Lucknow, March 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday lambasted Akhilesh Yadav, asking the Samajwadi Party chief to explain why gas cylinders were allegedly being found at the residences of several SP leaders even as he (Yadav) accused the government of failing to ensure adequate LPG supply.
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday sharply criticised the Congress party over what he described as its post-Independence "black deeds", beginning with the events surrounding the escape of the 14th Dalai Lama from Tibet on March 17, 1959, during an uprising against Chinese rule, an episode that later strained relations between India and China.
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The situation in Afghanistan is going from bad to worse and in the latest attack by Pakistan, 400 people were killed in an airstrike. Officials said this escalation is a dramatic one and signals that Pakistan has no plans of stopping the war that it got into with Afghanistan.
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) A shocking incident has come to light in Mumbai, where a 42-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by pushing her in front of an approaching local train following a domestic dispute. The accused fled the scene immediately after the incident but was later arrested in Surat by the Railway Police STF.
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill-2026 was passed after a heated debate on late Monday night in the state Legislative Assembly. The ruling Mahayuti government strongly defended the necessity of the Bill to curb the unlawful and forced conversion, while cracks surfaced within the Maha Vikas Aghadi government after the Shiv Sena(UBT) extended its support, but other allies, including Congress, NCP(SP) and Samajwadi Party, opposed the bill.
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Indian-flagged LPG tanker, the Nanda Devi, which departed from Qatar carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is expected to arrive from the Strait of Hormuz at Kandla Port in Gujarat on Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Monday highlighted the importance of INTERPOL liaison officers in strengthening international cooperation against transnational crime while addressing the 12th INTERPOL Liaison Officers Conference organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi.
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) The Maharashtra government owes the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) a total of Rs 10,931 crore in pending dues, the Legislative Council was informed on Monday, with the state assuring that the amount will be released in phases.
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday clarified that the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, is not directed against any specific religion.
Gandhinagar/Bhuj, March 16 (IANS) An LPG carrier, Shivalik, arrived safely at Mundra port in Gujarat on Monday after navigating the strategically sensitive Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions in West Asia, a development highlighted in the state Legislative Assembly by government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani.
