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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…

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…