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Bihar Assembly poll campaign puts spotlight on tenant farmers' rights

Campaigning for the Bihar polls has put spotlight on tenant farmers' rights, even as tenancy legalisation remains contentious

The importance of being Nitish: Absence from rallies keeps Bihar guessing

Nitish Kumar's absence from Narendra Modi's recent rallies in Bihar has raised eyebrows. Archis Mohan's ground report looks at why it's still too early to write off the Bihar CM

Anant Singh: Mokama's 'Chhote Sarkar' back in spotlight after murder arrest

Anant Kumar Singh, the Mokama strongman and JD(U) candidate, faces renewed scrutiny after his arrest in a murder case, reigniting debate on Bihar's bahubali politics

Congress slams Delhi govt's cloud seeding experiment, calls it 'cruel joke'

Winter cloud seeding certainly looks very dramatic and gives the impression that something is demonstrably being done by the government, says Jairam Ramesh

Day not far when India will be free from Maoist terror, says PM Modi

Modi said he was deeply satisfied that Chhattisgarh was breaking free from the clutches of Naxal violence which had caused immense suffering to the state for over five decades

Odisha working to make every woman financially independent: CM Majhi

He added that Odisha has achieved unprecedented success by creating 17 lakh Lakhpati Didis in a very short time under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship scheme Lakhpati Didi Yojana

Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan to visit Kerala from November 3-4

This will be the Vice President's maiden visit to Kerala after assuming office

On statehood day, CM Yadav unveils vision document for 'developed' MP

The CM said 2025 is being celebrated in MP as the Year of Investment and Employment

26,000 govt jobs created in last 4 years in Uttarakhand, says CM Dhami

Dhami shared the numbers at a press conference here held to mark the beginning of the silver jubilee celebrations of the establishment of Uttarakhand

BJP-RSS had no role in freedom, misusing Sardar Patel's legacy: Congress

Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at the Modi government and claimed that since 2014 especially, history has been subject to brazen misrepresentation and distortion by "G2 and their ecosystem"

Priyanka Gandhi urges women to unite as a collective political force

She also said that women's efforts are often unrecognised, irrespective of their family or social status but, it is the women who stand strong whenever the family or society faces problems

Cabinet sub-committee on PM SHRI meant to deceive CPI, says Satheesan

Satheesan was referring to the CPI(M)-led Left government's decision a day ago to put on hold the implementation of the PM SHRI scheme after facing stiff resistance from its ally, CPI

BJP hits out at CM Siddaramaiah after KSTDC promotes Wayanad travel package

BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in Assembly, R Ashoka asked Siddaramaiah as to how long will Karnataka tolerate a Chief Minister who behaves like 'Wayanad's District Collector and fund raiser'

Assam CM, Priyank Kharge trade barbs amid row over semiconductor projects

Priyank Kharge sparked controversy with remarks questioning the decision to set up semiconductor industries in Assam and Gujarat instead of Bengaluru

Kerala govt to review implementation of PM SHRI scheme, says CM Vijayan

He said a seven-member Cabinet sub-committee has been constituted to study the implementation of the central school scheme

Muslims should support BSP instead of SP, Congress to defeat BJP: Mayawati

The former CM alleged that both the SP and Congress have historically pursued politics that is 'anti-Dalit, anti-backward, and anti-Muslim'

AAP raises doubts over Delhi cloud seeding exercise after no outcome

For the past few days, it was said that cloud seeding had been done in various areas of Delhi, but there was no rain anywhere, Saurabh Bharadwaj said

'Last 20 yrs were about infra growth, next five will be about prosperity'

Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary says there's no anti-incumbency against Nitish Kumar and that the next five years will focus on prosperity after two decades of infrastructure-led growth

Bypolls on 12 MCD wards on November 30, results on December 3: Delhi EC

Bypolls will be held at Mundka, Shalimar Bagh-B, Ashok Vihar, Chandni Chowk, Chandni Mahal, Dwarka-B, Dichaon Kalan, Naraina, Sangam Vihar-A, Dakshin Puri, Greater Kailash and Vinod Nagar

'Specious argument': Congress slams Shah's defence of Great Nicobar project

The opposition party's attack on the government came a day after over 70 scientists, environmentalists and former bureaucrats urged the government to reconsider the Great Nicobar Island project