- India
Vote for BJP in urban local bodies’ poll for ‘triple engine’ govt in UP: Adityanath
Mathura: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday urged the people to bring back the BJP government in the upcoming urban local bodies’ election so that the development process continues with…
- Delhi
Over 40 lakh consumers apply for Delhi govt’s electricity scheme subsidy
New Delhi: More than 40 lakh of the national capital’s 57.60 lakh domestic power consumers have applied for subsidies under the Delhi government’s free electricity scheme till Tuesday, government data showed. The…
- India
HP MLAs to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan, Cabinet expansion delayed
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and all other Congress MLAs are slated to join party leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan on Friday and this is expected…
- Kashmir
Azad dancing to tunes of Modi, BJP: JKPCC chief
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Vikar Rasool Wani on Tuesday hit out at Ghulam Nabi Azad, saying the former chief minister was making fictitious allegations against the Congress on…
- India
400 died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 2017: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 400 people have died while undertaking hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks since 2017, the government said on Tuesday. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha,…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP govt increases pension to Rs 2,750 per month to 64L people
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its green signal to increase the social pension to Rs 2,750 per month from the existing Rs 2,500. The increased pension will be distributed…
- India
RS members support bill to include Gonds in UP in STs list
New Delhi: Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members on Tuesday largely supported a bill for recognising the Gond community hailing from four districts of Uttar Pradesh as a Scheduled Tribe after…
- India
Demand raised in Lok Sabha for restoring Maulana Azad Fellowship
New Delhi: Several parliamentarians on Tuesday demanded in Lok Sabha that the pre-matric scholarship and Maulana Azad Fellowship for minority students be restored, saying how will the country progress if the minority…
- India
Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case: SC extends house arrest of Navlakha
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday extended till the second week of January its interim order placing social activist Gautam Navlakha, accused of having links to Maoists and Pakistan’s spy agency ISI, under…
- India
Video: Who is ‘Pappu’ now? Mahua Moitra’s Parliament speech goes viral
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday cited government data showing industrial contraction to question the Centre’s handling of the economy, and asked who is the ‘Pappu’ now? Participating in…
- India
16 lakh cyber crime incidents reported since 2020, says govt
New Delhi: Over 16 lakh cybercrime incidents have been reported in the country in the last three years following which more than 32,000 FIRs were registered, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.…
- India
JNU Teachers’ body expresses dismay over scrapping of Maulana Azad Fellowship
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association has expressed dismay over discontinuation of the Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority students and called it an attack on the values of “inclusivity…
- India
HC refuses urgent hearing on Nawab Malik’s bail plea
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant urgent hearing on former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik’s bail plea in a money laundering case linked to a land deal in which…
- India
Not opposed to removal of Guv as Chancellor, No need for 14 chancellors: UDF
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led UDF opposition on Tuesday said that it was not opposed to removal of the Governor as Chancellor of universities in the state, but there was no need for separate Chancellors…
- India
Tawang clash: Cong stages walkout from RS as govt refuses clarification on Rajnath’s statement
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha after it was denied permission to seek clarifications on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement on the clash between Indian and…
