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'Will Rs 1 per kg potato create $1 trillion economy', SP chief's taunt at UP govt over farmers' mounting distress

IANS | August 11, 2026 12:06 PM

Lucknow/New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a bitter critique of the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, over the worsening condition of potato farmers in the state, claiming that falling market prices, rising input costs and inadequate government procurement have pushed growers into severe financial distress.

Waving 'Rahul Gandhi bhago mat' posters, NDA MPs stage protest march in Parliament premises

IANS | August 11, 2026 11:20 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA MPs staged a protest on Tuesday, with multiple lawmakers heading towards the Parliament's Makar Dwar, carrying placards with slogans like "Grah Mantri ki Charcha se Rahul Gandhi bhago mat (Rahul Gandhi, don't run away from Home Minister's reply)".

'Cover-up or action': Nishikant Dubey raises questions over Jharkhand paper leak accused arrest

IANS | August 11, 2026 11:18 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday raised questions over the arrest of one of the accused in the alleged Jharkhand paper leak case and sought answers from Chief Minister Hemant Soren regarding the involvement of senior officials.

History will remember Dr Manmohan Singh kindly, as the most consequential Prime Minister: Sonia Gandhi

IANS | August 11, 2026 11:10 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that history will indeed remember former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh kindly as a quiet, gentle, but a most consequential Prime Minister.

Maharashtra TET paper leak: Police training institute owner arrested in Solapur

IANS | August 11, 2026 10:09 AM

Bhiwandi, Aug 11 (IANS) Police in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi have arrested Prakash Pawar, director of a Solapur-based Police Training Institute, in connection with the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) question paper leak case, officials said on Tuesday.

BJP calls Jharkhand Bandh to protest police action on students; party workers take to streets

IANS | August 11, 2026 9:51 AM

Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday called for a statewide bandh in Jharkhand to protest the alleged police action against students during the JPSC-JSSC aspirants' protest in Ranchi.

NDA's 'Mangal Milan' meet begins with 'Vande Mataram' slogans

IANS | August 11, 2026 9:49 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The NDA Parliamentary Party's 'Mangal Milan' meeting is underway at the Parliament Library Building (PLB). This comes as the ruling alliance chalks out a strategy for the remaining two days of the ongoing Monsoon Session.

Son brutally murders elderly mother in Maharashtra's Vashi; arrested

IANS | August 11, 2026 9:44 AM

Navi Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) In a shocking case, a man allegedly murdered his mother by strangling her and repeatedly smashing her head against the floor in Juhu Village, Vashi, in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai.

AI-enabled GeM platform to make public procurement more efficient, cost-effective

IANS | August 11, 2026 9:31 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) An AI-driven Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) platform would help buyers and sellers make more intelligent use of the procurement process and the latest technologies, according to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.

CJP founder criticises police action on Jharkhand students, calls it 'suppression of democratic rights'

IANS | August 11, 2026 9:26 AM

Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke spoke to student leader Devendra Nath Mahato, who is undergoing treatment at the hospital amid his indefinite hunger strike in Jharkhand against the examination-related irregularities. This came as police resorted to a lathi charge on peacefully protesting students in Ranchi.

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'Will Rs 1 per kg potato create $1 trillion economy', SP chief's taunt at UP govt over farmers' mounting distress

Waving 'Rahul Gandhi bhago mat' posters, NDA MPs stage protest march in Parliament premises

'Cover-up or action': Nishikant Dubey raises questions over Jharkhand paper leak accused arrest

History will remember Dr Manmohan Singh kindly, as the most consequential Prime Minister: Sonia Gandhi

Maharashtra TET paper leak: Police training institute owner arrested in Solapur

BJP calls Jharkhand Bandh to protest police action on students; party workers take to streets

NDA's 'Mangal Milan' meet begins with 'Vande Mataram' slogans

Son brutally murders elderly mother in Maharashtra's Vashi; arrested

AI-enabled GeM platform to make public procurement more efficient, cost-effective

CJP founder criticises police action on Jharkhand students, calls it 'suppression of democratic rights'

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