Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday demanded an immediate apology from the Opposition Congress over the remarks of party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on President Droupadi Murmu and said those were insults for the people of Odisha and the Santal community also. Majhi expressed his opinion on the ongoing debate over the alleged disrespect to the country's first tribal woman President through a long post on X. "Sonia Gandhi's comment, 'Poor lady ...Read More
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of lying and making false promises and said that the man who came in a small car promising to change politics ended up in the "sheesh mahal" parking lot. Launching a stinging attack on the former Delhi chief minister, Gandhi alleged that he did nothing for the people of the national capital in the past 10 years. The former Congress chief also slammed the BJP, accusing it of spreading hatred a...Read More
Delhi Election 2025: A heated controversy has erupted following remarks made by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi about President Droupadi Murmu after her address in Parliament. Priyanka Gandhi has stepped in to defend her mother, asserting that the comments were misinterpreted. The issue originated from a video clip where Sonia Gandhi was speaking informally with her children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka. In the clip, she commented on President Murmu's noticeable fatigue at the end of her lengthy spe...Read More
Chennai, Jan 31 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday accused Governor RN Ravi of acting against the state government in all the issues. Ravi has been levelling allegations against the state government in all matters and it was not just in one or two issues, the Chief Minister told reporters here when asked on the Governor's recent allegations. Ravi hitting out at CM Stalin for holding Gandhi memorial events at the museum complex here, his demand to include UGC chairman's nomine...Read More
Guwahati, Jan 31 (PTI) The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the Assam government and its various departments over rampant rat-hole coal mining and asked them to furnish what steps they have taken to stop the unlawful activity. Taking suo motu cognizance of the Dima Hasao coal mining tragedy, the high court registered a public interest litigation on Monday and issued notices the next day to seven government departments, including the office of the chief secretary. "The court has taken n...Read More
Guwahati, Jan 31 (PTI) The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the Assam government and its various departments over rampant rat-hole coal mining and asked them to furnish what steps they have taken to stop the unlawful activity. Taking suo motu cognizance of the Dima Hasao coal mining tragedy, the high court registered a public interest litigation on Monday and issued notices the next day to seven government departments, including the office of the chief secretary. Also Read | Congress L...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) The golden era of globalisation probably disappearing amid geopolitical and policy uncertainties, resulting in the economic growth slowdown, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday. India's economy is likely to expand by 6.3-6.8 per cent in the coming fiscal, much lower than what is needed to become a developed country, and requires deregulation and reforms in areas like land and labour to stimulate growth, according to the government's pre-Budget Econ...Read More
Mumbai, Jan 31 (VOICE) The Maharashtra government on Friday formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the conspiracy allegedly hatched to frame Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (who was then the leader of opposition in the state assembly) and his current deputy Eknath Shinde in a false case during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was in power. Fadnavis was then Leader of Opposition in the assembly while Shinde was a member of the Uddhav Thackeray Cabinet holding the urban developm...Read More
New Delhi (AsiaNews) - The electoral race for the Delhi Legislative Assembly is getting tighter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which last year won state elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, is now trying to win back the National Capital Territory (NCT) after 30 years of opposition rule. The BJP's main adversary is the Aam Aadmi Party[*] (AAP), led by Arvind Kejriwal, at the helm of the NCT since 2013. Kejriwal, who resigned as chief minister in September due to l...Read More
Agartala, Jan 31 (VOICE) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) central committee member Jitendra Chaudhury re-elected as party's Tripura state Secretary in the three-day (January 29 to 31) 24th state conference of the Left party.The 67-year-old Left leader Chaudhury, former Lok Sabha member and ex-minister, was first to become the Tripura state CPI (M) Secretary in 2022. He said that a 62-member state committee including seven women and a 14-member secretariat have been formed by the state c...Read More
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday slammed the statement made by Union Minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu regarding the raid on the Delhi residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. AAP MP and spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang criticised the incident, stating that the BJP "is continuously trying to defame Punjabis as part of its larger conspiracy". Kang said ever since the Delhi elections were announced, the BJP has been targeting Punjabis. "...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Police on Friday arrested National Student Union of India state president Udit Pradhan and seven other members of Congress' student wing for allegedly blocking the convoy of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Mancheswar area on Thursday. Police said the accused also assaulted police personnel and tried to escape from their custody. Bhagwat, a Z+ protectee, reached the state on Thursday on a five-day visit. TNN...Read More
Ghazipur (UP), Jan 31 (PTI) Eight people died and 11 others were injured when a truck collided with a van in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district on Friday, officials said. The accident occurred in Revasa village of Nandganj area when the victims, residents of Haldichok village in Gorakhpur, were returning from the Maha Kumbh fair in Prayagraj, District Magistrate Aryaka Akhoury said. A truck hit the van from the side, causing its passengers to be thrown onto the road, following which the truck r...Read More
Srinagar, Jan 31 (PTI) Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) and NIFT, Srinagar has developed 36 box prototypes for unique packaging of Kashmiri handicrafts with the aim of boosting sales. Director IICT Zubair Ahmad said the packaging is an inseparable part of the famed Kashmir handicrafts, which facilitates its foray into international markets in a big way. "Time has come for artistic packaging to create a unique unboxing experience of the famed arts of Kashmir and boost its market val...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party, accusing it of stalling Delhi's development while treating the city as its "political ATM" to fund its ambitions in other states and using the "looted" money for its own publicity. Addressing a public rally in Dwarka here, he urged people to vote for the BJP in the Assembly polls and allow him to serve them. Modi stressed that Delhi does not need a confrontational government but one that ...Read More
Ambala, Jan 31 (PTI) Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Friday said that it has been more than 100 days since he publicly raised the issue of those, including officials, who "played a role" in trying to defeat him in the elections, but no action has been taken against them. "Within a week of winning my seventh election (the last assembly polls), I publicly raised the issue of those who played a role in trying to defeat me -- whether they were officials, employees, or small-time political leaders (chh...Read More
Mysuru: KPCC spokesperson M Lakshmana on Friday said that Congress planned to hold a massive protest against the Enforcement Directorate (ED), claiming that the central agency is attempting to project the involvement of the CM in the Muda scam, even though he has no role to play in the scam. Speaking to reporters, he said the ED also submitted a 104-page report to the Lokayukta to submit it to the court along with its report following the raid on Muda. He claimed that the ED leaked reports to t...Read More
Mumbai: Water supply to some areas under wards such as S, L, K-East, H-East and G-North will be cut for 30 hours from 11 am on Feb 5 to 5 pm on Feb 6 for the commissioning of a new 2,400 mm diameter water pipe. The work of laying a new 2,400 mm diameter aqueduct was completed between Powai anchor block and Maroshi tunnel shaft. Two water pipelines of 1,800 mm diameter at Tansa East and Tansa West will be discarded, and a new 2,400 mm diameter pipeline, which will replace the two pipelines, will...Read More
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday slammed former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal over the quality of Yamuna water, saying no work had been done in Delhi over the past 10 years. He also accused Kejriwal of resorting to cheap politics to cover up his failures. "For the last decade, Kejriwal has forced the people of Delhi to drink contaminated water," Saini said. Chief Minister Saini, while presenting water sampl...Read More
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over their remarks on President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament, saying the remarks of are an insult to the "tribal brothers and sisters" of the country. Addressing a public meeting in Dwarka, the Prime Minister said the "royal family of the Congress does not like those who rise from the grassroots" and "repeatedly insults t...Read More
Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma will present the state annual budget for the 2025-26 financial year in the state assembly on March 4, a senior official said on Friday. The budget session, which is also the fourth session of the present assembly under the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) dispensation will commence on February 19. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! State assembly commissioner and secretary Vanlalthantlingi said that the meeting...Read More
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy reiterated his government's unwavering commitment to providing quality education to underprivileged students. He emphasized that government schools, colleges, and universities must uphold their dignity and prestige, urging teachers and staff to contribute to their development. Speaking at the 150th-anniversary celebrations of Mogiligidda Government High School in Farooqnagar, Ranga Reddy district, the Chief Minister assured that the state government wou...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Chemical company GHCL Ltd on Friday posted a 68 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 168 crore in the December quarter mainly due to lower operating expenses. The company's operating expenses came down to Rs 548 crore during the quarter compared to Rs 648 crore in the same period a year ago, the company said in a statement. The profit after tax (PAT) grew 68 per cent to Rs 168 crore in the October-December period as against Rs 100 crore in the year-ago period, it stated. ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) With the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group seizing control of Goma, a key city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and advancing south towards Bukavu, India today called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Most of the around 1,000 Indian nationals who were living in Goma have moved to safer locations. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a briefing: "We are closely following the developments in the Democratic R...Read More
Delhi Election 2025: In a significant blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) just days before the Delhi Assembly elections on February 5, seven MLAs have resigned from the party. The resignations began with Naresh Yadav from Mehrauli, who left AAP on Friday, citing corruption as a major concern within the party. The other MLAs who have resigned include Bhavna Gaur from Palam, Rajesh Rishi from Janakpuri, Rohit Kumar from Trilokpuri, Madan Lal from Kasturba Nagar, BS June from Bijwasan and Pawan Shar...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party, accusing it of stalling Delhi's development while treating the national capital as its "political ATM" to fund its ambitions in other states. Addressing a public rally in Dwarka here, Modi urged voters to elect a "double-engine government" to accelerate the city's progress. The term "double engine" is used by BJP leaders to refer to the party being in power at the Centre as well as in a state. He ...Read More
New Delhi, January 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the new BJP government will probe all corruption cases against the 'AAPda' government to bare its 'kuccha chittha' (dubious deals) and vowed to rid the city of 'loot aur jhooth ki Aapda' (disaster of lies and loot). Addressing an election rally in Dwarka ahead of the February 5 Assembly polls, PM Modi said after the BJP government is formed, an Assembly session will be called to table the CAG report to expose the financial ...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 (PTI) The Odisha Vigilance Department on Friday arrested an official of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) of Mayurbhanj district after detecting disproportionate assets in his possession. The arrested official was a project administrator at the ITDA in the district's Bonai area. Also Read | 'Touched Private Parts Pricked With Pen': Tuition Teacher in Nagaur, Rajasthan Sexually Abused Class 2 Girl for 6 Months, Arrested. A case has been registered at the Rourk...Read More
Maharashtra Politics: Days after BJP MLC Pravin Darekar claimed in the Maharashtra Assembly a conspiracy against Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde, the Mahayuti government has formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the allegations. According to a government resolution (GR), the decision to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was based on information provided by BJP leader Pravin Darekar during the Maharashtra Legislative Council's winter session in December 2024. Darekar had alleged ...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Friday, accusing its "shahi parivar" of insulting President Droupadi Murmu, who hails from a tribal background, and demanding an apology. In a direct response to Congress leaders' purported remarks on Murmu over her address to a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Friday, Modi, at a rally at Dwarka, said, "These Congress people think they are the masters of the country. The arrogance of ...Read More