Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday launched her campaign for the Bihar Assembly elections, targeting the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and reiterating allegations of vote theft. Addressing a poll rally at Begusarai, the Congress leader claimed that the BJP has resorted to stealing votes as they failed to distract people from real issues by indulging in divisive politics. They first divided people, went to war, but couldn't divert attention from real issues, so th

NEW DELHI: Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the purpose of installing QR-coded signboards with name and contact details of the contractors, officials and engineers is for the users to know who is responsible for the poor state of the road. The signboard will let people know who the minister, secretary, or contractor is associated with the specific road, with their contact details. Why should I get the abuse alone? Why should I respond on social media?... If

RAIPUR: The Odisha State Committee (CPI-Maoist), declaring to continue long-term peoples war, countered the statements of Central Committee (CC) member Chandranna alias Pilluri Prasad Rao, who surrendered in Hyderabad a couple of days ago. The committees press note contended to continue its strategic combat despite facing several challenges and cited the assertions of Chandranna (after surrender) on Comrade Devji being appointed as the general secretary of the banned outfit as untrue. The Bastar

SRINAGAR: At least 31 persons still remain missing after August 14's devastating cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Chesoti village. The cloudburst in the village situated in the mountainous Kishtwar district had triggered flashfloods and mudslides. The floods swept away all buildings and vehicles along the Machail Yatra route. The army and disaster response teams broke down boulders through controlled explosions and removed the debris to search for bodies. Minister in-Charge Disaster Management,

RANCHI: At least 15 people died of drowning during the Chhath Puja celebrations across Jharkhand, which were observed on Monday and Tuesday. Reports indicate that most of the victims drowned while offering prayers or bathing in ponds and rivers. In a recent incident, four girls, belonging to the same family, drowned in a pond at Jhardag village under the Shahpur Panchayat of Katkamsandi in Hazaribagh.The incident occurred in the afternoon following the Chhath Puja. According to locals, the girls

KOCHI: With the aim of ensuring the welfare and empowerment of individuals with intellectual disabilities and fostering an inclusive society in state, the social justice department has launched the Anpu Kerala intellectual disability campaign to design and execute comprehensive programmes to uplift them through training and employment. We aim to integrate people who face intellectual challenges and bring them to the mainstream of society. The special drive is launched to create awareness. The pr

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the jungle raj in Bihar will be discussed for another 100 years and no matter how hard the opposition tries to hide its misdeeds, people will not forgive it. Training his guns at the RJD-Congress tie-up on a day Tejashwi Yadav was declared the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Bihar polls, Modi said the opposition alliance is not a gathbandhan but a lathbandhan (a coalition of criminals) as all its leaders from

With RJD's Tejashwi Yadav named the Mahagathbandhan's (grand alliance) chief ministerial face in the Bihar Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday asserted that the INDIA bloc is ot a one-man show but a peoples alliance - built on mutual respect, inclusive representation, and the principle of shared power. At a joint press conference in Patna on Thursday, the opposition Mahagathbandhan named RJD leader andformer Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadavas its chief ministerial candidate for t

As many as 321 people have been booked after protests against a waste treatment plant ended up in clashes with the police near Thamarassery on Wednesday, reported PTI. Residents of the Ambayathodu village have been alleging that the plant, managed by Freshcut, was emitting a strong stench and dumping poultry waste into a nearby river. Tensions escalated when a waste collection lorry arrived at the site, and protesters began throwing stones, prompting police intervention. The confrontation soon e

In the 21st century, the world faces three interconnected challenges: climate change, obesity, and undernutrition. Together, these issues have been described by the Lancet Commission as the Global Syndemic, a confluence of pandemics driven by socioeconomic forces that threaten both human health and the environment. At the heart of this crisis lies our dietary patterns, which directly influence non-communicable diseases (NCDs), nutritional deficiencies, and the environmental impact of food system

Former Union minister and BJP leader RK Singh appeared to have struck a nerve on Sunday when he urged the people of Bihar not to vote for the partys key candidate, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. In a social media post on Sunday, Singh advised people to shun candidates with a criminal record, even if they belong to your caste. He also urged people to opt for NOTA if none of those in the fray is without a taint. Among the NDA candidates whom he mentioned by name were Choudhary (Tarapur) a

GUWAHATI: Facing perhaps the toughest Assam elections early next year, the ruling BJP has revived its alliance with the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF). The BPF had ousted the BJP-United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) combine from power in the Bodoland Territorial Region last month by bagging 28 seats in the elections to the 40-member autonomous Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Less than a month after the landslide victory, the BPF formally joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Saturday

LUCKNOW: Four more persons were arrested in connection with the lynching of a Dalit man in the Unchahar area of Rae Bareli district after villagers mistook him for a thief. The incident has snowballed into a political row, with the Congress party targeting the Yogi-Adityanath government and the Centre. Meanwhile, the police authorities said that all the accused would face charges under the Gangsters Act and the National Security Act (NSA). They also warned against the incident as a caste-based i

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday celebrated his 25th year in office, having served as the chief minister of Gujarat and now as the prime minister of India, describing the accomplishment as a great blessing to me from the people of India. On October 7, 2001, Modi was administered the oath of office as the 14th chief minister of Gujarat. He relinquished the chair and took the oath as prime minister on May 26, 2014. Modi took to X to share his journey, saying, On this day in 2001,

CHANDIGARH: Following a sloganeering incident at a recent event attended by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during his visit to Darlaghat in Solan district, the Police have registered a case against an unknown person. On October 4, a case was registered at Darlaghat police station under Sections 353(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which pertain to making or circulating statements, false information, or rumours with the intent to promote enmity, hatred, or

India on Monday condemned Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council and accused it of historic atrocities, including bombing its own citizens and orchestrating mass rape during the 1971 crackdown in then-East Pakistan. Speaking during an open debate on Women, Peace and Security, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, said Pakistan's military committed systematic genocide and sanctioned the mass rape of over 400,000 women during Operati

GUWAHATI: The Assam government on Monday launched the Shraddhanjali Scheme to provide complete assistance for dignified transportation of the mortal remains of people from Assam who lose their lives, anywhere outside the State. The scheme, approved by the state cabinet on June 22, will be implemented by the Special Branch of the Assam Police. Families or individuals seeking assistance can report such death cases through designated helpline numbers. Government of Assam, upon receiving a report of

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the police will not be able to join the dots if the Assamese people, who were present on the yacht at the time of singer Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore, join the probe. People of Assam should put pressure on the Assamese community of Singapore so that those concerned are sent here, Sarma said. Garg died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore on September 19 while swimming in the sea. A number of Assamese community people liv

PATNA: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)s manifesto committee on Saturday announced that the party would launch a Sujhav Yatra (suggestion tour) from October 5 to get feedback from the people on its agenda for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. BJP minister Prem Kumar told media persons in Patna that the yatra would be launched between October 5 and 20 and cover all the 38 districts. He revealed that the party would get feedback from people during the Ghar Ghar Jan Sampark Abhiyan. During

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had etrayed the people of Ladakh and demanded an impartial judicial probe into the death of four protesters in police firing in the union territory. Among those killed in Ladakh on Wednesday was Kargil war veteran Tsewang Tharchin. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, who is on a four-nation tour of South America, posted on X a video of Tharchin's father and said, Father in the army, son in the ar

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj on Saturday said it will roll out the People's Plan Campaign across all states and Union territories from October 2, initiating the process for the preparation of Panchayat Development Plans (PDPs) for the financial year 2026-27. In a statement, the ministry said since its launch in 2018, the People's Plan Campaign has enabled panchayats to prepare evidence-based, convergent and inclusive plans through special gram sabha meetings. Over the years, the res

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday condemned the manner in which the government handled the violent situation in Ladakh and demanded a judicial inquiry into the death of four youths during protests earlier this week. The Congress also demanded immediate revival and restoration of institutions and democracy in Ladakh. The Indian National Congress strongly condemns the pathetic handling of the situation in Ladakh by the Government and subsequent arrest of Sonam Wangchuk under the draconian Nation

LUCKNOW: In order to counter the oppositions politics of caste and take the agenda of development forward, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath exhorted his cabinet colleagues to expose the corruption during the tenure of the Samajwadi Party government to the people. After presiding over a cabinet meeting on late Friday evening, Yogi met his council of ministers in his office, said the sources privy to the development. A senior minister emerging from the meeting confirmed that the CM asked them to c

GUWAHATI: The BPF, a constituent of the NDA, swept the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in Assam by winning 28 of the 40 seats, officials said. The Bodoland People's Front (BPF), led by Hagrama Mohilary, improved its tally from the 17 seats it had won last time and secured an absolute majority, they said. The United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) and the BJP, both alliance partners in the outgoing council, finished far behind with seven and five seats, respectively. Mohilary won the Debargaon co

GUWAHATI: The Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) is set to emerge as the single largest party in Assams Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, the counting of votes of which was under way at the time of going to press. According to latest reports, the BPF was leading in 21 of the autonomous councils 40 seats, United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) in 11 and BJP in eight. The results are expected later tonight or Saturday. The BTC, currently ruled by the BJP-UPPL combine, went to polls on September

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday said the latest GST reforms have provided much relief to the people with a reduction in prices of commodities. It also took potshots at the Congress over its criticism, saying the opposition party keeps raising demands because it knows only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can fulfil them if they are in the public interest. On the Congress accusing the prime minister of taking credit for the GST rate cut decision taken by the GST Council comprising all states, BJP MP an

KOLKATA: With large parts of Kolkata thoroughly inundated, public life brought to its knees and at least seven people electrocuted in the wake of widespread and torrential overnight downpour, a political slugfest broke out on social media between the BJP, the state's prime Opposition, and its ruling dispensation, the Trinamool Congress. While the saffron party took to its social media handles to post pictures and videos of waterlogged streets of Kolkata and accused the TMC-run Kolkata Municipal

KOLKATA: Torrential rain paralysed Kolkata on Tuesday, leaving large swathes of the city waterlogged, and at least seven people died of electrocution, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to describe the downpour as unprecedented and lash out at poor dredging of Farakka and lapses by power utility CESC. Even our houses are submerged; we are all suffering. I am feeling so bad for the Pujo pandals as well, Banerjee said, adding that schools have been asked to declare holidays and office-goers

IMPHAL: Locals of Nambol in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Saturday morning staged protests against the killing of two Assam Rifles personnel in an ambush in the area the previous day. Search operations are being conducted in the area for the attackers and the vehicle used by them, police said. The locals, wearing traditional mourning attire, raised slogans and held placards condemning the attack and for creating fear and panic among the public, at a sit-in just 1 km from the ambush spot. Later

LUCKNOW: The Samarth Uttar Pradesh Viksit Uttar Pradesh @2047 campaign, led by the Yogi government, is witnessing significant public participation and feedback, with nodal officers and intellectuals visiting all 75 districts of the state. They are engaging with students, teachers, entrepreneurs, farmers, business leaders, voluntary groups, labour unions, media representatives and the public. These interactions have not only highlighted the development journey of the past eight and a half years

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched yet another scathing attack on the Election Commission of India, accusing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of protecting vote theives. Addressing a special press conference at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, the former Congress chief said that he is making the statements fully aware of his responsibility as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. I'm going to show to black and white proof that the Chief Election Commissioner

Three years after independent India celebrated its 75th birthday, PM Narendra Modi follows suit on Wednesday. In the over 10 years since he became PM by becoming the first Indian leader to sweep to a single-party majority in three decades and the first to be re-elected with a bigger mandate in 2019, there have been many achievements. At a time when technology is increasingly at the forefront, even street vendors in India have embraced UPI and Digital Payments, making us the world's undisputed le

IMPHAL: Manipurs Imphal and Churachandpur have been decked up with the posters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the eve of his visit to the ethnic violence-hit State. Captioned Viksit Bharat Viksit Manipur, the poster put up overnight by the State government said PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 7,300 crore in Churachandpur and inaugurate development projects of Rs 1,200 crore in Imphal. Officials said the projects will be launched for the entire Man

SINGAPORE: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said the tariffs imposed by the US has impacted India with people already losing jobs, even as he lashed out at American President Donald Trump for being mercurial in nature and not honouring conventional standards of diplomatic behaviour. US has imposed a 50 per cent tariff, including 25 per cent as penalty for buying Russian oil, on shipments from India. India needs to diversify export markets to mitigate the impact of tariffs, Tharoor

SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday alleged that AAP MLA Mehraj Malik was made a scapegoat to divert attention from the Hazratbal emblem controversy in Jammu and Kashmir. Malik, who is also the president of the J-K unit of AAP, was detained on Monday under the stringent law for allegedly disturbing public order in Doda district and was subsequently lodged in Kathua district jail. Speaking with reporters at the party headquarters here, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmi

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday reached out to flood-hit people in Jammu city and assured them of government support. The city was badly hit by floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains on August 26, resulting in huge damage to residential areas in Peerkho, Gujjar Nagar, and Rajiv Nagar. Sinha visited Rajiv Colony, where a health camp was being held for flood-affected families. He interacted with people and heard their concerns, an official said. The L-G

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday embarked on a day-long visit to flood-affected regions of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, reaffirming the Centres commitment to stand with those impacted by the natural calamity. Beginning his tour in Himachal Pradesh, the Prime Minister assessed the damage caused by torrential rains and landslides. He will later conduct an aerial survey of flood-ravaged areas in Punjab. Officials said PM Modi held high-level discussions with state authorities and chaired a r

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the ethnic conflict struck Manipur on September 13, for the first time since the conflict broke out in May 2023. As the state prepares for the visit, Congress has slammed the 3-hour tour an insult to the people of Manipur who have waited for the prime minister for 29 long and agonising months. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the September 13 visit to Manipur will actually be a on-visit by the PM. The proposed

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that the GST reforms will not only provide a significant boost to the Indian economy, but will also greatly benefit the common people. During a press conference at the BJP central office, he lashed out at the previous Congress-led UPA government, claiming that the heavy burden of taxes during its tenure had negatively impacted peoples lives. Prior to 2014, a complex system of multiple taxes applied to every item, placing a heavy burden

GUWAHATI: Only three foreigners have received citizenship of India in Assam under the CAA against 12 applications, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an official function here, he said it is futile to discuss the CAA on the backdrop of such a low number of applications against the apprehension that lakhs of foreigners would get citizenship in Assam. In Assam, only three people have got citizenship under the CAA so far, he said. The CM,

NEW DELHI: Over one billion people are living with mental health conditions, with anxiety and depression being the most common conditions, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. The report shows that while the prevalence of mental health conditions can vary by sex, women are disproportionately impacted overall. Suicide remains a devastating outcome, claiming an estimated 7,27,000 lives in 2021 alone, said the new findings published in two reports World

NEW YORK: In a new rant against India for its purchases of Russian oil , White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has said that Brahmins are profiteering at the expense of the Indian people and it needs to stop. Look (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi is a great leader, Navarro, the Trump administration's Senior Counsellor for Trade and Manufacturing, said in an interview with Fox News Sunday . The trade adviser said that he doesn't understand how the Indian leader is cooperating with Russian Preside

DEHRADUN: A day after heavy rains and a series of cloudbursts left a trail of destruction in various districts of Uttarakhand, rescuers frantically searched for the missing through knee-high debris at the break of daylight on Saturday. Six people died and 11 went missing in heavy rains, landslides and cloudbursts that pounded Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar and Tehri districts early on Friday. Breached roads delayed the arrival of rescue teams comprising SDRF and DDRF personnel to the affected a

CHANDIGARH: The flood situation in Punjab remains critical, with 836 villages and standing crops across more than 1.10 lakh acres affected in eight districts, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar, due to swelling of the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers. So far, 7,689 people have been evacuated to safer locations. Heavy rains and the rising Ghaggar river, following intense rainfall in its catchment area and the opening of floodgates at Sukhna Lake

PATNA: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said the Voter Adhikar Yatra, launched by her brother and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is a movement to fight for the peoples democratic rights. Addressing a public gathering in Muzaffarpur, Priyanka expressed satisfaction over the publics overwhelming response to the 16-day, 3,000-km Yatra, which commenced from Sasaram in Rohtas district on 17 August. The people have clearly understood our message, about vote thef

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Wednesday and wished everyone happiness, peace and good health. Wishing you all a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi. May this occasion filled with faith and devotion, be auspicious for everyone. I pray to Lord Gajanan to bless all his devotees with happiness, peace and good health. Ganpati Bappa Morya! Modi said in a post in Hindi on X. , ! Narendra Modi (@narendramo

KOLKATA: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen expressed concerns over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, warning that the exercise, if not handled sensitively, could end up disenfranchising a large number of poor and marginalised people. Sen also questioned the fairness of a bureaucratic process that demands strict documentation from citizens who may not have access to those things. He also said that administrative processes and periodic revisions are necessary, but these m

NEW DELHI: Amid a ruckus in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as Home Minister Amit Shah introduced a Bill aimed at bringing the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, and Union or state ministers under the ambit of law, Shah launched a sharp attack on the Congress-led Opposition, saying the people of the country must decide whether it is right for a leader to run the government while in jail. Shah said the Constitution Amendment Bill, tabled with the consent of the Lok Sabha Speaker, seeks to ensure key con

MUMBAI: Torrential rains over the past two days has displaced around 4,143 people across Maharashtra, with Raigad district reporting the highest number at 1,332, according to the state disaster management authority. On August 19, rain-related incidents, including wall collapses, drowning, falling trees and landslides, killed 10 people and injured two, while 52 animals also died, the report said. The data showed Raigad recorded the largest displacement at 1,332, followed by 610 in Thane, 471 in S

CHANDIGARH: In view of persistent rainfall, the district administration has called off the Kinnaur Kailash Yatra with immediate effect. A pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh was killed after being hit by a shooting stone on the Yatra route. With this, the death toll of pilgrims on the Yatra has risen to five. This year recorded the highest number of pilgrims 7,316. Sources said that 31-year-old Gaurav, a resident of Aditya World City in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, died after sustaining injuries from a sho