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New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended an inter-faith prayer meeting here on the occasion of 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu also attended the prayer meeting…

New Delhi, Oct 2 (UNI) In a fresh attack on Congress, former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday accused party leaders of spreading "preposterous lies" about him in a bid to cover up their mismanagement amid…

GUWAHATI: Opposition Raijor Dal on Friday announced its second candidate among the five assembly seats in Assam, where bypolls will take place on October 30. Addressing a press conference here, Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi said his…

NEW DELHI: Amid speculation over the possibility of a leadership change in Chhattisgarh, the number of Congress MLAs known to be close to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel who are camping in Delhi is rising with more legislators reaching the…

NOIDA: Two persons allegedly involved in defacing a plaque placed below a statue of King Mihir Bhoj in Greater Noida three days ago were arrested from Lucknow on Friday, the Gautam Buddh Nagar police said. The duo, along with some other…

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti Minister Mahendra Singh on Friday filed a civil defamation suit against AAP MP Sanjay Singh over his allegation of corruption in a Jal Jeevan Mission scheme of the state government. The minister has…

NEW DELHI: India has now reached a significant milestone of having fully vaccinated one in every four adult against COVID-19 but the role of Sputnik V in the drive, has been spectacularly underwhelming. Of nearly 89 crore vaccines doses…

NEW DELHI: Expressing reservations regarding the behavior of the bureaucracy particularly the police officers in the country, the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday said he had plans earlier to constitute a standing committee for…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute to the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary at Raj Ghat. Paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, PM Modi on Saturday said Bapu's…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invoked BR Ambedkar while launching the ambitious second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission. Also launching the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, the PM…

KOCHI: The first-ever statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Lakshadweep will be unveiled by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Kavaratti at an event organised by the island administration to commemorate the 152nd birth anniversary of the Father…

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders have extended their greetings to the President, Ram Nath Kovind on his 76th Birthday on Friday. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Birthday greetings to Rashtrapati…

Amid the ongoing tussle in the Chhattisgarh Congress, a group of MLAs from the state have arrived in Delhi to meet the party high command. The group, however, has dismissed the possibility of a leadership change in the state unit. Around…

Kolkata, Sep 30 (UNI) Bhawanipur assembly seat by-poll where chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is contesting recorded only 36 percent voting in first six hours and Nurshidabad's Shamshergunj and Jangipur assembly seats…

Prayagraj, Sep 30 (UNI) The CBI team probing the suspicious death of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri confiscated laptop and iPhone belonged to Swami Anand Giri who is accused in the case. On Tuesday, after…

Lucknow, Sep 30 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will release a book on the freedom fighter, patriot and pioneering Hindutva philosopher Veer Savarkar from his official residence on Friday. The book titled ‘Savarkar: Ek…

Shimla, Sep 30 (UNI) A seven-story building collapsed at Ghoda Chowki near Hali Palace in Shimla on Thursday evening owing to heavy rainfall. No loss of lives was reported. As a precautionary measure, adjacent buildings have also been…

New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 at 1100 hrs on October 1 at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, here. 'In…

New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday said he will not join the BJP, but would not remain in the Congress either, putting to rest speculations that had been going to join the former after resigning as the Punjab…

New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Former union finance minister and veteran Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Thursday said he felt "hurt and helpless" seeing the pictures of Congress workers raising slogans outside the residence of party leader…