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Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) Amid rising tensions within the Congress party, senior leader and former Union Minister K. Muraleedharan on Sunday declared that Shashi Tharoor would no longer be invited to any party programme in Thiruvananthapuram unless he alters his...
Ahmedabad, July 20 (IANS) This year, Gujarat’s state-level Independence Day celebrations on August 15 will take place in Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, the government announced. The move continues a tradition started by then-Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who initiated...
Ahmedabad, July 20 (IANS) A mild earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale was recorded near the village of Khavda in the Kutch district of Gujarat late Sunday evening, triggering panic across parts of the region. According to preliminary data...
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Bringing an end to all speculations of his joining Trinamool Congress on the Martyrs' Day rally in central Kolkata on July 21, BJP’s former national vice-president and state president in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh, on Sunday,...
Vijayawada, July 20 (IANS) The preliminary chargesheet filed by SIT in the alleged Rs 3,500 crore liquor scam during the YSRCP regime in Andhra Pradesh has mentioned the name of former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy as one...
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka claimed on Sunday that Congress leaders are fighting on the streets, asserting that the convention held under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was not a government programme but...
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police have busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module, being operated by foreign-based handlers Maninder Billa and Manu Agwan, with the arrest of its three members involved in grenade attacks...
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday said that Karnataka's small traders and street vendors are facing problems due to the GST introduced by the BJP government at the Centre. Speaking at an event organised to...
Agartala, July 20 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Sunday that the state government has implemented a Witness Protection Scheme to ensure the safety and cooperation of witnesses.The Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister...
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Sunday that the state government has not treated the Dharmasthala mass grave allegations as a minor issue, and the government is not under any pressure while pursuing this grave...
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) A day after Anmol Gagan Maan announced her resignation both as a AAP lawmaker and from politics, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday said her resignation has been rejected by the party.She is the legislator...
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance Department on Sunday raided multiple properties linked to a senior official of the state Forest Department on the allegations of amassing assets beyond his known sources of income. The accused official, Nityananda Nayak,...