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J&K may not get statehood as BJP did not win Assembly polls: Omar Abdullah

Abdullah said the biggest challenge before his 11-month-old government is that Jammu and Kashmir is not a state

Congress holds CWC in Patna to discuss Bihar elections, 'vote chori'

The focus of the deliberations is likely to be on Bihar, the party's campaign strategy, future polls and ramping up the attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over vote chori

Bihar minister slaps legal notice on Prashant Kishor over land deal remarks

At a press conference on September 19, Kishor accused Choudhary of involvement in an irregular land deal worth ₹200 crore

Rahul Gandhi links rising unemployment, corruption to 'vote theft'

In a post on X in Hindi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said unemployment is the biggest problem facing youth in India and it is directly linked to "vote chori"

Amaravati makes a 'quantum' leap to build and export computers in 2 years

Chandrababu Naidu said Amaravati Quantum Valley will build India's first quantum computers and begin exports within two years, with $1 billion investment by 2029

Odisha speaker rejects Congress no-confidence motion against BJP govt

Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Monday rejected the opposition Congress's notice seeking to move a no-confidence motion' against the 15-month-old BJP government in the state.

GST 2.0: BJP leaders celebrate, opposition alleges 'undue credit'

Congress accused that the 'limited' reform comes eight years too late; Vaishnaw pointed to the significantly higher tax rates under the UPA government

BJP calls Karnataka caste census 'divisive and unfortunate' move by Cong

BY Vijayaendra termed the caste census as the "misadventure" of the state government, despite it not having any powers to conduct such a survey

Over 70% voter turnout marked in Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council polls

The final turnout figure is awaited as people who entered polling booths before the 4 pm deadline were allowed to cast their votes, they said

UPA regime unleashed tax terror: Ashwini Vaishnaw hits out at Opposition

During a press conference at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, Vaishnaw said the entire nation is celebrating the reforms introduced in recent budgets

Inherent habit of Congress to abandon difficult development work : PM Modi

PM Modi alleged the border villages were neglected by successive Congress governments, leading to the migration of people from these areas

Rajnath Singh says PoK will naturally come to India without any aggression

The minister noted that the people in the region themselves have been expressing a desire for freedom from the current administration

Will you give up foreign goods: Kejriwal takes jibe over PM's swadeshi call

Questioning the American companies operating in India, he said that the public expects action from the Prime Minister

Akhilesh questions BJP on GST collections, seeks clarity on usage of money

The GST Council, comprising Centre and states, has decided to reduce tax rates on goods and services, from September 22 -- the first day of Navratri

LAC, China on mind, PM Modi to visit Northeast for second time this month

Modi's visit to Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura comes amid the Centre's renewed focus on the region, with India's neighbouring nations Bangladesh and Myanmar in ferment. Archis Mohan writes

Will PM address Trump's ceasefire claims, H-1B visa concerns: Congress

PM Modi address will come on the eve of Navratri, the day from when the revised GST rates will kick in

Telangana govt blames Centre for inaction on US H-1B visa fee hike

State IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, who condemned Trump's move, said it would have an adverse impact on Indian tech companies and job aspirants

Prashant Bhushan alleges high-level corruption in Bihar land deal

He also stressed the need for "transparency and fairness" in the state's mechanism for land acquisition, and suggested that a commission be set up to ensure the affected people got enough compensation

Rahul Gandhi accuses EC of withholding data from CID in Karnataka vote row

Gyanesh Kumar is the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and he is not providing the information sought by the police, the Congress MP claimed

TN secures investments worth ₹30,000 cr in shipbuilding sector: TRB Rajaa

The Minister recalled Chief Minister M K Stalin's comments at the TN Rising-Tuticorin conclave in August, where he pledged to esablsih a company to promote shipbuilding sector in the state