New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday accused the opposition of repeatedly disrupting Parliament proceedings and preventing the House from functioning during the ongoing Monsoon Session.
Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) MLA, Anant Singh, on Tuesday said that the BJP's defeat in the Bankipur Assembly bye-election could have been avoided if party chief and Rajya Sabha MP, Nitish Kumar, had continued as the Chief Minister of Bihar, claiming that public dissatisfaction over the change in leadership in the state played a decisive role in the outcome.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC on Tuesday criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener and former Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, over his proposed march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence against the E20 petrol issue. She accused Kejriwal of spreading misinformation and claimed that the government had done nothing wrong.
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) The summer of 2026 is going to be remembered for a long time in Jammu and Kashmir because of the devastating cloudbursts that became a routine rather than an exception for the people living in the union territory. To date, 35 cloudbursts have occurred in the union territory, in which 31 people lost their lives.
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly and DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin was taken for questioning by police from his Neelankarai residence in Chennai on Tuesday in connection with a case registered over his purportedly derogatory remarks against Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and a woman actor, Trisha.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Major General (Retd.) G.D. Bakshi has alleged that Pakistan's strategy behind recent terror attacks is to incite communal unrest in India by selectively targeting victims based on their religion. Referring to the terror attacks in Pahalgam and Kulgam, the former Army officer said the objective was to provoke retaliatory violence, disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir, and damage the region's economy by hurting tourism. However, Indians saw through Islamabad's evil designs and maintained peace.
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Massive CCTV coverage around the Chinar Park residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in the northern outskirts of Kolkata prevented suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) associate Hamim Mondal from capturing photos and videos of the house or the adjacent area, especially the approach-ways.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 4 (IANS) Even as political parties trade charges over the handling of the latest floods, a larger and more fundamental question has resurfaced in Kerala. Has the state really become better prepared to deal with natural disasters despite spending years building institutions and investing heavily in disaster resilience after the devastating 2018 floods?
Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) Following Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor’s decisive victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election, leaders from both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Opposition parties reacted on Tuesday, offering differing interpretations of the result. While NDA leaders described the outcome as part of the natural cycle of electoral politics and called for introspection, Opposition leaders said the verdict reflected the growing public mood against the government.
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Hamim Mondal, the suspected Jaish‑e‑Mohammed (JeM) associate, who was arrested last week from Burdwan in West Burdwan district, used to target new and upcoming models for honey-trapping politically and socially influential persons in West Bengal.
