India

Priyanka Gandhi begins campaign for MP Assembly polls

13 Jun 2023 00:18 AM IST

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi launched her party’s campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh with a rally in Jabalpur on Monday. She levelled serious charges against the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, accusing it of deep-seated corruption and failing to create jobs. Gandhi listed alleged corruptions, including in

Gehlot opens 300 colleges, announces free smartphone scheme

13 Jun 2023 00:17 AM IST

In a public address in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot confirmed the establishment of 300 new colleges in the state during his administration. Emphasising his government’s focus on women’s education, he highlighted the opening of over a hundred colleges specifically for girls under the Congress government in recent years.

Kids seek stern action against drug peddlers as they sit in Himachal assembly

13 Jun 2023 00:15 AM IST

For an hour and a half on Monday, the Himachal Pradesh Assembly was taken over by young children participating in a mock Assembly session. The one-day MLAs were selected by the State Education Department out of 1,085 applications across Himachal Pradesh. For the first time, the state was led by

Resolving property-related grievances top priority: CM Khattar

13 Jun 2023 00:15 AM IST

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that the government has formulated various welfare policies to make life easier for the people of the state. He said that the government is determined to eradicate corruption. “People are getting direct benefits from the schemes in our government. Now the

AAP appoints two-time MLA as Punjab unit President

13 Jun 2023 00:14 AM IST

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced that two-time MLA Budh Ram had been appointed as the state working president of its Punjab unit on Monday. The newly-appointed state pre is a legislator from the Budhlada Assembly constituency in the Mansa district. This new appointment comes as the party prepares for

Congress failed on every front in past six months: Jai Ram Thakur

13 Jun 2023 00:13 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the state government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, stating that it has failed on every front in the past six months. Sukhu had taken oath as CM of the state in December

BJP, JJP still at loggerheads in Haryana

13 Jun 2023 00:12 AM IST

Despite Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s decision to continue the alliance with Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), heated arguments between leaders of both parties continue to surface. The BJP in Haryana is leaving no stone unturned to put pressure on its partner and seems to have succeeded to some extent. Political

Stray dog menace returns despite Kerala’s Vaccination drive

13 Jun 2023 00:10 AM IST

Over eight months after the Kerala government launched a vaccination drive for stray and pet canines in the wake of a spate of deaths due to dog bites, the stray dog menace has again reared its ugly head with the death of a differently abled 11-year-old boy who was attacked

Trial run of Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express begins

13 Jun 2023 00:09 AM IST

The trial run of the Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express started from here on Monday, a senior official said. The train left Bihar’s capital Patna at 6. 55 am and is scheduled to reach Jharkhand ‘s capital Ranchi at 1 pm. On its return journey, it will leave Ranchi at 2.20

G20 Agriculture meet from June 15-17: Kishan Reddy

13 Jun 2023 00:08 AM IST

The crucial G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting would be held in Hyderabad from June 15 to 17, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday. Talking to reporters here, he said three meetings of the agriculture working group were held earlier in Indore, Chandigarh and Varanasi. The final meeting is

AP cm gives Free education kits to 43 lakh school student

13 Jun 2023 00:07 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy distributed free kits to more than 43 lakh students under the ‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ scheme in Palnadu district as schools reopened for the 2023-2024 academic year on Monday. Each kit, which will be distributed to students belonging to all government and

Cyclone Biporjay: NDRF deploys two additional teams in Mumbai

12 Jun 2023 17:01 PM IST

As a precaution against Cyclone Biporjay, the National Disaster Response Force said on Monday that it has dispatched two of its teams in addition to the three that are currently present in Mumbai. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier today issued an orange alert for Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch beaches due