BENGALURU: Under siege in the MUDA case, Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah on Friday hit back by releasing a list of alleged cases of misappropriation and misuse of power to get land, by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, HD Kumaraswamy.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 9th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog on Saturday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre here. This year's theme is ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’, with a central focus on making India a developed nation.

NEW DELHI: Continuous rain since early morning on Friday brought relief from heat and humidity in Delhi, but also caused waterlogging on many of the city’s roads, affecting daily life.

PATNA: The Bihar BJP's new chief Dilip Jaiswal, a long-time member of the organisation in the state, now has the responsibility to strengthen the party for a better performance in the Assembly elections scheduled next year.

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Assembly witnessed a major ruckus on Friday as BJP MLAs staged a protest and walkout demanding termination of Minister of Municipal Affairs and Urban Development and Kolkata Mayor, Firhad Hakim as MLA.

KOLKATA: BJP Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey's demand in Parliament for creation of a new union territory combining Malda, Murshidabad, Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar district and the Santhal Parganas region is nothing new, claimed a BJP legislator from West Bengal on Friday, adding that he had raised the issue in August 2022.

NEW DELHI: Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that the country’s drone industry is growing at a robust pace.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the Centre’s decision to observe June 25, the day when the Emergency was imposed by Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, as the 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' every year.

HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced on Friday that the state government will recruit 30,000 employees in the next three months.

RANCHI: The Jharkhand government has appointed Anurag Gupta, a 1990 batch IPS officer, as the acting DGP of Jharkhand replacing Ajay Kumar Singh.

NEW DELHI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the opposition for playing politics on the Agnipath Scheme, the Congress hit back saying that it does not solve the needs of the Army.

KOLKATA: Bringing an end to speculation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that she will be attending the NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi which will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

AMARAVATI: A man from Andhra Pradesh, who was stuck in Saudi Arabia, returned home on Friday following intervention by state Human Resource Development and IT Minister Nara Lokesh.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday released some documents to show that he had no role in the MUDA land scam and also said that his political career was an open book.

CHENNAI: Three women devotees who were stuck in a rope car that was taking them to the Rathnagiriswarar Temple in Karur District of Tamil Nadu, were rescued after two hours on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: On the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the BJP once again attacked targeted Congress and said that the anti-army mindset of the party, which did not celebrate the Day after coming to power, persists.

NEW DELHI: On the occasion of the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday, Major General Vijay Joshi (Retd.), who served as the Commandant of the Military Command Hospital in Udhampur, recalls an important visit made by Narendra Modi, then BJP National General Secretary, during the historic Indo-Pak war, to meet injured and war-weary soldiers.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Opposition on the Agnipath Scheme, saying that they are playing politics on a sensitive issue connected to the defence and security system of the country.

NEW DELHI: The bravery and sacrifice of Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, who was martyred during Operation Vijay in the Kargil War in 1999, will forever be remembered in the nation's history.

NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that the “nameplate” directive was issued to ensure a peaceful completion of the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage.

MUMBAI: With intermittent heavy rain continuing to lash the Sahyadri ranges leading to floods and dam water release, the Maharashtra and Karnataka governments are in touch and monitoring the situation closely.

BHOPAL: Senior BJP leader and the party's former Madhya Pradesh president, Prabhat Jha, passed away at a hospital in Delhi on Friday. He was 67.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has informed Parliament that there is no vacancy in the Supreme Court and is functioning at its full strength of 34 judges.

BHUBANESWAR: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress have alleged that there is "nothing new" in the first Budget of the BJP government presented by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the Assembly here on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday assured the tribal leaders from the northeastern states to amicably address and resolve the issues of the tribals and the constitution of a committee for the same, Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma said.

IMPHAL: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Thursday said that due to the unprecedented ethnic crisis in the state, the Centre has been extending unwavering support for the welfare of the state and provided over Rs 500 crore for certain schemes for the benefit of the violence hit people.

NEW DELHI: All India Mahila Congress President, Alka Lamba, declared a nationwide movement starting on July 29 to highlight women's issues and advocate for the swift enactment of the Women's Reservation Act.

MOHALI: peeved at the lackadaisical attitude of AAP government towards demand of Veterinarians of Animal Husbandry department Punjab to restore parity of Vets with medical/Dental Officers, the Punjab Joint Action Committee of Vets for pay parity , in a press conference held here on tuesday, served an ultimatum on Punjab government to do the needful otherwise Artificial insemination work in cattle and buffaloes will also be boycotted from 1st of August.

CHANDIGARH: Raghav Chadha, the Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, delivered a compelling speech in Parliament, sharply criticizing the central government's budget and offering economic recommendations. He attributed the reasons for the ruling party's defeat in the recent Lok Sabha elections to their economic policies.

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed a heated altercation between Congress leader & former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, and Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, who recently switched from the grand old party to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

JAMMU: Former J&K Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta said on Thursday that remaining out of power and losing the Lok Sabha election has created 'frustration' in former CM Omar Abdullah.

KOCHI: In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court (HC) has allowed two youths to change their religion in school certificates, after their plea was rejected by the Controller of Examinations.

SRINAGAR: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday visited the forward areas on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir.

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday voiced strong criticism of the Union Budget 2024, presented by the NDA government in its third-consecutive term, and said, "India is paying taxes like England and receiving services like Somalia."