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Sonia convenes meeting of Cong general secretaries, state in-charges on March 26

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of party general secretaries and state in-charges on March 26 to discuss organisational elections,...

Justice Lahoti will be remembered for emphasis on ensuring speedy justice to underprivileged: PM

New Delhi: Condoling the death of former chief justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he would...

Covid outbreak, its new variants brought unprecedented stress on India’s healthcare system: President Kovind

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said the outbreak of COVID-19 and the emergence of new variants of coronavirus had brought unprecedented...

Sonia leads opposition protest against rising fuel prices in LS

NEW DELHI: It was Congress president Sonia Gandhi who was not only marshalling the members of her own party in the Lok Sabha on...

Muslim family donates land worth Rs 2.5 crore to build world’s largest Hindu temple in Bihar

PATNA: Setting an example of communal harmony in the country, a Muslim family in Bihar has donated land worth Rs 2.5 crore for the...

Single-day rise of 1,581 fresh COVID-19 cases, 33 deaths in India; active infections go down below 24000 mark

NEW DELHI: India reported a single-day rise of 1,581 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally to 4,30,10,971, while the active cases further declined...

Sonia Gandhi meets some leaders of G-23 at her residence

NEW DELHI: Days after meeting Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi held discussions with some other leaders of the G-23 grouping at her...

Lalu’s health condition deteriorates, to be shifted to AIIMS-Delhi

RANCHI: Incarcerated Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad's health condition has deteriorated and he will be shifted to AIIMS New Delhi for better...

Single-day rise of 1,549 fresh: COVID-19 cases, 31 fatalities in India; active infections continue downward path

NEW DELHI: India saw a single-day rise of 1,549 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 4,30,09,390, while the active cases have further...

SC appointed panel was against repealing three farm laws

NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court-appointed panel to study the three farm laws, which was scrapped by Parliament in November last year, had recommended that...

Australia repatriates 29 antiquities to India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects these antiquities New Delhi: As many as 29 antiquities, including on the themes of Lord Shiva and his disciples, Lord...

UP among 3 poorest states as per Niti Aayog’s MPI ranking: Akhilesh Yadav jibe at BJP

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday attacked the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, saying it is ranked among the worst states in...

Should MPs’ 10-seat quota in central schools end? Government to discuss issue with parties

NEW DELHI: The government will discuss with political party leaders the issue of whether the privilege of MPs recommending the admission of 10 students...

95% villages in India have schools within 5 km, government tells LS

NEW DELHI: Over 95 per cent of villages in the country have secondary schools within a distance of five kilometres, Union minister of state...

Kejriwal asks AAP MLAs in Punjab to work with honesty for welfare of people

CHANDIGARH: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday told the newly-appointed ministers in Punjab in no uncertain terms to perform or be ready to...

VP Naidu calls for rejecting Macaulay’s education, asks what is wrong with saffronising education

HARIDWAR: The government is accused of saffronising education but "what is wrong with saffron", Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu asked on Saturday as he...

India logs 2,075 fresh COVID-19 cases, 71 deaths; active infections decline further

NEW DELHI: India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,30,06,080 on Saturday with 2,075 fresh infections, while the active cases declined further to 27,802, according to...

‘Inflation set to go up, Centre must act to protect people’: Rahul advises Modi government

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday cautioned that inflation will rise further and urged the government to act now to protect the...

Centre asks states to restart monitoring ILI, SARI cases amid Covid surge in southeast Asia

NEW DELHI: Citing the resurgence of coronavirus cases in southeast Asia and parts of Europe, the Centre has asked the states to restart monitoring...

PM hails positive role played by media in promoting programmes like Swachh Bharat Mission

KOZHIKODE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said media can play a positive role in changing the lives of people and hailed the contribution...

COVID-19: India reports 2,539 new cases, 60 deaths; active infections decline to 30,799

NEW DELHI: With 2,539 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,01,477, while the active...

Never lose sight of the goal of evolving India into modern, self-reliant nation: PM to IAS trainees

DEHRADUN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked trainee officers at Mussorie's Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration to never lose sight of...

India fared better than others in managing Omicron-driven Covid surge, claims Health Ministry

NEW DELHI: Global Covid case surge due to the Omicron variant led to a peak six times the previous waves but India managed to...

After 2-year hiatus, Nizamuddin Markaz reopens for Shab-e-Barat

New Delhi: Two years after it was shut due to alleged violation of Covid norms, the Nizamuddin Markaz here reopened on Thursday for two...

‘Only Gandhis can take Congress out of the crisis’: Khurshid on ‘leadership change’

NEW DELHI: When did Kapil Sibal fight an election for any position in the party, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid asked on Wednesday as...

Will work together for growth of Punjab: PM Modi to Bhagwant Mann

NEW DELHI: Congratulating Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann on taking oath as Punjab chief minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that the...

OROP government’s policy decision, suffers from no constitutional infirmity: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that One Rank-One Pension (OROP) in Armed forces is a policy decision of the government and...

India logs 2,568 new COVID-19 infections, 97 fatalities; active cases drop to 33,917

NEW DELHI: India logged 2,568 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,96,062, while the active cases dipped to 33,917,...

After Cong’s poll debacle, Sonia Gandhi asks PCC chiefs of 5 states to resign

The CWC, in its marathon meeting, had asked the Congress president to initiate necessary changes in the organisation in order to strengthen it NEW DELHI:...

Dynasty politics dangerous for democracy, we have to fight against it: PM Modi

BJP parliamentary meeting NEW DELHI: Underlining that the BJP is against dynasty politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is because of him...

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