Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Ravidas Mehrotra on Tuesday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hema Malini for her statement on the Mahakumbh stampede and said that BJP was responsible for the death of the people in the stampede. Mehrotra further stated that the loss of the lives in the stampede did not hold any importance for BJP and th
Mumbai | Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that Devendra Fadnavis has not shifted to 'Varsha', the official residence of the Maharashtra Chief Minister in south Mumbai, because of superstition. The grapevine has it that buffaloes allegedly slaughtered in Guwahati during Eknath Shinde's visit to the Kamakhya temple were buried on the premises of 'Varsha' so that the CM's post s
AMARAVATI (Andhra Pradesh): As part of its commitment to healthcare and community welfare, Xiaomi India, has partnered with the Sood Charity Foundation to enhance healthcare support to the Andhra Pradesh government. Under this initiative, Xiaomi India and the Sood Charity Foundation have donated four Type B (Patient Transport Vehicles) ambulances to enhance emergency response capabilities and stre
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 4 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would register a historic win in the Assembly polls in the national capital. CM Dhami said, "This time, the wind of change is blowing in Delhi. The big promises made by the AAP government in the last 10 years have all proved to be hollow. No signifi
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 4 (ANI): As the 38th National Games are being held in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted a surprise inspection of the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here. He met players and encourage them and also had lunch with them, a release said. The 38th National Games are being organised in the state from January 28 to February 14.
Mumbai, Feb 4 (PTI) Activist Anjali Damania on Tuesday alleged that there was a Rs 88 crore scam in the agriculture department when NCP leader Dhananjay Munde held the portfolio in the previous Mahayuti coalition government in Maharashtra. Munde, currently a minister for Food and Civil Supplies, termed her allegations as "baseless" and politically motivated. Despite the Union government's 2016 d
Delhi Election 2025: Voting will begin at 7 AM on Wednesday, February 5. (PTI) As many as 1.56 crore voters of Delhi will on Wednesday step out to decide the fate of a total of 699 candidates in fray from 70 Assembly seats in Delhi. Voting for the Delhi Assembly elections will begin at 7 AM on February 5 and conclude at 6 PM. At stake are the political fortunes of three major parties -- the ruli
Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday made a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central government for neglecting Odisha in the Railway Budget. Senior BJD leader and former MP Amar Patnaik said that the people of Odisha have been betrayed by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The Union Minister said that Odisha has been allocated Rs 10,599 crore in the Railway Budget this ye
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath came down heavily on Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accusing them of "taking payoffs" to speak against sSanatan Dharm as the opposition disputed the number of casualties in the Mahakumbh stampede. Earlier on Monday, the Congress President had
Panaji, Feb 4 (PTI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has accepted the state's request to continue the scheme for special assistance to states for capital investment in 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Addressing a press conference here, the chief minister analysed the takeaways for the coastal state in the Union budget tabled o
Gandhinagar, Feb 4 (PTI) The BJP government in Gujarat on Tuesday formed a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to assess the need for the Uniform Civil Code in the state, and also draft a bill for the same. While the Opposition said the decision was aimed at diverting attention from pressing issues ahead of the upcoming local body polls, the government claimed rights of the tribal c
The Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation (BMC), considered the richest civic body in the country, on Tuesday presented its budget of ... The Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation (BMC), considered the richest civic body in the country, on Tuesday presented its budget of Rs 74,427 crore for the year 2025-26. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde highlighted that the new budget, , focuses on sev
Kolkata, Feb 3 (PTI) The TMC on Monday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government after the recovery of a 22-year-old Dalit woman's mutilated body in Ayodhya, alleging that the northern state under the BJP rule is a "land of fear, atrocities and injustice". The party questioned Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's claims of maintaining law and order. "Uttar Pradesh under @BJP4India's rule is a land of
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report on the examination of certain leaked audio tapes which allegedly implicate Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for instigating ethnic violence in the state. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the CFSL report should be submitted i
Bhubaneswar: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Monday announced that the Centre has allocated Rs 10,599 crore towards the railway sector in Odisha in the Union Budget for 2025-26. In his address to the media persons, Vaishnaw said, "I extend my sincere thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi for the cooperation
Vijayapura (Karnataka), Feb 3 (PTI) Senior BJP legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Monday said he, along with other "loyal" party leaders would travel to New Delhi on February 4 to present their grievances to the BJP high command regarding state unit chief B Y Vijayendra and his father, veteran leader B S Yediyurappa. The Bijapur city MLA dubbed Vijayendra and his family as "corrupt" and accus
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report on the examination of certain leaked audio tapes which allegedly implicate Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for instigating ethnic violence in the state. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the CFSL report should be submitted i
Jaipur, Feb 3 (PTI) Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena will not attend the ongoing Budget Session of the state Assembly due to ill health, Speaker Vasudev Devnani said on Monday. Meena had sought permission to remain absent from the House due to health reasons. His request was approved on Monday, Devnani informed the House at the beginning of the Zero Hour. "I have to inform the Hou
New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) BJP Rajya Sabha member Kiran Choudhry on Monday accused AAP of turning Delhi into a "dirty slum", saying it was making excuses and blaming others for the bad state of affairs in the national capital. Initiating the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President's address in the Rajya Sabha, Choudhry said AAP has lost the faith of the people of Delhi. Without naming fo
New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) As the Delhi Assembly polls draw closer, AAP leader Satyendar Jain has said the people must decide whether they want to follow the governance model of developed nations like Sweden and France or end up like "failed states" such as Pakistan and Uganda. In an interview with PTI ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, Jain defended the AAP's welfare-driven policies, arguing tha
New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said people in Delhi will have to choose between education, development and women's upliftment on one side and "misconduct" on the other as they go out to vote on Wednesday. The Punjab CM led multiple roadshows on the last day of campaigning on Monday and encouraged people to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party on February 5 to sustain Delhi's d
Chandigarh/New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) In a fresh attack on AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on the Yamuna water quality issue, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday challenged him to drink the river's water at the Wazirabad point. He also accused Kejriwal of resorting to cheap politics to cover up his failures. "For the past decade, Kejriwal has forced the people of Delhi to drink contamina
CHENNAI: The stand-off between governor and govt came to a head on Friday with chief minister M K Stalin accusing R N Ravi of acting against his govt on every front. "He is blaming govt for everything. But that is good for us (DMK)," the CM told reporters here. The state govt last week accused the governor of "portraying Tamil Nadu as a bad state and speaking of Tamils as anti-nationals". Ravi on
Belagavi: It was a heart-rending scene at the Shahapur crematorium here on Friday morning with a pet dog shedding quiet tears as the last rites of Jyothi Hattarwath and her daughter Megha were performed by Jyothi's husband Deepak. The mother-daughter duo was among the four from Belagavi killed in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday. Sony, the canine, was too attached to Megha
Chennai: Reacting for the first time to the fusillade of attacks on Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) founder, Periyar E V Ramasamy, by Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman, in recent times, Chief Minister M K Stalin, said that he was did not have any respect for anyone denigrating Periyar, who was their leader and leader of all leaders. Speaking to the media after reviewing the ongoing work on the
FEROZEPUR: A Bolero pickup and a canter collided in Punjab's near village Mohan's Utaad, near Guru Har Sahai, District Ferozepur in the early hours leaving 9 dead and 11 people injured. At the time of the tragic accident, Bolero pickup was carrying waiters to a catering event, going from Guru Har Sahai towards Jalalabad. While, the injured people were taken to the hospital by the police with the
Agartala, Jan 31 (VOICE) Tripura has 73 per cent reserve forest cover and absorb huge carbon from the atmosphere, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said, adding that keeping this in mind, the state government has sought 20 per cent devolution of taxes in the forests and ecology category to the 16th Finance Commission, which is now visiting the state.The 16th Finance Commission headed by its Chairm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday accused AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal of defaming his state of birth by levelling false allegations that the BJP government has mixed "poison" in the Yamuna water being supplied to Delhi. Addressing a public meeting in Timarpur in support of BJP candidate Surya Prakash Khatri, Saini said Kejriwal has failed to fulfil his pro
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Seven MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party resigned from the party on Friday, saying AAP has moved away from its original ideology of 'honesty' and its leadership has been tainted into several cases of 'corruption'. The MLAs who tendered their resignation are: Rohit Maharoliya from Trilokpuri, Madan Lal from Kasturba Nagar, Rajesh Rishi from Janakpuri, Bhavna Gaud from
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday demanded an immediate apology from the Opposition Congress over the remarks made by 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. Majhi expressed his opinion on the ongoing debate over the alleged disrespect to the President through