In an effort to galvanise the party in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress party has appointed 43 officials, including 30 new city presidents and 13 district chiefs in the state.

According to an official statement by party General Secretary, Organisation, K.C. Venugopal, the Congress President has approved appointments of new district and

Angry after protestors prevented him from attending the convocation as well as the court meeting of Jadavpur University, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday directed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to meet him in the "coming fortnight" to discuss issues pertaining to "dangerous developments in the temples of education&

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) President Babuilal Marandi on Tuesday announced that his party would support the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM)-led govt in the state.

Marandi, the first Chief Minister of the state which came into being in 2000, made the announcement in presence of JMM Executive President and the JMM-Congr

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hailed the Union Cabinet's decision to approve the Chief of Defence Staff's (CDS) post and its charter and duties, calling it an "historic and major" decision towards bringing about jointmanship between the armed forces.

Singh's remarks came after the Union Cabinet ch

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Chief of Defence Staff's (CDS) post and its charter and duties. The CDS will be a 4-star general who will head the new Department of Military Affairs.

"He will be drawing a salary equivalent to service chiefs, and will head the Department of Military Affairs to be created under th

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday gave its approval for the implementation of the Rs 6,000 crore Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL), to improve ground water management.

The scheme's announcement comes on the eve of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.