Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Tarun Chugh said that Shehnaz Ganai, former Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) MLC, is a big personality from Jammu and Kashmir who recently joined the BJP, adding that several such leaders will join the party in the next week. “She (Shehnaz Ganai) is […]
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Telangana assembly passes bill banning hookah parlours
The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill banning hookah parlours across the state. The cigarette and other tobacco products (Prohibition of advertisement and regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution) Telangana Amendment Bill, 2024 was passed unanimously without any deliberation. Telangana Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & […]
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CPI(M) slams UDF leader Premachandran for having lunch with PM Modi; Congress says “nothing wrong with it”
Days after UDF MP NK Premachandran had lunch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Parliament House canteen, the ruling CPI(M) criticised the leader while Congress and the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) came in support and made it clear that there was nothing wrong in accepting the invitation extended by […]
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“Our expert committee will see aligning of UCC and Polygamy ban bill,” Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that the state government is working on aligning the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and Polygamy Ban Bill, adding that the last cabinet meeting has also suggested this. “The Assam cabinet has discussed both the UCC and Polygamy ban bill. But we were following the polygamy ban bill. […]
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Assam Finance Minister Neog presents Rs 2.9 lakh crore state budget
Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog presented the annual state budget for the financial year 2024-25 worth Rs 2.9 lakh crore in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Monday. Ajanta Neog had presented a Rs 774.47 crore deficit state budget for 2024-25 in the assembly. Presenting the state budget on the floor, […]
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Rajnath Singh unveils Gen Bipin Rawat’s statue, calls him a role model
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday unveiled a statue of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat at a school in Dehradun, describing him as a person who brought significant reform in the history of the Indian Army. Singh was addressing students at The Tons Bridge School in Dehradun where he said […]
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Tripura CM attends inaugural ceremony of Art and Craft exhibition by Tripura Police
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha attended the inaugural ceremony of the Art and Craft Exhibition organised by Tripura Police to commemorate its 150 years. The inception of the Tripura police one and a half centuries ago and the upgrading of the same with modernization in today’s digitalization are depicted through […]
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Kerala conspiracy case: NIA arrests absconding PFI master trainer from Kannur
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested an absconding master trainer of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) from his house in Kerala’s Kannur district. The accused, identified as Jafar Bheemantavida, was on the run in the PFI Kerala case relating to a conspiracy by the proscribed organisation to establish […]
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Delhi Excise Policy case: Court grants interim bail to Manish Sisodia to attend niece’s wedding
The Rouse Avenue Court on Monday granted a two-day interim bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia to attend his niece’s wedding at Lucknow that is scheduled to take place on February 14. Special judge M K Nagpal provided relief to Sisodia from February 13-15 to attend a marriage function and to perform Kanyadaan. […]
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AIIMS Delhi moves to cashless system with introduction of digital patient care card service
Aiming to transition all payments to digital mode and enhance patient convenience, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, launched the AIIMS-SBI digital patient care card service on Monday. The digital patient care or smart card facility was inaugurated by Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in the presence of Dr M […]
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Himachal Pradesh: Body of person missing in Kinnaur accident recovered
The body of the person who had been missing after a car fell into the Satluj river near Kashang Nallah in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur on February 4 was recovered on Monday, said Himachal Pradesh police. “During search operation today, February 12, 2024, a missing person was recovered from the Satluj river, about 3 […]
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Sammelan being organised to celebrate 20 years of community radio
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is organising a regional Community Radio Sammelan (South) on February 13 and 14 at Anna University, Chennai to celebrate 20 years of community radio in India. All 117 community radio stations of southern states and Union Territories will be participating in the event. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, is also […]
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“Felt an indescribable calm after offering prayers to Ram Lalla”: Arvind Kejriwal post-Ayodhya temple visit
Following his visit to the historic Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that he felt an ‘indescribable’ calm after offering prayers to the Lord. The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of Shri Ram Lalla at Ayodhya’s temple was held on January 22, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
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World Radio Day: Smriti Irani’s show ‘Nai Soch Nai Kahani’ hosts President Murmu in final episode
In celebration of World Radio Day, President Droupadi Murmu will share her life journey with Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on a special radio show airing on February 13. During the interaction, President Murmu reminisced about her childhood, shared experiences from her educational and professional journey, and reflected […]
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“Opposition had said ‘khela hoga’ but…”: says JDU MLA Leshi Singh
After the NDA government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar won the Bihar floor test, JD-U MLA Leshi Singh took a jibe at opposition leaders by reminding them of their “khela hoga” slogans and said that the opposition did not have the numbers. The NDA government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar […]