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Kannur (Keralam) [India], April 4 (ANI): In the heart of Kannur, the political spotlight burns brightest on Dharmadam as Kerala prepares for the polls. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is eyeing a historic third consecutive term from his home turf. While the constituency is a storied fortress for the Left, the 2026 race is shaping up to be more than just a victory lap, both from the United Democratic Front led by Congress, and BJP led National Democratic Alliance. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi M ...Read More >
Kannur (Keralam) [India], April 4 (ANI): In the heart of Kannur, the political spotlight burns brightest on Dharmadam as Kerala prepares for the polls. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is eyeing a historic third consecutive term from his home turf. While the constituency is a storied fortress for the Left, the 2026 race is shaping up to be more than just a victory lap, both from the United Democratic Front led by Congress, and BJP led National Democratic Alliance. The UDF have fielded VP Abdul ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rolled out its new curriculum, launching a phased implementation of the three-language formula from class 6 and a two-level system of mathematics and science for class 9 starting in the 2026-27 academic session. While the three-language formula mandated under the new National Education Policy (NEP) will be implemented from 2026 for class 6, introduction of the two-level system of mandatory standard and optional advanced cou ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Congress is set to contest the upcoming bypolls for the Baramati assembly constituency, necessitated by the death of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, despite widespread appeals for an unopposed election for his widow and political successor, Sunetra Pawar. This effectively puts the Congress at odds with its Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies, the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), which have both decided not to contest the by-elections as a mark of respect for ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Social activist Anjali Damania reinforced self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's links with the rich and powerful on Friday a she presented call records between Kharat and several key political figures in the state, apart from former state women's commission chief Rupali Chakankar, who resigned from the post after her association with Kharat came to light. She claimed deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde received 17 calls from the rape-accused last year and made 7 calls; one of the calls last ...Read More >
Mumbai: Signs of discord have surfaced within the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) over candidate selection for the upcoming Rahuri Assembly by-election. While Congress has decided to field its candidate, the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader too has announced that he would contest the by-election under any circumstances. Former Sharad Pawar (SP) MLA Prajakt Tanpure has also hinted of contesting independently. Former Congress minister Balasaheb Thorat claimed that Congress will field a candidate in Rahu ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 3 (PTI) Unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorms and gusty winds have caused extensive damage to crops and disrupted normal life in several districts of Maharashtra over the past few days, with officials on Friday stating that losses on more than 1.22 lakh hectares of land have been reported. Two deaths were reported in rain-related incidents in Nashik division in north Maharashtra, officials said. State Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the government will provide c ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 3 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar and her son Parth met their party's senior leader Praful Patel at the latter's residence in New Delhi, a party spokesperson said on Friday. The meeting took place on Thursday night, he said. The meeting assumes significance as Parth Pawar on Thursday dubbed as "unfounded and speculative" the reports targeting Praful Patel, who is NCP's working president, and Sunil Tatkare, its Maharashtra unit chief, that the ...Read More >
Parliament adjourned till April 16 as government plans bill to raise Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, enabling 33 percent reservation for women via Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Both Houses of the Parliament were adjourned today, April 2, with the government set to reconvene a session on April 16 to take up what it has described as a "very important bill" that will increase the seats in Lok Sabha from 543 to 816. With this bill, Centre's decision to implement the women's reservation law will pa ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 3 (ANI): Satish Jaggi, son of Ramavatar Jaggi, on Thursday expressed happiness after the Chhattisgarh High Court ordered the former Chhattisgarh MLA Amit Jogi to surrender within three weeks. The conviction of Amit Jogi by the Chhattisgarh High Court marks a major turning point in a legal battle that has spanned over 23 years. The verdict, delivered on April 2, 2026, overturns his previous acquittal and marks a significant victory for the Jaggi family. "The ...Read More >
The bill had evoked sharp reactions from Opposition leaders, particularly the Kerala lawmakers, as it was feared that Christian groups might be targeted under the new law. A controversial provision stated that the government can appoint a "designated authority" to take over, manage, or sell assets created from foreign funds by an non-governmental organisation whose licence under FCRA was cancelled, suspended, or simply not renewed. (check) The bill was listed for passage on Wednesday. Amid prot ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 2: The Budget Session of Parliament is scheduled to reconvene on April 16, likely for three days, to consider key legislation, including bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, enabling the implementation of the women's reservation law, the Nari Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023. The government is expected to introduce the bills in the Lok Sabha first and has reportedly engaged in back-channel discussions with opposition parties to facilitate their passage. The m ...Read More >
RAIPUR: In a major development, the Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of former legislator Amit Jogi by a trial court and held him guilty in the 23-year-old murder case of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ram Avatar Jaggi. The high court directed Amit Jogi, son of the state's first chief minister Ajit Jogi, to surrender within three weeks. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha passed the order on an appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investiga ...Read More >
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh high court on Tuesday convicted former MLA Amit Jogi, son of late former chief minister Ajit Jogi, of murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ram Avatar Jaggi around 23 years ago, by setting aside a trial court's acquittal. Delivering the judgment in the sensational murder case, a division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma directed Junior Jogi to surrender within three weeks. Jaggi who was the treasurer of the state unit of NC ...Read More >
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted Amit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, in 2003 murder case of Nationalist Congress Party leader Ramavatar Jaggi. The court has set aside his earlier acquittal by a trial court. A division bench overturned the 2007 verdict that had given Amit Jogi the benefit of doubt and directed him to surrender within three weeks, according to counsel for the Central Bureau of Investigation. Ramavatar Jaggi, who was the treasu ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A month after Sunetra Pawar took over as the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) national president following the death of her husband and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, her younger son Jay Pawar has now officially entered active politics. Jay Pawar has been appointed to the NCP's apex committee, though he is yet to be assigned responsibility within the party organisation. Incidentally, Jay's brother, Parth Pawar, has been elected to the Rajya Sabha and ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2: The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to file its reply to a petition challenging its decision to cancel the five per cent reservation for the Muslim community in education and public employment, terming the move as "racial discrimination" and violative of fundamental rights. HC seeks reply from Maharashtra government A bench of Justices Riyaz Chagla and Advait Sethna asked the government to file its reply in three weeks and asked the petitioner ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Many Opposition party MPs on Thursday, during a discussion on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, cautioned NDA partner Telugu Desam Party (TDP) about the BJP's alleged opportunistic approach, claiming it follows a 'use-and-throw' policy. The allegation prompted Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to reply, stating, "We honour friendship. We don't cheat." During the debate on the Bill, which sought to formally establish Amaravati as the capit ...Read More >
Bilaspur, Apr 2 (PTI) Nearly 23 years after the murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted former CM Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi in the case, and directed him to surrender within three weeks, the CBI's counsel said. A trial court had in 2007 acquitted Amit Jogi, president of the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J), founded by his late father. The HC, however, reopened proceedings in the 2003 murder case last month following directions from the Supreme Co ...Read More >
RAIPUR: In a significant legal development, the Chhattisgarh High Court has delivered a blow to Amit Jogi, son of the state's first Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi, in the 2003 Ram Avatar Jaggi murder case. Following a hearing today, a Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha has directed Amit Jogi, formerly the main accused in the case, to surrender before the court within three weeks. After the court's order, Amit Jogi expressed regret, saying that the high court accepted the CBI's appe ...Read More >
On Sunday, two prominent NCP leaders spoke out in support of a merger, contrary to the measured silence of top NCP leaders immediately after Ajit Pawar's demise, when the NCP (SP) leadership claimed a merger was in the works before he died. "If both the parties are to come together and the NCP is to grow under the leadership of deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar, the time has not passed yet," said Sunil Shelke, NCP MLA from Maval, who is considered an Ajit Pawar loyalist. Shelke was supported ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday asked opposition leaders not to indulge in empty rhetoric and submit any evidence they possess to the SIT, which is probing various allegations against rape accused 'godman' Ashok Kharat. The minister was reacting to demands raised by the opposition NCP (SP) seeking a thorough probe into the purported links of political leaders with Kharat based on their photos with him. Kharat was arrested on March 18 after ...Read More >
Vijayawada/New Delhi, Apri 1 (UNI) During the Lok Sabha proceedings today, leaders representing the TDP-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh strongly advocated for the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, while YSRCP MP Midhun Reddy opposed the Bill on behalf of the YSR Congress Party, following which YSRCP MPs staged a walkout from Parliament. The Lok Sabha passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on Wednesday after detailed deliberations, that will form ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Maharashtra minister Aditi Tatkare on Wednesday said NCP workers will support whatever decision party chief Sunetra Pawar takes about the merger of rival NCP factions. Claims and counter-claims about the possible merger of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) cropped up following the death of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. Ajit Pawar then headed the ruling NCP, while his wife Sunetra Pawar currently helms the pa ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare has said that merger talks between the two NCP factions were underway when then Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was alive, an admission coming weeks after a denial when the Sharad Pawar-led party had acknowledged deliberations on reunification. Tatkare also said he was not opposed to the merger talks even as he insisted that the NCP will remain aligned with the BJP-led NDA. Reacting to Tatkare's remarks during an interview with a Marathi news channel ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) The NCP (SP) on Wednesday demanded a thorough probe into the links of political leaders with self-styled godman Ashok Kharat on the basis of their photos with him, while Maharashtra minister Aditi Tatkare asserted these pictures do not imply the politicians endorsed his wrongdoings. Tatkare also said the state government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a probe against Kharat and facts will come to light. Talking to reporters, NCP (SP)'s Maharas ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday unanimously passed a Bill to grant statutory recognition to Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed by a voice vote after a two-hour-long debate, which saw the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Congress, Samajwadi Party and others supporting the Bill. However, Dharmendra Yadav of Samajwadi Party while supporting the Bill said if Visakhapatnam was develop ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Ruling NDA members on Wednesday lauded the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, calling it a long-pending reform, while the opposition slammed it as "discriminatory" and a "threat' to institutional autonomy. Participating in the debate on the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, BJP members argued that the legislation would bring much-needed uniformity across paramiltary forces such as the CRPF, BSF, CISF and ITBP. Nominated member supporting the BJP, Ghulam Al ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, saw a sharp political divide on Wednesday, with the BJP defending the move as necessary for national security and transparency, while the Opposition alleged it will curb minority rights and tighten government control over NGOs. Defending the amendments, BJP MP Dinesh Sharma rejected the Opposition's charge that the bill targets minorities. "The government does not differentiate between minorities and majorities a ...Read More >
New Delhi: Several Opposition MPs led by the Congress staged a protest in Parliament House complex on Wednesday against the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, and demanded that the proposed legislation be withdrawn. Displaying a huge banner which had 'Stop Targeting NGOs and Institutions' written on it, the MPs raised slogans against the government and demanded the withdrawal of the Bill. Also Read: 'False, fabricated': Rijiju slams oppn over claims on FCRA amendment Bill ...Read More >
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