Eastern states were earlier considered backward, I view them as country's growth engine: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that his government considers India's eastern region as the country's growth engine, while the area was considered backward earlier. Addressing a gathering at the "Odisha Parba" event here, the prime minister said investments of Rs 45,000 crore have been approved within 100 days of...
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Need to reintroduce country's forgotten pride : RSS chief Bhagwat
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Terrorist hideout busted in J-K's Kupwara
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Never claimed BJP would win Jharkhand polls: Himanta
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Four ministers in Hemant Soren cabinet lost assembly elections
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Too close for comfort: Victory margin lowest at 162 for AIMIM candidate, 208 for Patole
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2020 Delhi riots: Court orders framing of charges against 25 accused in head constable death case
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Cong's performance shocking, worst-ever in Maharashtra polls: Prithviraj Chavan
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Will collectively introspect 'shocking' drubbing in Maharashtra polls, says Congress
A day after BJP-led Mahayuti retained power in Maharashtra, the Congress on Sunday said that the party and other partners of the Maha Vikas Aghadi will collectively introspect the reasons of their 'shocking' drubbing in the crucial polls. The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance on Saturday won 230 of the 288 assembly seats...
Ajit Pawar emerges out of his uncle's shadow, retains grip in Baramati
Defying predictions of his political eclipse, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has consolidated his position in the Mahayuti by guiding his party NCP to a spectacular win and retaining his own seat with a huge margin in the Maharashtra assembly polls. More than a year after he rebelled against NCP founder...
All-party meet ahead of Parliament session underway, Cong demands discussion on Adani
The customary all-party meet convened by the government ahead of the Winter session of Parliament on Sunday saw the Congress demanding a discussion on bribery charges against the Adani Group. The opposition party also sought a discussion on the Manipur issue, pollution in north India and train accidents. Congress leader Pramod Tiwari...
UP Police uses tear gas on crowd throwing stones during Sambhal mosque survey, 10 detained
Police used tear gas and "minor force" in the face of stone pelting by locals here on Sunday as tension escalated during a second survey of the Mughal-era mosque, claimed to be originally the site of an ancient Hindu temple. Ten people have been detained and a probe was launched into...
Two more infants die, toll in Jhansi medical college fire rises to 17
Two more infants rescued from a fire that ripped through the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College here have died, taking the total toll in the blaze to 17, a senior official said on Sunday. Thirty-nine newborns were rescued from a devastating fire in the medical college hospital's neonatal intensive care unit...
Ex-CJI Chandrachud removed fear of law from political defectors, claims Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday slammed former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, alleging that he had removed the fear of the law from politicians who defected from parties in Maharashtra. Raut claimed that by not deciding on the disqualification petitions, Chandrachud kept doors and windows open...
Constitutional duty of Jharkhand govt to identify, deport infiltrators: Himanta
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged the JMM-led alliance, which retained power in Jharkhand, to perform its constitutional duty of identifying and deporting infiltrators from the eastern state. Sarma, who was the BJP's co-in-charge for Jharkhand polls, also called upon the newly elected party MLAs to raise the issue...
