Hoshiarpur/Kapurthala (Pb), Jul 9 (PTI) Contractual employees of the state-owned Punjab Roadways and Pepsu Road Transportation Corporation on Wednesday evening called off their three-day strike following a meeting with Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema and Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar in Chandigarh. The meeting came after contractual employees struck work earlier in the day to press
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday revealed a glimpse into his post-retirement life, saying that he will dedicate the rest of his life after politics to Vedas, Upanishads and natural farming. Shah made these remarks at the Sahkar Samvaad, held in Delhi with women from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and other workers associated with the cooperative sect
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday questioned the independence of the Election Commission amid revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, accusing it of acting in favour of the ruling party. This comes amid the ongoing row over the electoral roll revision in Bihar and the Opposition-led Bihar Bandh.. Also Read | Amit Shah Shares 'Retirement Plan', Pledges To Tak
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed her condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Vadodara bridge collapse and extended prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. In a message posted on X, the President wrote, "The news of the death of several people in a bridge accident in Gujarat's Vadodara district is extremely tragic. I
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the Gambhira bridge collapse in Gujarat Vadodara district, in which nine people lost their lives. Taking to X, Amit Shah assured that the NDRF team has begun rescue and relief work at the accident site. He also offered condolences to the victim family. The accident that occurred in Vadodara district of G
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed her condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Vadodara bridge collapse and extended prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. In a message posted on X, the President wrote, The news of the death of several people in a bridge accident in Gujarat Vadodara district is extremely tragic. I exp
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): As INDIA bloc helds a Bihar Band rally in Patna, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, emphasising that people should only vote from where they live, alleged that the opposition wants to do politics on the shoulders of people who registered themselves as voters 'wrongfully'. Addressing a press conference, Ravi Shankar Prasad questioned the INDIA bloc over their opposition t
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 9 (ANI): A verbal confrontation broke out between Kolkata Police personnel and members of Left parties' trade unions amid the ongoing 'Bharat Bandh' protests in the city on Wednesday. During the protests, the workers raised slogans of "Inquilab Zindabad" and burnt tyres as part of their agitation against the Centre's economic policies, which they allege are ant
New Delhi, July 9: Delhi BJP MLA Tarvinder Singh Marwah has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to temporarily shut all liquor and meat shops on the routes of Kanwar Yatra, scheduled to begin later this month. Marwah, one of the three Sikh MLAs of the BJP in Delhi, stated in his letter that a temporary ban on liquor and meat shops will ensure the piety of the Kanwar Yatra and
CHENNAI: VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Tuesday criticised AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, questioning whether the party's members are loyal followers of former Chief Minister and late supremo J Jayalalithaa, who had vowed that the AIADMK would never align with the BJP, or mere footsoldiers of Amit Shah. We were once in an alliance with the BJP, realised our mistake, and ha
Aizawl: The Centre has informed the Mizoram government that steps will be taken to ensure that the President gives her assent to a six-year-old bill aimed at identifying foreigners from Indian citizens in the state, an official statement said on Tuesday. Chief Minister Lalduhoma, who is currently camping in New Delhi, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday and discussed a wide range of issue
CHENNAI: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Tuesday criticised AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, questioning whether AIADMK members are loyal followers of former Chief Minister and late party supremo J Jayalalithaa, who had vowed that the AIADMK would never align with the BJP,or mere footsoldiers of Amit Shah. "We were once in an alliance with the BJP, realised our mistake, and have
JOWAI/SHILLONG, July 8: Following the recent case of arson in the volatile Lapangap village in West Jaintia Hills over unauthorised sapling plantation by authorities and people from Assam's West Karbi Anglong district, Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar on Tuesday paid a visit to the village to assess the situation and to assure the locals of the government's commitment to resolve the turmoil
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Jul 8 (PTI) Tamil Nadu has not witnessed new projects under the DMK rule despite an increase in state revenue, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed on Tuesday. Also, he slammed Chief Minister M K Stalin for targeting AIADMK for its alliance with the BJP and said the AIADMK would redeem the state from the clutches of dynasty rule through the Assembly ele
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was felicitated by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday in recognition of his appointment as the country's 51st Chief Justice. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde hailed Gavai as a 'jewel of Maharashtra' and a symbol of justice for the marginalised. In his remarks at the event, Shinde said, 'He h
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Modi government, alleging gross regulatory failure in the wake of accusations against American algo-trading giant Jane Street Group. Speaking to ANI, Shrinate claimed that the firm manipulated Indian stock and derivatives markets between January 2023 and March 2025, earning illegal profi
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party's President Rajiv Bindal on Tuesday called for urgent government action to relocate and rehabilitate people displaced by the devastating flash floods and landslides that hit parts of Mandi district in late June and early July. Speaking to ANI in Shimla, Bindal emphasised the scale of destruction in the region
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday questioned market regulator Sebi and the government for failing to protect the interest of small investors and check outflow of "illegal profits" made by US algorithm trading firm Jane Street through stock market manipulation.Addressing a press conference here, Congress' head of social media department Supriya Shrinate said Jane Street, which manipulated the Indi
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday, July 8, alleged that Telangana is being run covertly by Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandra Babu Naidu. Speaking at the Hyderabad Press Club, the former Telangana minster accused chief minister A Revanth Reddy of diverting water to Andhra Pradesh while farmers continue to suffer in Telangana. "Water is be
Chandigarh [India], July 8 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday shared information on various schemes started by his government and highlighted his government's achievements while addressing a state-level function to commemorate the birth anniversary of Baba Lakkhi Shah Vanjara in Chandigarh. CM Nayab Singh Saini said, "...Under the Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana, we have al
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday chaired a high-level meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), his second such meeting since assuming office. The review focused on intensifying disaster preparedness given the increasingly destructive monsoon patterns and repeated cloudburst incidents in the s
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government is committed to ensure the economic progress of farmers and cattle-rearers by increasing milk production in the state, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said. Work is being done on a strategy to bring 50 per cent of state's villages under the milk collection network, Yadav said during a review meet with the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Department offic
Bhubaneswar: ASI on Monday completed the ambitious repair and restoration of Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar (treasury), paving the way for a much-awaited inventory of the valuables, carried out last in 1978."The extensive repair work, which began on December 17, 2024, required about 333 hours (332 hours and 47 minutes precisely) of labour, spanning 95 days. Our next step is to shift the valuable
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Delhi BJP MLA Tarvinder Singh Marwah has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to temporarily shut all liquor and meat shops on the routes of Kanwar Yatra, scheduled to begin later this month. Marwah, one of the three Sikh MLAs of the BJP in Delhi, stated in his letter that a temporary ban on liquor and meat shops will ensure the piety of the Kanwar Yatra
New Delhi: Delhi BJP MLA Tarvinder Singh Marwah has written to Union home minister Amit Shah, requesting him to temporarily shut all liquor and meat shops on the routes of the kanwar yatra, which is scheduled to start next week.Hindu Sena's national president, Vishnu Gupta, has also urged chief minister Rekha Gupta to close all meat shops and slaughterhouses along these roads.In his letter to Shah
Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday issued an indirect invitation to TVK to join the AIADMK-led alliance for the 2026 assembly election after actor Vijay said he would neither align with BJP nor DMK. Palaniswami said those who wish to defeat DMK can join hands with him."Our only intention is to remove DMK govt, which is anti-people. Those parties who have the same
As Pushkar Singh Dhami completes four years in office this July, he has emerged as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) longest-serving Chief Minister in Uttarakhand -- a notable achievement in a state known for frequent leadership changes. From being a relatively untested choice in 2021 to gaining national attention with the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Dhami's tenure has been ma
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday discussed initiatives currently being undertaken to modernise and strengthen the legislature. Gupta apprised HM Shah of the ongoing transformation of the Assembly into a fully digital legislature under the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) framework. This transition to a paper
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 7 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that disasters pose the biggest challenges for the future and combating the adverse effects of climate change is a 'pressing concern' for humanity. While presiding over the 9th meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority, the Chief Minister expressed serious concern over t
Mumbai, Jul 7 (PTI) Days after Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde came under opposition attack for his 'Jai Gujarat' slogan at an event, his Shiv Sena party MP Pratap Jadhav is facing flak for calling Mumbai as former capital of the neighbouring state. Speaking to reporters in Dharashiv district on Sunday, Jadhav, Union minister of state for health, told reporters, "There is no need to indulge i