibia after wrapping up 'productive visit' to Brazil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emplaned for Namibia -- the final stop of his five-nation visit -- after wrapping up his State Visit to Brasilia where he met Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and also attended the 17th BRICS Summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de...
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PM Modi Thanks President Lula on Being Conferred with Brazil's Highest National Honour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the people of Brazil, its government and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for being conferred with the highest national honour -- 'The Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross'. The...
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Bihar: Women in Sheikhpura Become 'Aatmanirbhar' through Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
The women in Bihar's Sheikhpura are becoming self-reliant with the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) launched by the Narendra Modi-led Union government.The Union government's effort is to make women self-reliant by strengthening them...
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MNS' 2024 Rout: Rhetoric Roared, Votes Vanished
A retrospective look at the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election results reveals a crushing blow to Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), underscoring a stark disconnect between the party's vocal street presence and its dwindling electoral relevance.Despite Raj...
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MP: Man Associated with BJP MLA Killed in Ratlam
A middle-aged man, who was reportedly associated with BJP MLA Chintamani Malviya, was killed in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam on Tuesday.Police had recovered the body buried under concrete debris at an isolated place along an under-construction road in Sarsi village in Ratlam.The...
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MNS Leader's Son Arrested for Ramming Car, Abusing Woman Influencer
A fresh political controversy has erupted in Maharashtra after Raheel Sheikh, son of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) state Vice-President Javed Sheikh, was caught on camera allegedly abusing social media influencer Rajshree More after ramming her car while intoxicated and...
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KTR reaches Press Club after accepting CM Revanth Reddy's debate challenge
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday reached Somajiguda Press Club in Hyderabad for a public debate with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on farmers' issues.Rama Rao, who had accepted the Chief Minister's challenge for the debate, reached...
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Congress lodges police complaint over objectionable posts against CM Siddaramaiah
The Congress' Karnataka unit on Tuesday lodged a police complaint in Bengaluru over derogatory social media posts against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.The complaint has been filed by Bengaluru West District Congress Committee office-bearers Kushal Haruve Gowda and Sanjay at...