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- India
Assam Police send summons to Rahul, other Cong leaders for ‘damaging public property’
Guwahati: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police has issued summons to at least 11 Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi for causing damage to public property during the Bharat Jodo…
- India
Sandeshkhali violence: SC refuses to hear plea for court-monitored probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 19, refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into the violence in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali village, saying the incidents cannot be…
- India
Union ministers, farmer leaders hold fourth round of talks
Chandigarh: A panel of Union ministers held a fourth round of talks with farmer leaders here on Sunday over their demands, including a legal guarantee of MSP, as thousands of protesting farmers…
- India
Not seeking 3rd term for political gains, but for benefit of India: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the BJP cadre to work with renewed vigour and confidence for the next 100 days to reach out to new voters and win…
- News
Speculations of Kamal Nath joining BJP go up with BJP’s ‘Jai Shri Ram’ post
Bhopal: Political circles were abuzz on Saturday amid speculation that former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath may join the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). The development comes amidst…
- Telangana
Telangana: Kavitha’s response on BRS-BJP alliance for LS polls raises curiosity
Hyderabad: An alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is likely in Telangana for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Few leaders in BRS have not ruled…
- India
Arvind Kejriwal led AAP govt wins trust vote in Delhi Assembly
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday, February 17, won a motion of trust that was tabled in the Delhi Assembly. A total of 54 of 62 AAP MLAs were…
- Hyderabad
No new irrigation projects in Telangana, Rs 10,455 cr due to contractors: White paper
Hyderabad: Telangana irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, while presenting a white paper in the Assembly on Saturday, February 17, said that the state government ‘cannot initiate’ new irrigation projects due to…
- India
Income Tax dept freezes Congress’ accounts, party cries foul
New Delhi: The Income Tax department has frozen the Congress’ main bank accounts on “flimsy grounds”, treasurer Ajay Maken claimed on Friday and said this has affected all political activity of the…
- World
White House says ‘closely watching’ Pak election results
Washington: The White House said it is concerned about the reports of intimidation and suppression of voters during the recently held general elections in Pakistan and is closely watching the situation there…
- India
Govt holds 3rd round of talks with farmers; ‘Bharat bandh’ today
Chandigarh: Three Union ministers began their third round of talks with the leaders of protesting farmer unions in Chandigarh Thursday evening, amid a standoff between the protesters and security personnel at two…
- News
‘Unconstitutional’: SC strikes down electoral bonds scheme
The Supreme Court on Thursday, February 15, struck down the electoral bonds scheme terming it as unconstitutional. The apex court said that the scheme violates freedom of speech and expression under Article…
- India
Haldwani violence: Curfew relaxation after 7 days in epicentre Banbhoolpura
Haldwani: The administration announced curfew relaxation for a few hours in the Banbhoolpura town on Thursday, seven days after it was imposed following the violence over the demolition of an “illegal” madrasa.…
- India
PM Modi inaugurates BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, February 14, inaugurated BAPS Hindu Mandir, the first traditional Hindu stone temple in Middle East region, in United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi. The development…
- News
‘Stifling our voices’: BRS MLAs protest outside Telangana Assembly
Hyderabad: MLAs of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday, February 14, staged a protest outside the Telangana Assembly against the Congress government’s attempt to “stifle their voices by not letting them…