Patna, Aug 14 (IANS) RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court’s interim decision on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, calling it “a victory for the Constitution, democracy, and the unity of Bihar’s people.” Tejashwi said...
Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) Punjab’s crop diversification efforts have received a boost with the area under the kharif maize crop witnessing a 16.27 per cent increase this season, state Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Thursday.The...
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will boycott the 'At Home' reception hosted by Governor R.N. Ravi on Independence Day on Friday, in protest against what his government has described as the Raj Bhavan's continued obstruction...
Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its district president, Harjit Singh Sandhu, as the party's candidate for the upcoming Tarn Taran bypoll. Sandhu, an agriculturist and brick-kiln owner, began his political journey with the...
Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday remembered the sacrifices of lakhs of Indians who suffered terribly during the partition of India, calling it the darkest chapter of Indian history. Taking on to his X...
Jammu, Aug 14 (IANS) The Omar Abdullah-led government has launched a massive relief and rescue operation in J&K’s Chositi village in Padder sub-division of Kishtwar district, which was hit by a cloudburst that has left 38 dead and over 100...
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 14 (IANS) In a significant setback for Kerala Excise Commissioner and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) M.R. Ajith Kumar, a court in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday rejected the Vigilance Department’s report granting him a clean chit in an...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded President Droupadi Murmu’s Independence Day-eve address, describing it as a “thoughtful” and “inspiring” reflection on India’s collective progress and future aspirations. In a post shared on his official...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Panchayat representatives from across the country will participate as special guests in the 79th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on Friday. Ahead of the event, they shared their thoughts and expressed pride in...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Union Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Thursday that the outreach to farmers across India under the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan for the upcoming Rabi crop will be launched from October...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Within hours of a motorcyclist being crushed to death in a tree collapse in south Delhi’s Kalkaji, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed all road-owning departments to urgently identify and prune trees that may pose a...
Bengaluru, Aug 14 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that there was a massive conspiracy to tarnish the image of the Hindu pilgrimage centre Dharmasthala. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Shivakumar said, “I believe in Dharmasthala...