Mumbai,  The Maharashtra Congress said on Thursday that it has been proved right by a recent probe report confirming the corruption indulged in by the previous BJP-led government in the state in its Jalayukta Shivar Yojana, a rural water scheme.

State Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant said that since 2

Chandigarh,  Even as he condemned the alleged attack on a journalist at the farmers' protest site in Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday demanded immediate resignation of Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi for dubbing the farmers as 'hooligans'.

Slamming t

New Delhi,  A total of 1,023 fast track special courts have been set up for speedy disposal of rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, the Parliament was told on Thursday.

The government gives high priority to ensuring safety and security of women and has undertaken various legi

Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh on Thursday recorded 1,843 new Covid cases, taking the state's overall tally over 19.4 lakh, even as its active caseload dropped to 23,571.

A total of 2,199 more persons recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours, taking the state's total number of recoveries over 19 lak

Srinagar,  Recoveries outnumbered new cases in J&K on Thursday as 172 patients recovered while 84 new cases and one death was reported during the last 24 hours.

Officials said that 51 recoveries, and 20 cases were reported from the Jammu division and 121 recoveries, 64 cases, and one death from the K

Jaipur,  Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari on Thursday met Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, G. Kishan Reddy and raised the demand for restoration work of Meera Bai Memorial and Meera Mahal in Merta as well as for the approval of Maharana Kumbha Marg Memorial.

She also proposed to the Minister the developmen

New Delhi,  The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday after opposition members staged protests on the floor of the House against the Pegasus snoopgate, three central farms laws, and deaths related to unavailability of oxygen during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The

New Delhi,  A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court by 12 BJP MLAs from Maharashtra, challenging their suspension from the Assembly on July 5 for one year for "abusing' and misbehaving" with presiding officer, Bhaskar Jadhav.

The suspended MLAs are: Girish Mahajan, Jaykumar Rawal, Ashish

New Delhi,  The Congress on Thursday slammed the government over IT raids on media houses and said that instead of protecting the nation, central agencies have now begun to act as poachers for intimidating the whistleblowers.

Addressing a press conference, senior leader Abhishek Singhvi

Kolkata,  A day after hitting out at the Centre during her Martyrs' Day speech, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday came down heavily on the BJP government at the Centre on the Pegasus issue, alleging that the raids conducted at media house Dainik Bhaskar's office is a result of the vind