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New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) People from Gujarat staged a protest outside the Congress national headquarters on Wednesday, opposing objectionable remarks made by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge against Gujarat and its people. The protest follows a controversial statement made by...
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress, calling it "Dalit virodhi (against Dalits)" after Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi raised concerns over what he...
Kochi, April 8 (IANS) The controversy over Kerala’s devastating 2018 floods has erupted into a sharp political slugfest, with Mathew Kuzhalnadan and Mathew T. Thomas, both candidates contesting from different constituencies, locking horns over allegations of administrative failure and ulterior...
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday announced the name of Rakesh Singh as its candidate for Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, days after he got bail from the Calcutta High Court. The move has raised eyebrows in political circles.There...
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) The Telangana High Court on Wednesday adjourned to April 22 the pronouncement of its verdict on the batch of writ petitions filed separately by former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and three others seeking a direction...
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination from her native Assembly constituency of Bhabanipur in South Kolkata.The list of proposers in her nomination form reflected the “cosmopolitan” nature of Bhabanipur, which is...
Ranchi, April 8 (IANS) In a key development in the multi-crore tender commission and money laundering case linked to Jharkhand’s Rural Development Department, retired Engineer-in-Chief Rajiv Lochan and retired Executive Engineer Anil Kumar surrendered before the Special PMLA Court in...
Ranchi, April 8 (IANS) In a key development in the multi-crore tender commission and money laundering case linked to Jharkhand’s Rural Development Department, retired Engineer-in-Chief Rajiv Lochan and retired Executive Engineer Anil Kumar surrendered before the Special PMLA Court in...
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) has disbursed over Rs 40 lakh crore through 57.79 crore loans, marking 11 years of its implementation, the government said on Wednesday.The Ministry of Finance stated that the scheme...
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) has disbursed over Rs 40 lakh crore through 57.79 crore loans, marking 11 years of its implementation, the government said on Wednesday.The Ministry of Finance stated that the scheme...
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) Traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after a fresh landslide hit the road in the Banihal sector of Ramban district.Traffic department officials said the national highway...
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, Christian Michel James, challenging a trial court order that had rejected his application for release from...