Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said he has directed state police to withdraw FIR against Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena as a "goodwill gesture" after border clash with Mizoram on July 26 in which six police personnel died.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday slammed the Modi government at the Centre over the triple talaq law as country observes Muslim Women's Rights Day on August 1. Calling the law unconstitutional, The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief called the law unconstitutional, adding that the demonizes Muslims and questioned, what about the empowerment of Hindu, Dalit and women belonging to the OBC community?
This law will lead to more exploitation of Muslim women & will add up to their problems. Only cases will be registered & no justice will be delivered. Muslims have not accepted it on the ground, says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
Govindas Konthoujam, former Manipur Congress chief, joined Bharatiya Janata Party on August 31. Konthoujam joined the party in the presence of Manipur CM N Biren Singh.
Criminal cases have been filed against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, four senior officers of the state police and two more officials over the violent clash that took place on the outskirts of Vairengte town in Mizoram's Kolasib district, police said on Friday.
Ajay Maken, AICC incharge of Rajasthan, said, "In last three days, I spoke to all MLAs and party leaders in Rajasthan and discussed how we can work for the upcoming state elections & retain our position here. We will soon appoint district & block-level chiefs in the state."
As the spectre of Nandigram and Singur protests continues to haunt West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee this time is pushing hard to bring the state on the global investors’ map by starting off with a focus on road and infrastructure projects for which she met Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Thursday.
Afghanistan has decided to send its Army Chief to India, where he is scheduled to meet a high level delegation. Even ahead of this, American Secretary of State Antony Blinken had met the trio of PM Modi, S Jaishankar and Ajit Doval.
The tracker dog 'Jerry', a Labrador retriever, who was praised by the court for his help in solving a murder case, was conferred the commendation medal by Kerala Police Chief Anil Kant on July 27.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka at the Glass House in the Raj Bhavan. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered him the oath of office and secrecy.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what she called a courtesy meeting. after meeting with the Prime Minister, Banerjee said, "It was a courtesy meeting. I told the Prime Minister about need of more vaccines and medicines in the West Bengal. I also raised the pending issue of change of the name of the state on which the Prime Minister said he will see."
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier in the day, she had met Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma and is also likely to meet Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday. Mamata arrived in Delhi on Monday on her first visit to the national capital after assuming office for the third term.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has resigned from the post, ending suspense on the possible change of guard in the state. He will meet Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot later in the day to submit his resignation.
The death toll from the torrential rains that battered Maharashtra's Pune and Konkan divisions over the last three days and triggered landslides in some areas rose to 112 on Saturday, including 52 in the coastal Raigad district alone, the state government said in a release. As many as 1,35,313 people have been shifted to safer places including 78,111 in Western Maharashtra's Sangli district followed by 40,882 in Kolhapur district.
Despite growing COVID-19 cases in Japan, the nation's PM Yoshihide Suga and IOC president Thomas Bach promise that they will oversaw a safe and successful 2020 Tokyo Olympics
AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria on said that Bharat Biotech's Covaxin trials for children are presently underway and the results are expected to be released by September.
Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday took over as president of the Punjab Congress in the presence of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh who said they will work together for the welfare of Punjab, their public truce indicating an end to a fractious chapter in the party’s state unit.
Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday took charge as the chief of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee in the presence of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at the Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh.
In what could be seen as a possible truce between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, the new Punjab Congress president is going to invite the Captain for Friday's event where he along with four working presidents will formally assume charge. "The invitation letter has been drafted and signed by Sidhu and other presidents including Sunil Jakhar. It will be sent to Captain soon," Congress MLA from Moga, Dr Harjot Kamal has told India TV.
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is in Assam, said that Muslim population of the country would not be affected by the Citizenship Amendment Act, CAA. He said that India is taking care of its minority population since long while Pakistan failed to do so.
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