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Virendra Sachdeva slams AAP over failure in Punjab's cash transfer scheme

This comes after AAP leaders criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party for not implementing the financial aid scheme of providing Rs 2,500 per month to women in Delhi

'He came as a youtuber': Shiv Sena criticises Rahul Gandhi's Dharavi visit

Sanjay Nirupam criticised the priorities of the Congress leader, alleging that the Congress' Mumbai unit has been "bankrupt" by votes and money alike, but Rahul Gandhi still could not meet them

Vanakkam!: Chess Grandmaster Vaishali takes over PM Modi's social media

The 23-year-old Grandmaster sent out a powerful message on women's empowerment and supporting female athletes on the occasion of International Women's Day

Congress slams EC's response on duplicate voter IDs as 'duplicitous'

Amid allegations of a cover-up over duplicate voter identity card numbers, the poll panel earlier in the day said it would address the "decades-long" matter in the next three months

Election Commission has admitted 'guilt' over duplicate EPIC numbers: TMC

In a statement, the poll authority said India's electoral rolls are the biggest database of electors across the globe with over 99 crore registered voters

Cong protests in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur against party leader's 'harassment'

Sarwar Khan was recently taken to the Kiccha police station for interrogation following a complaint from a man that the Congress leader had attacked him during the recently held cooperative elections

Atishi urges Delhi CM to transfer Rs 2,500 to women's accounts immediately

With only a day to go for Women's Day, women across Delhi are eagerly awaiting the fulfilment of this promise, Atishi said

PM focused on 'tareef' not tariffs, must stand up to US threats: Ramesh

Congress leader also alleged that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has been speaking like an American envoy and a spokesperson for that country

Cong flags US downsizing NOAA, urges India to boost earth sciences research

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X a media report which claimed the move to downsize NOAA could hurt its data collection around the world

Rahul Gandhi begins two-day Gujarat visit, meets key Congress leaders

He first met senior party leaders, including former state Congress presidents, and former leaders of opposition in the Assembly

Amit Shah asks Stalin to impart medical, engineering education in Tamil

Targeting the chief minister on the language issue, especially given Stalin's opposition to Hindi, Shah said the Narendra Modi government effected changes

Delhi govt's ₹2,500 aid for women: Scheme may launch on Mar 8, draft ready

The eligibility criteria were discussed in a meeting attended by the Delhi Chief Secretary, said an official on the scheme which was a major poll promise of the BJP in the assembly election

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