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Shiv Sena ad claims Shinde more preferred as Maharashtra CM over Fadnavis

The advertisement carries Sena's bow-and-arrow symbol and images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Shinde. It has no image or photo of Shiv Sena founder late Balasaheb Thackeray

Bengal education dept orders to stop paying salaries to Guv appointed V-Cs

The tension between the state govt and the Governor House started mounting soon after the Governor, by virtue of being the chancellor of all state universities, appointed vice-chancellors

Cong hits back at govt over ex-Twitter CEO claims over 'raiding' its office

Congress on Tuesday mounted pressure on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre over the former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's remarks and asked if the Narendra Modi government will answer

Fadnavis falsely claiming that warkaris weren't lathi-charged in Pune: Cong

Fadnavis had denied reports of lathi-charge and maintained that it was a minor scuffle

IAF choppers sought to douse fire raging at Satpura Bhawan, Congress slams

The six-storey Satpura Bhawan, where at least half a dozen departments of the Madhya Pradesh government are located, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday, resulting in damage to official records

UP govt woos diaspora to expand pool of investment beyond big firms

The state is reaching out to its NRIs to contribute towards its socioeconomic development by making investments in different sectors, especially infrastructure.

Manipur CM urges for peace, announces prefabricated homes for displaced

Manipur CM N Biren Singh on Monday asked people to move on and give peace a chance while announcing setting up of prefabricated temporary homes in 15 days for people, displaced in the ethnic violence

Modi govt scaled up welfare schemes keeping poor in focus: Meghwal

The Narendra Modi government scaled up various welfare schemes keeping the poor in focus and expedited their implementation, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Monday.

AAP govt acting against Constitution, says Guv; Punjab CM Mann hits back

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday accused the AAP government of acting against Constitution for not responding to his letters

Allotted 150 acres for AIIMS but Centre rejected it, says Nitish Kumar

While BJP is levelling allegations against JD-U MPs for the shifting of the proposed AIIMS in Darbhanga, Bihar CM claimed that his govt allotted land with good road connectivity but Centre rejected it

Rural outreach turns youthful as Assembly polls near in Rajasthan

Those who fall in the age group 18-40 and have passed the senior secondary exam can apply for this programme. A total of 2,500 candidates are expected to be selected in the first phase

Priyanka kickstarts MP campaign with 5 promises that delivered victory

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi kick-started party's poll campaign for Madhya Pradesh Asembly polls with five promises on the line of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, where it won recently

'Defamatory' remarks against PM: HC extends relief to Rahul till Aug 2

The Bombay High Court on Monday extended till August 2 the interim relief granted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearance before a court

PM Modi's US visit will decide contour of future of India-US relationship

The first state visit of PM Modi to US is likely to be a defining moment for the Indo-US relationship and both sides are working on a robust outcome document that may take up matters

West Bengal election panel may extend rural poll nomination date by day

The State Election Commission told Calcutta High Court that it can extend the last date of filing nominations for panchayat polls in West Bengal by a day to June 16

BJP promotes implementation of welfare schemes, targets Cong for corruption

BJP, which has been promoting achievements of Modi govt for 9 years, has once again targeted Cong. It claimed that the Modi government has implemented various welfare schemes during the last 9 years

Priyanka Gandhi attacks MP's BJP govt with '21 jobs, 225 scams' jibe

Cong general secretary Priyanka kickstarted her party's campaign for year-end Assembly polls in MP with rally in Jabalpur where she accused the Shivraj Chouhan government of being mired in corruption

CM Shivraj's scams list is longer than PM Modi's abuses: Priyanka Gandhi

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh's 'scams list is longer than Prime Minister Narendra Modi's abuses', said Congress national General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur on Monday

Several from BJP attended rally against Centre's ordinance, claims Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that even BJP workers and supporters participated in the AAP's rally held here a day ago since they were unhappy with the Centre's ordinance

AAP's politics solely dependent on educating children: Delhi CM Kejriwal

Neither the BJP nor the Congress talked about education during their respective tenures in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal said, while asserting that his govt's politics is solely dependent on educating