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Lucknow: More than her own Bahujan Samaj Party’s stunning defeat in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, it is the emergence of Chandra Shekhar Aazad of Azad Samaj Party that has rattled BSP President Mayawati. Chandra Shekhar Aazad won the Nagina reserved Lok Sabha seat...

New Delhi: As the National Democratic Alliance's allies aired their grievances over the appointment of Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme, the Centre has expressed its willingness to address the ‘lacunae’ and also promised to make amends in the short-term recruitment to the Armed Forces. It...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar Thursday filed papers as an NCP candidate for Rajya Sabha elections. In the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, Sunetra Pawar lost from the Baramati constituency, where her sister-in-law Supriya Sule registered her fourth consecutive win. “The...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Delhi government to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) for water supply as Himachal Pradesh took a U-turn and told the top court that it did not have surplus water to spare. A vacation bench of...

New Delhi: The CBI is conducting searches at 67 locations in Odisha in connection with an alleged recruitment fraud in the postal department, officials said Thursday. The CBI action comes on an year old complaint from the postal department alleging 63 candidates of the Gramin...

Itanagar: Pema Khandu, who was re-elected as the BJP Legislature Party leader Wednesday, took oath as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister for the third straight term Thursday. Governor Lt-Gen (Retd), KT Parnaik administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday reiterated that it would not pass any interim direction to stay the admission counselling process to medical programmes pursuant to the NEET UG 2024 examination amid the allegations of paper leak and other irregularities. During the hearing, a vacation...

Jammu: J&K Police Thursday released sketches of four terrorists involved in two attacks in Doda district. The police also announced a reward of Rs 20 lakh -- Rs five lakh on each -- to anyone giving tangible information leading to these terrorists. On Wednesday around...

Jammu: A J&K policeman was injured in terrorist firing in another encounter in J&K’s Doda district Wednesday evening - the second in the district and the third in the Jammu division in the day. Official sources said that terrorists fired at a checkpost of the...

New Delhi: The BJP is set to "retain" the post of Speaker for the 18th Lok Sabha, with a BJP MP expected to be elected for the role, sources said. Dismissing media reports suggesting that BJP's allies had demanded the Lok Sabha Speaker's post, a...