New Delhi,  Three Congress spokespersons -- Deepender Hooda, Gourav Vallabh and Syed Naseer Hussain -- resigned on Sunday to campaign for Mallikarjun Kharge for the presidential polls.

The move is being seen as a message to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who refused to resign ahead of filing the

Thiruvananthapuram,  After CPI-M leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's body was brought to his home district, Kannur in Kerala on Sunday, a huge crowd thronged both sides of the road to have a last glimpse of the departed leader.

Balakrishnan passed away at Appolo Hospital in Chennai on Saturday evening aft

Dehradun,  Various political and social organisations on Sunday observed 'Uttarakhand bandh', demanding death penalty for the accused in connection with the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

Congress, including all opposition parties, have also supported this bandh.

Ankita was allegedly

Panaji,  The Congress leaders in Goa came together to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri.

The party has been besieged by a series of desertions with the latest being on September 14 when eight of its MLAs joined the BJP.

Picking up its thr

Thiruvananthapuram,  Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, a three-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram who has filed nomination papers for the party's presidential post, is getting very little support from his home state Kerala.

While he got a shot in the arm after a few young leaders, including Hybi Eaden MP,

Gurugram,  The redevelopment of the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) which connects with Delhi-Jaipur Expressway is yet to begin despite getting the required approval three months ago.

The project includes the construction of flyovers, footpaths and cycle tracks.

However, the Gurugram Metrop

Noida, To combat air pollution, Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented in the National Capital Region (NCR), 15 days in advance.

Under GRAP's imposition, if the AQI is over 300, then there will be curbs on operating diesel generator. Big societies, hospitals, escalator and lifts in hotels have been

Chandigarh,  Deepak Tinu, an accused in the killing of famed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and a close aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, escaped from the custody of the Crime Investigations Agency (CIA) of Punjab Police in a dramatic way.

It is learnt that Tinu, who was charge sheeted in the Moo

Kolkata,  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's brother, Kartik Banerjee, has lashed out at the tendency of ruling party leaders to monopolise community Durga Pujas, and urged the people to be alert as otherwise such attempts would take a totalitarian shape.

Kartik Banerjee said this in an art

Panaji,  Reacting to the 5 per cent increase in water tariff from October 1, Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and MLA Vijai Sardesai on Sunday questioned whether it is done to recover money spent to purchase eight MLAs of Congress.

"Before the 2022 assembly election, BJP and (Chief Minister) Pramod