Rahul Gandhi misled nation with ‘Constitution will be changed’ lie: Ramdas Athawale

IANS | August 10, 2025 7:18 PM

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has taken a sharp aim at opposition leaders, including Sharad Pawar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, and other INDIA bloc leaders. In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Athawale slammed the opposition for spreading what he called “false narratives” to mislead the public and also shared key details of his recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

RSETI’s free vocational training brings new hope to rural women

IANS | August 10, 2025 6:46 PM

Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 10 (IANS) Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing women empowerment initiative, rural women in Burhanpur district are scripting a new chapter of self-reliance. With the assistance from Ministry of Rural Development, a specialised beauty parlour training programme is being conducted for hundreds of housewives and young girls across the district at the RSETI (Rural Self Employment Training Institutes).

Women in Jaunpur lead the way in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ flag production

IANS | August 10, 2025 5:10 PM

Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 10 (IANS) With Independence Day approaching, women from rural self-help groups (SHGs) in Jaunpur are making a significant contribution to the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. Under the centrally sponsored National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), 68 SHGs have taken up the task of making national flags, ahead of the government’s massive nationwide flag-hoisting initiative scheduled for August 13, 14, and 15.

Will return land to farmers in Punjab if Akali Dal comes to power: Sukhbir Badal

IANS | August 9, 2025 7:15 PM

Baba Bakala (Punjab), Aug 9 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Saturday assured Punjabis that once they form a SAD government in Punjab it would return all land acquired by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to farmers on the same pattern in which it had returned land acquired for the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal to the farmers in 2016.

Gehlot questions EC's impartiality, accuses poll panel of bias (Ld)

IANS | August 8, 2025 11:09 PM

Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, backing Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, has raised serious concerns over the neutrality of the Election Commission, alleging that its conduct has changed ever since a Union Minister was included in the committee for selecting the Chief Election Commissioner.