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International Women's Day: Centre, states unveil women-focused schemes

The Delhi government is slated to flag off Mahila Samriddhi Yojana while the Maharashtra Assembly will hold a day long special discussion on women's issues on Saturday to mark IWD

Constitution prevents passing law mandating local hiring: Gujarat minister

Chaudhary wanted to know how many industrial units had violated the GR on local hiring in Sabarkantha and Kheda districts, and what action the government took against such entities

BSP controlled by BJP, says Udit Raj, asks Akash Anand to join Congress

A day after Akash Anand's removal, Mayawati on Monday said she expelled him "in the interest of the party and the movement"

Raise state's share in central taxes to 48%: MP CM to Finance Commission

Asserting that MP was progressing rapidly in the fields of agriculture, infrastructure, education, health, forest, tourism, urban development and industrial development

From Telangana to Gujarat, states compete fiercely for new-age investments

Over the past two years, states, have intensified their competition to attract particularly in new-age industries, such as mobile phone and laptop assembly, semiconductor manufacturing and packaging

Rahul Gandhi fined Rs 200 for missing hearing in Savarkar defamation case

Rahul Gandhi has been accused of making derogatory statements about Savarkar during a rally in Akola, Maharashtra, as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra campaign in 2022

'Marathi is Mumbai's language': Fadnavis amid row over RSS leader's remarks

Fadnavis was speaking in the state assembly, in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) member Bhaskar Jadhav's demand that the government clarify its stand on senior RSS leader Suresh Joshi's comment

PDP holds protest march over BJP leader's remarks on 1931 'martyrs'

Led by PDP leader Iltija Mufti, party leaders and activists marched from the party head office here towards the Lal Chowk City centre but were stopped by police near Polo View

Cong cites IMF report to slam govt; calls for boosting consumption, policy

Jairam Ramesh said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has devoted an entire section to Reigniting Private Investment in India

'Hindi zealots are true anti-nationals': MK Stalin amid language row

In a long post on X, DMK chief MK Stalin recalled the 1967 Tamil language protests led by party founder CN Annadurai and urged Tamil Nadu to rise against the alleged 'imposition of Hindi'

SP MLA Abu Azmi says suspension arbitrary, alleges threats to life, family

Earlier on Wednesday, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar suspended Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for the entire duration of the ongoing budget session

PM Modi hails BJP's performance in MLC polls in Telangana, praises efforts

BJP has won two out of three Members of the Legislative Council (MLC) seats in Telangana

Cong forms assets dept, names ex-MP Vijay Inder Singla as in-charge

Singla is also the joint treasurer of the Congress party, along with senior party leader Ajay Maken

RSS top body meet to discuss 'Hindu awakening', centenary plans from Mar 21

The RSS will complete 100 years of its foundation on Vijayadashami (Dussehra) this year

LS delimitation: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin moots Joint Action Committee of MPs

Moving a resolution, Stalin said that in the event of increase in the number of seats in Parliament, 1971 Census should be the basis for it

WATCH: Mani Shankar Aiyar calls Rajiv Gandhi 'two-time failure', sparks row

It is not the first time when Congress had to face embarrassment because of Mani Shankar Aiyar's remarks

Indian economy could gain $1 trillion from AI, says Nishikant Dubey

Nishikant Dubey said the panel at its meeting on Wednesday deliberated on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on banking, revenue and other related sectors

Centre, Kerala govt clash over pending ASHA workers' incentive funds

Talking to reporters in Kollam, Balagopal said that the Centre had yet to release Rs 100 crore in pending payments

Munde resignation eyewash, he'll be back after case cools down: Sena UBT

Neither Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis nor his deputy Ajit Pawar, who heads the NCP, can claim that resignation was sought on moral grounds,

EC to use digital platforms to enhance capacity building of stakeholders

The Election Commission on Wednesday said it will use digital mediums, including audio books, to enhance capacity building of its functionaries and various stakeholders at all levels.