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New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijay Singh on Thursday revealed a fascinating account where he had received help from his political-rival and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and…

Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for the bypolls to the Bhabanipur seat, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting, and two other constituencies amid tight security and stringent Covid-19 measures. To ensure…

India and the UK are likely to announce a joint declaration on “one sun, one world, one grid” — or OSOWOG, a concept New Delhi has been pushing through its International Solar Alliance — at the upcoming COP26. Both countries have been…

Reaffirming the critical role of Covid-19 vaccines in protection against death, health ministry data show that in the first seven weeks of the second wave of the pandemic, the 60-plus age group reported about 121 weekly deaths per million…

Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro was inducted into the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the former Congress leader met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat. TMC leaders…

Shimla, Sep 29 (UNI) During by-elections for Mandi Parliamentary constituency and three Assembly seats, all types of assistance would be provided to the differently-abled voters through voter helpline Number 1950, Himachal Pradesh State…

New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday met Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah, amid speculations of him joining the BJP. Singh however said he met the minister to discuss the ongoing…

Lucknow, Sep 29(UNI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in her ongoing bid to chart out a strategy for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, on Wednesday conducted one-on-one meetings with her party leaders and workers.…

Shimla, Sep 29 (UNI) As many as 12 trekkers stranded on the Khamigar Glacier of Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh were rescued by the members of mountaineering team, Army and ITBP as they returned safely to Kaza here on Wednesday. Deputy…

Kolhapur, Sep 29 (UNI) Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) national president Raju Shetty announced on Wednesday that he would undertake a nine-day-long 'Jagar Yatra' from Oct 7-15 to create awareness among farmers on contentious FRP…

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon academicians, agricultural scientists and institutions to start a campaign to impart information to farmers on climate change, which is a huge challenge for agriculture. Launching 35…

RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat is on a two-day tour to Surat from Tuesday. Sources in the Surat unit of RSS, however, said it was a non-political tour. Bhagwat met different people including industrialists, social workers, businessmen…

Chennai, Sep 28 (UNI) Taking into account the recommendations made by medical and educational experts, the Tamil Nadu government tonight announced that classes for Classes one to eight will resume from November one after a gap of nearly…

Chandigarh/New Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is visiting Delhi on Tuesday, amid speculations of him meeting top BJP leaders in the national capital, even as his media advisor said it was a…

New Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) Kanhaiya Kumar expelled himself from the CPI, party leader D Raja said on Tuesday after the former students' leader joined the Congress, adding that he was not truthful to the party about his plans to shift. "It…

New Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday pushed for indigenisation in defence manufacturing, and said that India has scope to emerge as a hub for defence equipment as nations are focusing on modernising their…

Chandigarh, Sep 28 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) reacted sharply to the sudden resignation of Punjab Pradesh Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu, stating that the Congress leaders were insulting Punjab and the people in their fight for…

Chandigarh, Sep 28 (UNI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia today described the resignation of Navjot Sidhu as Congress' Punjab president as “the ultimate expression of frustrations of an egoist seeing his path to…

Chandigarh, Sep 28 (UNI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Kisan Wing president Sikandar Singh Maluka on Tuesday asked state minister and Congress leader Gurpreet Singh Kangar not to tell absurd lies that four members of his family had been…

Ramanagara (Karnataka), Sep 27 (UNI) JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said the party's target is to form a government of Kannadigas, by Kannadigas and for Karnataka in 2023, like regional parties did in their respective states,…