Mumbai, The Congress on Saturday named veteran leader Ashok A. Jagtap, or Bhai Jagtap, as the new Mumbai Regional Congress Committee President, ending months of speculation on the issue.

Jagtap replaces outgoing chief Eknath Gaikwad as the party prepares to tackle the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation elections i

Srinagar, J&K State Election Commissioner (SEC) K.K. Sharma said on Saturday that nearly 51 per cent voting was recorded in the final phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections across Jammu & Kashmir.

Addressing a press conference, the SEC said polling was peaceful in 28 DDC constituencies, incl

Gandhinagar, Suspected to be a fungal infection triggered by Covid, the incidence of mucormycosis in Gujarat in the past two months has been above average. The Ahmedabad Civil hospital has seen 25 such cases, while the Rajkot Civil hospital has seen 10 cases since the monsoons. Although, there are no official confirmation about

Jammu, Recoveries outnumbered new Covid cases in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday where 465 patients were discharged after recovery while 301 new cases came to light during the last 24 hours.

An official bulletin said that 465 patients were discharged from different hospitals after recovery, while 301 tested positive

Hyderabad, Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K. Taraka Rama Rao said the state government will implement the free water scheme for up to 20,000 litres in the first week of January.

He said the scheme will be applied for this month itself so as to make sure that the bills will reflect the same in January.

Chennai, Effectively controlling the spread of coronavirus, augmenting drinking water supply and efficient water management, implementing various welfare measures, attracting fresh industrial investments, making the state surplus in power supply and providing a stable government are some of the achievements of the AIADMK governm

Bhubaneswar,  The Odisha Police have made a record seizure of over 1292 quintal of ganja this year, said an official on Saturday.

This is the highest seizure in the last 10 years.

The police have seized over 1292 quintal of ganja till November 30 this year. This is more than double the seizure

Guwahati/Agartala,  Union DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday that constructing more railway lines and connecting routes between the northeast and other regions are the priorities of the Central government.

Addressing the inaugural function of the two-day North East Festival (NEF), the DoNER (Devel

Ranchi, Following the Jharkhand High Court's tough stand on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad's reported violation of jail manual, the jail administration has also become strict.

On Saturday, two Jharkhand ministers were not allowed to meet Lalu Prasad. Both had come with the RJD supremo'

Bengaluru,  Karnataka on Saturday decided to reopen schools from class 10 and Pre-University Colleges (PUC) and also to resume its flagship Vidyagama programme, which enables continued schooling for students from classes six to nine from January 1, that were closed due to Covid-19 pandemic spread.

These decis