Maharashtra Congress on Wednesday led a delegation to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and urged him to expedite relief measures to the flood- affected people in Sangli, Kolhapur and Satara, where 48 lives have been lost so far and half a million people displaced. The delegation also urged the ...
The Uttar Pradesh government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Russian region of Zabaykalsky Krai for cooperation in the fields of agriculture and food processing. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was a part of the delegation to Russia led ...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his government is upset over the demolition of a temple of saint Ravidas here and that it has no involvement in the razing. Kejriwal reacted after BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ...
The BJP's euphoria over its dramatic return to power in Karnataka seems to have 'drowned' in the floods that the southern state is reeling under, in the aftermath of heavy monsoon rains since August 1. Within a week of the ruling party's strongman B.S. Yediyurappa becoming chief ...
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 75 days today in his second avatar as the nation's helmsman, he speaks extensively to IANS on his priorities going forward and also touches upon various sensitive issues varying from Jammu & Kashmir, medical reforms, criticality of education to taking ...
Even as Kerala continues to reel under floods, the state government on Wednesday decided to give an immediate assistance of Rs 10,000 to each affected family, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here. Addressing the media soon after chairing the weekly cabinet meeting, Vijayan ...
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday agreed to visit Jammu and Kashmir in response to Governor Satya Pal Malik's invitation without any conditions and sought to know when he could come. "Dear Malikji, I saw your feeble reply to my tweet. I accept your invitation to...
A senior police officer posted in the security wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has lashed out at theories about simmering discontent in the Kashmir Valley as "dimwitted". The officer, Imtiyaz Hussain, a Senior Superintendent of Police, tweeted that ...
Though living in 'forced exile' within their own state for over three decades now, the longing to return to their homeland in the turmoil-hit Kashmir Valley has not waned among a majority of the Kashmiri Pandits in this Hindu-dominated town. "I still am eager to set foot on the soil that we were forced to leave long ...
The Uttar Pradesh Police has decided to impose a blanket ban on offering of Friday "namaaz" on roads across the state. "On special occasions, when large crowd gathers for offering prayers on festivals, it could be allowed by the district administration, but this ...