Politics

Janajatiya Gaurav Diwas: PM Modi's selfie with members of Irula tribe draws attention

Janajatiya Gaurav Diwas: PM Modi's selfie with members of Irula tribe draws attention

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programme in Bihar's Jamui district on Friday, and paid tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary.

Nov 15, 2024

Rahul Gandhi to begin Maharashtra poll campaign today from Nagpur

After caste census, Dalits, tribals, poor will recognise their true strength: Rahul Gandhi in J'khand

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a rally in Meharma, Godda district, Jharkhand, on Friday, declared that the day a caste census is conducted, it will transform the country's political landscape and promised to increase reservation for STs, SCs and OBCs.

Nov 15, 2024

Prez Murmu pays tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

Who was Birsa Munda, whose 'Ulgulan' declared the end of British rule in Jharkhand?

Birsa Munda, who led a popular revolt in the early 20th century that declared the end of British rule over large parts of the region and the beginning of 'Abua Raj' (self-rule).

Nov 15, 2024

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy

'Kaala' remark: Kumaraswamy reacts, slams 'shameless' Cong ministers for defending racist jibe

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, breaking his silence over the racial slur hurled at him, slammed the Karnataka tourism minister Zameer Ahmad Khan and also those defending his disparaging remarks.

Nov 15, 2024

Attack on SDM: Members of RAS Association meet Rajasthan CM

Attack on SDM: Members of RAS Association meet Rajasthan CM

Members of the Rajasthan Administrative Service Association (RAS), who have been on strike for two days, met Chief Minister B Sharma on Friday.

Nov 15, 2024

K'taka: Cong divided to introduce 'green cess' on drinking water; BJP condemns move IANS IANS

K'taka Govt seeks to introduce 'green cess' on drinking water to save 'Western Ghats'; BJP condemns move

As the Karnataka government wants to impose a 'green cess' on drinking water to save the Western Ghats, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has condemned the decision.

Nov 15, 2024

Elephant

'If jumbo guidelines are implemented, temple festivals will not happen as before': Kerala Minister

Hours after Kerala High Court restrained the use of elephants in the state's temples on the pretext of tradition, State Revenue Minister K. Rajan said on Friday that temple festivals will not happen as they were happening till now.

Nov 15, 2024

Prez Murmu pays tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas: Prez Murmu pays tribute to Birsa Munda on birth anniversary

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday paid floral tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda at Parliament House in New Delhi on his birth anniversary, observed nationwide as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.'

Nov 15, 2024

PM Modi to inaugurate 1st Bodoland Mahotsav in Delhi tomorrow

PM Modi pays tributes to Birsa Munda; to launch Rs 6,640 Cr projects in Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda, a towering figure in the freedom struggle, on the commencement of the 150th birth anniversary year celebrations of the iconic leader for tribal empowerment.

Nov 15, 2024

Trump names vaccine-sceptic with eccentric ideas to head Health Department

Trump names Robert F. Kennedy Jr to head Health Department, strengthens anti-vaccine lobby

US President-elect Donald Trump is handing over the Health Department to the eccentric scion of the Kennedy clan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who advocates unconventional ideas including opposition to vaccines.

Nov 15, 2024

PM Modi to inaugurate 1st Bodoland Mahotsav in Delhi tomorrow

PM Modi to inaugurate 1st Bodoland Mahotsav in Delhi tomorrow

Five thousand cultural, linguistic and art enthusiasts will celebrate the rich Bodo culture at the 1st Bodoland Mahotsav to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday.

Nov 14, 2024

Maha polls: Cracks among minority leaders as AIMPLB member backs MVA

Maha polls: Cracks among minority leaders as AIMPLB member backs MVA

A day after a prominent Muslim intellectual extended support to 269 candidates of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for the Maharashtra Assembly polls, differences cropped up among other leaders of different backgrounds.

Nov 14, 2024

Congress leader's statement on subsidized gas cylinders to infiltrators in Jharkhand triggers massive political storm

Jharkhand: Congress leader's LPG cylinder promise to infiltrators sparks a storm

While Jharkhand remains in the midst of election season, Jharkhand Congress in-charge Ghulam Ahmad Mir has sparked a political storm with his poll promise for even the infiltrators in the state.

Nov 14, 2024

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court extends Amanatullah Khan's ED custody by 3 days

Delhi Waqf Board money-laundering case: Court orders release of AAP legislator Amanatullah Khan

In a relief to AAP legislator Amanatullah Khan, a court here on Thursday refused to take cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him in connection with the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case.

Nov 14, 2024

TN to introduce tag system for patient attendants in govt hospitals

TN to introduce tag system for patient attendants in govt hospitals

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian announced that a tag system for patient attendants will be introduced in a phased manner across all government medical colleges.

Nov 14, 2024

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