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The Congress on Saturday slammed the Central and the West Bengal government for keeping the interests of 70 lakh farmers at bay by not including them in the 'Kisan Samaan Nidhi' scheme and demanded immediate release of funds to them. ....
After six Janata Dal (United) MLAs recently joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh, the saffron party is now busy mollifying the JD-U leaders. Rajya Sabha MP and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi has come forward to heal the growing fissures between the BJP and the JD-U. Modi said the Arunachal incident will not have any impact on the alliance in Bihar. ....
Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday demanded that Lt Governor Manoj Sinha order an "impartial investigation" into the killing of three persons in what security forces said was an encounter at Lawapora on Srinagar's outskirts.....
As India gears up to launch the world's largest immunisation drive, almost all states and Union Territory (UT) governments, including the national capital, conducted a dry run on Saturday to assess their ability and readiness to administer Covid-19 shots to hundreds of millions of people, including many in remote corners of the country. ....
Adani Wilmar has stalled advertisements of its Fortune Rice Bran cooking oil which feature former Indian cricket team's captain and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, who recently suffered a heart attack.....
The Congress has attacked the Uttar Pradesh government after a 50-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district. As per reports, the crime was committed when the woman had gone to a temple to offer prayers. ....
Karnataka Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar on Wednesday said that the state will hold the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Board Examination (Class 10) for the 2020-21 academic year in the first week of June while the board examination of Pre-University Course (PUC II/Class 12) will be held in the second week of May. ....
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday launched the 'Khadi Prakritik Paint' here and said that bulk utilisation of cow dung will ensure monetory gains for farmers and put a check on cow slaughter in the country. ....
The Centre will hold the ninth round of talks on Friday as part of attempts to end the farmers' agitation, who have been camping at the Delhi borders for around 51 days now, demanding scrapping of the three farm laws to liberalise the sector. ....
The 69th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC), a regional planning body, would be held in the Meghalaya capital on January 23 with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the chair, officials said on Wednesday. ....