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Karimnagar: In a high-stakes political battle, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) successfully captured the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts of the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation on Monday. Leveraging strategic ex-officio votes and the support of independent candidates, the saffron party managed to outnumber the Congress, despite the latter's strong push for the seat.Kolagani Srinivas, representing the 2nd Division, was elected as the new Mayor of Karimnagar, while former Mayor Y. Sunil Rao was app ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday granted an interim bail to actor Rajpal Yadav in the 2018 cheque bounce case. The court noted that he had already deposited Rs 1.5 crore in the complainant's bank account as part of the bail process, paving the way for the legal relief. The court also ordered the suspension of the sentence on the condition that the actor furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh along with one surety of the same amount. A bench led by Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma has scheduled ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI) Realty firm Ashiana Housing's net profit jumped five times to Rs 56.65 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal on better income. Its net profit stood at Rs 10.89 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 373.35 crore in the October-December period of this fiscal from Rs 139.93 crore a year ago, according to a regulatory filing. During the first nine months of this fiscal, Ashiana Housing posted a net profit of Rs 96.91 crore as against a net loss of Rs 2. ...Read More >
Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday said Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal, by equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, has unnecessarily provided the BJP an issue. In an editorial in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana, the party said the BJP, as always, has given a Hindu-Muslim colour to the Tipu Sultan controversy. Tipu Sultan is considered a hero in Pakistan, but the Bharatiya Janata Party does not find it condemnable to allow an India-Pakistan ...Read More >
Jaipur, Feb 16 (PTI) Seven people were burnt alive in an illegal firecracker-manufacturing factory in the Bhiwadi town of Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district on Monday, officials said. "Seven persons have died in the incident. It was a garment factory but firecrackers were being manufactured inside it illegally," Sumitra Pareek, Additional District Magistrate, said. She said that two people trapped in the factory were rescued. They were admitted to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital in a critical co ...Read More >
Kolkata, Feb 16 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged on Monday that the Election Commission's decision to suspend seven AEROs was the first time that the poll panel exercised its statutory authority to directly penalise officers found guilty of SIR-related misconduct, after being prodded by the Mamata Banerjee government to commit such acts. The Commission reserved the right to move a step ahead and register FIRs against these officials if disciplinary proceedings against them were ...Read More >
Warangal: The ruling Congress party successfully captured the chairperson posts in the hung municipalities of Wardhannapet and Kesamudram in the erstwhile Warangal district on Monday. By strategically utilizing ex-officio votes and securing the support of independent candidates, the party managed to break the deadlock against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).In the Wardhannapet municipality, a tie had emerged after the recent elections for 12 wards. The BRS won six seats, while the Congress sec ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) "What do you think of a party that chooses KC Venugopal as the Sardar Patel to Rahul Gandhi? And what do you think of a party that cannot find anyone but Pawan Khera to be their spokesman?..." senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar wrote on social media from Thiruvananthapuram, setting off fresh ripples within the grand old party. The pointed remarks, widely interpreted as targeting senior leaders K.C. Venugopal and Pawan Khera, have added to inter ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy convened an all-party meeting on Monday, seeking cooperation from both the opposition and treasury benches for the smooth and peaceful conduct of the crucial Budget Session, which is scheduled to commence on Tuesday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Chief Whip Pramila Mallik, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Rama Chandra Kadam, along with sever ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The simmering debate over power sharing in Tamil Nadu has triggered not just friction between the Congress and its ally, the DMK, but also exposed sharp internal rift within the Congress itself, with the state leadership moving swiftly to rein in dissenting voices as CM MK Stalin drew a firm red line on power sharing.Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K Selvaperunthagai on Monday publicly rebuked party MP Manickam Tagore for raising the issue of power sharing with the ruli ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that it will be mandatory for Class 10 students to appear in the first board examination under the new two-exam system to be introduced from 2026. CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said on Monday that students who fail to attempt at least three subjects in the first phase will be placed in the "Essential Repeat" category. "It is mandatory for all students to appear in the first board examination. All pas ...Read More >
Karimnagar/Hyderabad, Feb 16 (Maxim News) BJP has won the Karimnagar Corporation, which has created a lot of excitement. Kolagani Srinivas of the party was elected as the mayor. BJp won the mayoral post with the support of 34 corporators. Sunio Rao of the same party was elected as the deputy mayor. This was announced by the election officer. Union Minister Bandi Sanjay acted strategically in winning the mayoral post. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Even though the BJP won the maximum number of 30 ...Read More >
Mumbai: The political row over Maharashtra Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal's remarks comparing Tipu Sultan with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj intensified on Monday, February 16, with the Congress leader alleging that his statement had been "distorted" and ruled out any apology. Speaking to ANI, Sapkal clarified that he had merely said there was "no problem" in placing portraits of the two historical figures together, and insisted that his comments were being misrepresented. Responding to C ...Read More >
Patna, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Budget Session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed massive disruptions on Monday, with members from both the ruling party and the opposition creating a ruckus inside the House. As the House convened, legislators from both sides stood up holding placards and raising slogans, leading to a noisy atmosphere. Despite repeated appeals by the Speaker for order and for members to take their seats, the uproar continued. Question Hour commenced amid the chaos, ...Read More >
Telangana: BJP nominee Kolagani Srinivas was elected Mayor of the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation on Monday. Following his victory, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, along with other BJP leaders, felicitated him at the municipal office in Karimnagar. The elections, held on February 11, were conducted across seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities in Telangana. Voting covered 414 wards in the corporations of Kothagudem, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Mancherial, Nizamabad, Nalgonda and ...Read More >
Nashik: During the recent legislative session, a viral video allegedly showing then minister Manikrao Kokate playing rummy inside the assembly had led to a change in his portfolio and eventually made his resignation unavoidable. Now, another minister from the district, Narahari Zirwal, finds himself in a difficult position after a clerk from the Food and Drug Administration department was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of ₹35,000 by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The opposition has dema ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Traffic police have announced road restrictions on February 17 for the main event of the India-France Year of Innovation, which will be attended by the Prime Minister and the President of France.A) South Mumbai - Restrictions from 2 pm to 9 pmB) Western Suburbs - Western Express HighwayHeavy vehicles will not be allowed to move on either northbound or southbound carriageways of the Western Express Highway between Vakola Flyover and Dahisar Toll Naka from 8 am to 9 pm. Ambulances, fire br ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Assam Congress MP and former state unit chief Bhupen Borah on Monday withdrew his resignation after holding long discussions with the party's central leadership, including Rahul Gandhi. Congress's Assam in-charge Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, sharing about the resignation withdrawal by the Congress leader said that internal differences had been resolved through dialogue.Congress's Assam in-charge Bhanwar Jitendra Singh said the party leadership did not accept Borah's resignation and reaffir ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Feb 16 (Maxim News): The Supreme Court today dismissed the petitions filed by Communist Party leaders Anne Raja and Dr. Hiran Gohain seeking action against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for posting a video against Muslims. The petitions were filed by Communist Party leaders Anne Raja and Dr. Hiran Gohain. A bench comprising Chief Justice Suryakant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi heard the petitions. The Supreme Court said that it would be better to take refuge in the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, February 16: Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday suggested that DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin as the "best man to consolidate" the INDIA bloc, while emphasising that a united national opposition requires strong leadership and strategic coordination. Aiyar reasoned that Stalin focuses on raising substantive issues rather than sloganeering and would not stand in the way of Rahul Gandhi becoming Prime Minister. Speaking to ANI, Aiyar, who serv ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16: The BJP, on Monday, attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he is a "failed dynast" as neither his own party leaders nor allies have any confidence in him. This came after Bhupen Borah, former president of the Assam Congress, sent his resignation letter to party president Mallikarjun Kharge, claiming he was being "ignored" by the party leadership and not being accorded his due in the state unit. Reacting to the development, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poon ...Read More >
Kolkata, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is investigating the multi-crore coal smuggling case in West Bengal, is also currently examining the hawala aspect related to the diversion of illicit proceeds overseas. Sources aware of the development said the investigating officials have secured some specific information that part of the proceeds of the crime in the alleged scam were diverted to neighbouring Bangladesh and Dubai through the hawala route. The probe offi ...Read More >
Khammam, Feb 16 (UNI) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday thanked voters for giving the Congress party a massive mandate in the recent municipal elections, stating that the results clearly reflected public confidence in the party's development and welfare agenda. Addressing a media conference in Madhira in Khammam district, he said the verdict had decisively disproved the campaign by some parties that the Congress was strong only in rural areas and weak in urban centres. ...Read More >
The European Union and India are set to announce a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US. India's Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Monday that negotiations had been wrapped up and the deal finalised. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Luís Santos da Costa are in Delhi, where the announcement is expected. Both India and the EU are seeking to streng ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (UNI) The Telangana State Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notification for the conduct of the second ordinary elections to seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities across the state. Polling will be held on February 11, while the counting of votes is scheduled for February 13. Addressing a press conference, State Election Commissioner Rani Kumudini announced that the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into force with immediate effect. She said candidates ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Jan 27 (PTI) An Ahmedabad resident, who escaped a Nepalese prison during the 'Gen Z' protests while facing drug charges, was arrested by Gujarat Police, officials said on Tuesday. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the crime branch tracked down the accused, Dharmesh Chunara, following a coordinated effort involving technical surveillance and human intelligence. Chunara, a resident of Thakkarbapa Nagar Road, had been on the run since fleeing the Bhadra Jail in Kathmandu during a v ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 27 (ANI): Jharkhand State Election Commissioner Alka Tiwari on Tuesday announced that municipal elections for 48 municipalities will be held on February 23, with voting counting on February 27. Voting will be held in all municipalities on February 23, and counting will take place on February 27. Also Read | HPBOSE Board Exam 2026 Timetable: Class 10 and 12 Schedule Out on hpbose.org, New Pattern With 20% MCQs Introduced. Nominations will be accepted from Ja ...Read More >
Ayodhya: Prashant Singh, Deputy Commissioner in the State Tax Department posted in Ayodhya, has resigned from his post, saying he was deeply hurt by remarks made by Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Announcing his decision after submitting his resignation to the Governor, Singh said that in recent days the Shankaracharya had been making repeated offensive remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. "I am a salar ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Jan 27 (PTI) The Gujarat ATS has foiled a terror conspiracy to target individuals in Uttar Pradesh and arrested a person alleged to be operating as a "lone wolf" after being influenced by extremist ideologies linked to the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, officials said on Tuesday. The accused, Faizan Shaikh, was in the final stages of planning targeted killings across Uttar Pradesh for 'insulting' Prophet Mohammed, according to officials. The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) recove ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jan 27 (PTI) The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Tuesday decided to name the Gram Panchayat offices after Mahatma Gandhi. The decision was taken on the suggestion of Congress general secretary and Karnataka in charge Randeep Singh Surjewala during a protest rally at the Freedom Park here. The party had organised the protest against replacing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act with the new rural employment scheme 'Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajivika M ...Read More >
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