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'Pak missile misfire taken very seriously, review of lapses on’: Rajnath Singh
“I want to tell the House that the government has taken the incident very seriously,” Rajnath Singh told Rajya Sabha
Published on Mar 15, 2022 11:35 AM IST
‘Wearing hijab not an essential practice in Islam,’ rules Karnataka high court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday ruled that wearing a hijab is not an essential practice in Islam.
Published on Mar 15, 2022 10:41 AM IST
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Days after UP poll results, ex UP minister OP Rajbhar alleges BJP-BSP partneship
Last week, after the election results were announced, former UP chief minister Mayawati had rebuffed allegations that the BSP was the BJP's "team B".
Published on Mar 15, 2022 10:34 AM IST
Covid| 'What happens in UK, Europe doesn't stay there...': A US expert warns
Worldwide, more than 45 crore cases of Covid have been registered since the start of the pandemic two years ago.
Published on Mar 15, 2022 09:41 AM IST
Ministers brief parliament today on Ukraine, missile misfire into Pak: 10 points
Budget session: Last week, India had said the incident happened due to "technical malfunction".
Published on Mar 15, 2022 06:08 AM IST
India to vaccinate children in 12-14 age group against Covid from Wednesday
Coronavirus: India began the world's largest vaccination drive last year.
Published on Mar 14, 2022 02:03 PM IST
Bhagwant Mann's appeal to Punjab's 3 crore+ population: ‘Take oath with me’
The video appeal comes a day after the 48-year-old leader and Arvind Kejriwal led a grand roadshow in Amritsar along with other candidates who've won the state election.
Published on Mar 14, 2022 01:32 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav ally Jayant's big decision on party units days after UP results
The state election results were declared in Uttar Pradesh last week.
Published on Mar 14, 2022 12:00 PM IST
On Ukraine war, foreign minister to make a statement tomorrow in parliament
The budget session of parliament resumed Monday.
Published on Mar 14, 2022 10:48 AM IST
BJP's Sushil Modi targets Gandhis: 'Congress brainstorming since many years..'
In a meeting on Sunday, the Congress's top body yet again reaffirmed "its faith in the leadership", urging Sonia Gandhi to "lead from the front".
Published on Mar 14, 2022 09:27 AM IST
What Jyotiraditya Scindia said on 2023 Madhya Pradesh polls, Congress
Jyotiraditya Scindia's switch to the BJP in 2020 - along with his loyalists - had led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government in 2020.
Published on Mar 14, 2022 08:28 AM IST
Russia-Ukraine talks today as war comes close to NATO's borders: 10 updates
Ukraine War: A 51-year-old American correspondent - Brent Renaud - was killed in Irpin, outside the capital city.
Published on Mar 14, 2022 07:08 AM IST
Budget session resumes today, Ukraine war likely to be focus: 10 points
Parliament budget session: The first half on the session was held between February 1 and February 11.
Published on Mar 14, 2022 06:18 AM IST
'Family growing': AAP says as 16 in Amritsar civic body join party
In photos shared by the AAP, Delhi deputy chief minister and party leader Manish Sisodia was seen greeting the councilors.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 05:04 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi, other top Congress leaders at key meet over setback in state polls
The Congress faced a huge setback in all five states that voted in the February-March elections.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 04:17 PM IST
'Gandhis important for Congress unity, Rahul should be the chief': Ashok Gehlot
The Congress managed to get only 18 of 117 seats in Punjab in a crushing defeat.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 03:37 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann lead grand roadshow to mark landslide Punjab win
AAP won Punjab with 92 of 117 seats. AAP's winning candidates are also attending the victory roadshow.
Updated on Mar 13, 2022 02:32 PM IST
Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo: Mamata Banerjee's picks for Bengal bypolls
Babul Supriyo had returned to Trinamool after quitting the BJP last year.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 12:35 PM IST
Congress MPs meet over parliament agenda ahead of poll setback discussions
Apart from Kharge, the leader of the oppposition in Rajya Sabha, Congress MPs Jairam Ramesh, Anand Sharma, and K Suresh met Sonia Gandhi, news agency ANI reported.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 12:23 PM IST
After big UP win, Yogi Adityanath in Delhi to meet PM Modi, Amit Shah
UP election results: The BJP - along with its allies - has won 273 of 403 assembly seats as it retains the state for a second straight term.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 11:28 AM IST
Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge on EPF rate cut: 'Lowest in 40 years'
EPF rate revision: Mallikarjun Kharge is among several opposition leaders who have critcised the government over the new interest rate.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 11:07 AM IST
Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann to lead mega Punjab roadshow in show of strength
Punjab election results: The AAP's candidates have defeated several top seasoned leaders in the state.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 09:55 AM IST
Kolkata woman pilot, 24, flew back 800 Indian students amid Ukraine war: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's vice president, Priyanka Sharma, in her tweet, said the 24-year-old was the daughter of the Bengal BJP Mahila Morcha chief.
Updated on Mar 13, 2022 09:24 AM IST
No Karnataka alliance with Congress, says ex PM Devegowda: 'It lost Punjab as..'
In Karnataka. where chief minister Basavaraj Bommai is already confident of the BJP's return to power, the JDS does not want to count on a Congress alliance.
Published on Mar 13, 2022 08:40 AM IST
Arvind Kejriwal on civic polls: ‘Forcing EC to cancel election unprecedented'
The dates for Delhi civic polls had to be announced earlier this week.
Published on Mar 11, 2022 12:32 PM IST
PM assures support to AAP in Punjab. Arvind Kejriwal responds- ‘Thank you, sir'
Punjab election results: The AAP won a massive 92 seats in the 117-member assembly on Thursday.
Published on Mar 11, 2022 12:16 PM IST
Mayawati as BSP wins 1 seat in UP: 'Result a lesson, party not BJP's team B'
UP election results: The former chief minister also stressed that her party is not the BJP's “team B” and “only the BSP can stop the BJP".
Published on Mar 11, 2022 10:21 AM IST
Akhilesh Yadav on UP poll results: ‘We've shown BJP's seats can be reduced…'
UP election result: Akhilesh Yadav's party got 111 of 403 assembly seats on its own.
Updated on Mar 11, 2022 08:41 AM IST
After BJP retains 4 states, Tripura, Karnataka chief ministers confident of 2023
Last year, B.S Yediyurappa was replaced by Bommai in a series of unanticipated events.
Published on Mar 11, 2022 08:08 AM IST
BJP+ retains UP: 273 seats (52 down from 2017), new record for Yogi- 10 points
UP election results: In his own constituency, Gorakhpur (Urban), Yogi Adityanath won with a massive margin of 1 lakh votes.
Published on Mar 11, 2022 06:26 AM IST