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West Bengal floods: Mamata points finger at Jharkhand; Assam CM hits back

Mamata Banerjee raised concerns about the sudden and huge release of water from Tenughat, which has already started flooding Bengal

Union min Reddy chairs BJP's J&K Assembly election manifesto committee meet

Reddy, who is also BJP's assembly election in-charge for J&K, said the party believes in the participation of common people in its policymaking

New criminal laws will be India's biggest 21st-century reform: HM Shah

Shah was addressing a gathering after launching the e-evidence, Nyay Setu, Nyay Shruti and e-Summon apps for the three new criminal laws here

Febi expects to become the go-to agency for EU companies in India

A 2024 survey of German companies in India flagged bureaucratic hurdles, high corruption, and the tax system as the three biggest obstacles to doing business in India

'Vetri' for Kamala Harris: Ancestral village in TN awaits her triumph

Prayers, posters, and political hopes - Shine Jacob discovers how Thulasendrapuram is rooting for her presidential bid in US

Govt set to amend Waqf law to usher in more transparency, gender diversity

The Bill to amend the Wakf Act, 1995, will make it mandatory for Waqf boards to register their properties with district collectors to ensure their actual valuation

Cauldron of Dalit politics boiling after Supreme Court's judgment

The ruling on sub-classification within SCs and STs has sparked sharp reactions from several political parties and activists alike

Bills to amend banking, oilfield laws likely in Parliament this week

A bill to amend banking laws, another to amend the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, and a third to provide for the representation of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Goa Assembly

Give AAP a chance in Haryana Assembly polls: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

Mann cited the programmes of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) governments in Punjab and Delhi and highlighted that party national convener Arvind Kejriwal was born in the state

Concept of passive governor is gone, says WB Governor Ananda Bose

Bose, who has had frequent run-ins with the Trinamool Congress government in the state, also delved into their strained relations

Delhi LG inspects drains in Nizamuddin, calls ground reality shameful

In a series of posts on X, Saxena said he visited and inspected the Barapulla, Kushak and Sunehri drains and the historic Barapulla bridge at Nizamuddin today

Assam govt to bring law soon for life imprisonment in 'love jihad' cases

Speaking at the state BJP executive meet here, he said, We spoke about love jihad' during the elections. Soon, we will bring a law, which will award life imprisonment in such cases

NDA will form government again in 2029, says Home Minister Amit Shah

Lauding the Modi government for its works, he said, "I want to say that the 10- year period from 2014 to 2024 will be inscribed in golden letters in history of our country's development."

Bring reservation in fourth-class jobs in private sector: Anupriya Patel

Patel said that when recruitment on these posts are done through outsourcing, no reservation law is followed

Fadnavis taking political vengeance by using ex-cop Waze: Deshmukh

Deshmukh resigned as home minister in 2021 after Param Bir Singh accused him of setting a target to collect Rs 100 crore a month from bars and restaurants in the city.

Youth's future reduced to mere 'revenue-raising' exercise by govt: Congress

In an answer to the Rajya Sabha, the Union MoS for Education revealed that the NTA collected an estimated Rs 3,512.98 crore, while it spent Rs 3,064.77 crore on the conduct of examinations

BJP cites UPA rule to reject national disaster status for Wayanad landslide

Muraleedharan said that the Central government will extend all necessary assistance to the affected state governments

Modi govt cannot persist with 'cavalier implementation' of schemes: Cong

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has revealed some startling facts about PM-KUSUM

Nitish aide slams Tejashwi's yatra plan aimed at highlighting NDA's failure

State minister Ashok Choudhary on Saturday came out with a statement attacking Yadav, a day after the RJD leader announced his plans to undertake the yatra from August 15

Limit chemical fertiliser use, promote organic farming: Ramnath Thakur

Union Minister Ramnath Thakur maintained that budgetary allocation for the agriculture sector has increased manifold under the BJP-led NDA government