Chandigarh,  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said only green crackers would be allowed in the state on Diwali.

A complete ban has been imposed on the manufacturing, sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers, except for green crackers.

Khattar said open spaces have be

Lucknow,  Over 7,000 unrecognised madrasas have been identified in Uttar Pradesh in a recent survey carried out by the state government. The survey is being done to provide recognition to unrecognised madrasas once they meet the government mandated requirements.

The final list of unrecognised madrasas wi

Lucknow, The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has set a target of four lakh lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccinations a day.

The government has already set a record of having administered 1.25 lakh doses of the goat pox vaccine for curbing the spread of disease among cattle.

It aims to a

New Delhi,  A 42-year-old man was shot at by his neighbour allegedly over the parking issue in Outer Delhi's Vikas Nagar area, said police on Friday.

The accused, Ashish, 22, a resident of Vikas Nagar, has been arrested by the police.

According to Sameer Sharma, the Deputy Commissioner

Srinagar,  In addition to Paharis, the G.D. Sharma commission has also recommended ST status for Paddari tribe, Gadda Brahmans and Kolis in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sources said the inclusion of these tribes along with Paharis as STs has been recommended by Sharma commission and these recommendations have been rece

Bengaluru,  The last leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi will be taken up in Karnataka from Friday. The padayatra will enter the Raichur district of Karnataka from Mantralaya in Andhra Pradesh.

Meanwhile, party sources confirmed that another scion of the Gandhi family, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is m

Ayodhya, Tight security arrangements are being put in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ayodhya on Sunday.

International guests, diplomats, Union Ministers and celebrities are expected to join the Deepotsav festivities on Sunday.

Key events will be organised at the Ram Katha Park.

Patna,  Bihar's Rural Development Minister Sharawan Kumar slammed political strategist Prashant Kishor (PK) after the latter claimed that Nitish Kumar will execute his 'Paltimar' programme again and go with the BJP soon.

Retaliating his claim, Sharawan Kumar said: "Who is PK, is he a for

New Delhi,  The Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra that is being led by former party president Rahul Gandhi will take a "Diwali break" from October 24 to October 26, and resume on October 27, a top party leader said on Thursday.

"#BharatJodoYatra will be taking a break for Diwali on Oct 24th

New Delhi,  The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel never met any high court judge in connection with the Nagrik Apurti Nigam scam (NAN scam) after the Centre's counsel had indicated his probable complicity in the scam.

Senior advocate Kapil S