Jaipur, Nov 12 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday questioned the BJP-led state government over what he termed an "unprecedented gap" between polling, vote counting, and the elections for district council chairpersons and panchayat samiti heads in the ongoing Panchayati Raj polls.
Shillong, Nov 12 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday said teachers would play a decisive role in shaping the future of the state's young generation, as he handed over appointment letters to 213 newly selected Assistant Professors and Lecturers for government colleges.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Making a scathing attack on main Opposition Congress and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the previous Congress-led government of selectively invoking the Constitution while claiming ownership over democratic values.
Tadepalli (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 12 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leader and former minister Gudivada Amarnath slammed Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Minister Nara Lokesh for turning investment summits into taxpayer-funded publicity events, recycling massive investment figures without delivering actual investments or jobs.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that previous governments remained content merely with farmers filling the country’s granaries, but that approach is no longer sufficient.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underlined that making agriculture “smart” and empowering farmers is essential for national progress, citing a World Bank study that showed 50 crore people in India have moved out of poverty.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tarun Chugh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) President Sam Pitroda, after the latter questioned the relevance of repeatedly revisiting the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, remarking that pain does not have an "expiry date".
Visakhapatnam, Nov 12 (IANS) ‘Made in India’ civilian aircraft will take to the skies within the next two years, Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu announced here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a review meeting on law and order and policing, along with Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu, at the Delhi Police Headquarters, a source said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) For years, farmers in Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh have found themselves at the centre of Delhi-NCR's annual pollution debate – especially if one of these states were ruled by a different political party – over the issue of burning crop stubble between agricultural cycles.
