Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) An Income Tax Department search operation is underway at the Lucknow residence of Uma Shankar Singh, the only Bahujan Samaj Party legislator in Uttar Pradesh.
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Wednesday wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, seeking strict action after a video surfaced showing staff and locals offering namaz inside the electricity department office of the Malegaon Municipal Corporation.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a case related to alleged non-compliance of summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a two-day visit to Israel, the BJP on Wednesday said that the visit would not only strengthen trade ties between India and Israel but also deepen cultural and civilisational bonds between the two nations.
Bhopal, Feb 25 (IANS) Continuing his sharp criticism of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi amid the controversy over the shirtless protest by Youth Congress workers during the recent AI Summit in New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said the Congress “never misses an opportunity to tarnish the country’s image”.
Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, alleging that the Nehru-Gandhi family has historically carried out “compromised missions” that prioritised their personal and political interests over those of the nation. Nabin referred to Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, as the “poster boy of negative politics” and accused the family for what he described as decades of compromising India’s national interests.
Tokyo/Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on the first day of his Japan visit, held extensive discussions with CEOs of leading Japanese firms and sought their active participation and involvement in immense investment possibilities that lie in the state in the form of logistics parks, warehousing, multi-modal transport infrastructure, and medical device manufacturing.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday called out Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for what the party described as "selective outrage" over the Israel-Gaza conflict, claiming that one might carry a "fake Gandhi surname" but that would not ensure "conviction and the courage".
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over references to “corruption in the judiciary” in a newly introduced Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), remarking that no one would be permitted to “defame or denigrate” the institution.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Union Cabinet has cleared the proposal to rename Kerala as 'Keralam', paving the way for a constitutional amendment in Parliament and triggering a fresh political debate. While the BJP welcomed the decision as recognition of the state’s cultural and linguistic identity, the Congress alleged a “dual policy,” questioning why a similar long-pending demand to rename West Bengal has not received the Centre’s approval.
