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SENIOR INLD leader Abhay Chautala, whose resignation in support of the farmers’ agitation necessitated the Ellenabad bypoll, will be re-contesting as the party nominee on October 30. Abhay, the INLD’s lone MLA in the Haryana Assembly,…

Amid a “debate” over his health, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath, 74, has challenged state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is 12 years younger than him, to run a race with him to see who is fitter. Nath’s fitness…

Four farmers were among eight persons killed Sunday in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri after a convoy of three SUVs, including one owned by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, hit a group of farm protesters leading to a clash. Following…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the government over alleged Chinese incursions in Ladakh and Uttarakhand. He also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi using his 56-inch chest remark that he made at rallies in…

Barely a month after Haryana IAS officer Ayush Sinha’s “break heads” remark against farmers resulted in a major controversy, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has made comments that are snowballing into a political row. In a video, the CM…

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday announced its candidates for by-elections to Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan assembly segments of Bihar, in what is being seen as a snub to the Congress, its junior ally, which wants to contest one of the…

Bhupender Yadav talks about meeting climate goals, differentiates BJP changes from those ‘enforced’ by Cong in Punjab, expresses trust in Yogi’s leadership, and says govt will answer on Pegasus in court. The session was moderated by Deputy…

Mumbai, Oct 3 (UNI) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aaryan and two others were arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau in connection of alleged rave party onboard a cruise ship off Mumbai coast on Saturday night. Besides Aaryan Khan,…

Shillong, Oct 3 (UNI) Air Marshal Dilip Kumar Patnaik on Sunday took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command headquarters here in Meghalaya, an Indian Air Force (IAF) official said. Air Marshal Patnaik…

Kolkata, Oct 03 (UNI) Describing today's thumping victory as people's reaction to the 'conspiracy' in Nandigram, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who steamrolled BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal by a whopping 58,832 votes, said the people of…

Rajahmundry, Oct 2 (UNI) Film actor turned politician and Janasena party president K Pawan Kalyan appealed to the people belonging to the Kapu, Telaga, Vontari and Balija communities to create a healthy society in the state. Addressing a…

Chandigarh, Oct 2 (UNI) Acceding to the request of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to start paddy procurement at the earliest, central government has allowed the state to undertake paddy procurement from October 3. 2021.…

BARIPADA: Reintroduction of bamboo in Similipal Tiger Reserve can help build tiger population and must be seriously considered by the Forest Department, Member of Odisha Lokayukta, Dr Debabrata Swain said here on Saturday. Bamboo…

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she would ideally want the Election Commission to put on hold by-poll campaigns for 10 days from October 10 as people, during that period, would be busy celebrating the…

We have done away with anti-people, anti-farmer policies: assures J&K LG

Jammu, Oct 2 (UNI) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that nothing is above ‘Rashtra’ (nation) and one should work selflessly for the nation. “Our culture is our nation. How we behave in…

NEW DELHI: The next round of high-level military talks between India and China to take forward the disengagement process in remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is expected to take place next…

Bhopal, Oct 2 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh’s former minister Sulochana Rawat and her son Vishal left the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here late Saturday. The duo accepted BJP membership at the Chief Minister’s residence in the…

New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) As the dispute between Chirag Paswan and Pashupati Kumar Paras factions continues over the presidentship of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred both the groups from using…

New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) To mark the 152 Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, India installed the "world’s largest National Flag' at Leh on Saturday. The Monumental National Flag which has been made of Khadi cotton fabric, measures 225…