Chennai, June 16 (IANS) Yielding to demands from farmers’ organisations and political parties, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday announced a major expansion of the state's crop loan waiver scheme, extending full relief to crop loans up to Rs 75,000 availed through cooperative banks by small, marginal, and other farmers.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s alleged act of sacrilege, pertaining to Sikh Gurus’ images, has drawn widespread condemnation and denunciation from all quarters. Both the BJP and Congress took strong objection to his 'religious misconduct' and justified his labelling as “Guru Drohi” and “anti-Khalsa Panth” by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal authority of the Sikh community.
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Amid the buzz and speculation over ‘Operation Tiger’ intensifying in Maharashtra, suggesting more MPs and MLAs are ready to abandon the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp, a startling claim from SS (Shinde camp) MLC Krupal Tumane has sent political temperatures soaring within the Opposition ranks.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A day after Slovakia conferred its highest honour, the Order of the White Double Cross (1st Class), on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to the Central European nation, NDA leaders described it as a "recognition for crores of Indians".
Chennai, June 16 (IANS) 'We The Leaders' founder K. Annamalai on Tuesday criticised the extensive security arrangements announced for the NEET retest scheduled on June 21, arguing that the measures could increase anxiety among students instead of restoring confidence in the examination process.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 16 (IANS) Kerala’s first woman Director General of Police and now BJP councillor R. Sreelekha has alleged that the stories of Malayalam actor Shane Nigam’s films 'Dridham' and 'Bhoothakaalam' were copied from her works.
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Marking '12 years of Naya Bharat Nirman,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the past decade has witnessed record infrastructure development across the country and reaffirmed the government's commitment to building next-generation infrastructure to realise the vision of a 'Viksit Bharat.'
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday strongly condemned the egg attack on party MLA Kunal Ghosh outside former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence in Kolkata, alleging BJP's involvement and raising questions over the security arrangements in the area.
Amaravati, June 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday condemned remarks made by former minister Gudivada Amarnath on state Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 16 (IANS) In a candid admission after the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) electoral setback, former Minister P. Rajeev has acknowledged that several political assessments of the CPI(M) went wrong, including the campaign slogan, ‘Who else is there apart from the LDF?’, which the party now believes failed to strike the intended chord with voters.
