Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for holding a cabinet meeting in the Maha Kumbh Mela area, terming it a political move to send a message. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s reaction came shortly after ministers of the state government gathered in the Mela complex for a…
Pune: At least six people were killed after being run over by the Karnataka Express in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon on Wednesday. Several people who suffered injuries are being shifted to nearby hospitals. Railway officials have a spot near Paranda railway station in Pachora town of Jalgaon to oversee the rescue operation. The incident occurred when passengers…
New Delhi: Congress leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party government committed a corruption of Rs 382 crore in the healthcare sector. During a press conference here, Maken said that they used to make allegations against the Congress government based on CAG reports. At present, 14 CAG reports are showing serious…
Mahakumbh Nagar: Sexagenarian Rohini Jha from Bihar’s Maithli region sleeps on the ground in her camp on the banks of the Sangam, wakes up early to take up a holy dip, and has one meal a day despite the biting cold. The 68-year-old is performing Kalpvas — a month-long practice of austerity and spiritual focus…
Bengaluru: At least 13 persons were killed and and about 19 others sustained injuries in two early morning road accidents occurred in separate parts of Karnataka on Wednesday, police sources said. A truck carrying fruit vendors, fell in a 50-metre-deep valley in a forested section of Savanur – Hubballi Road killing at least 9 persons…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to meet Microsoft founder Bill Gates and several other global executives in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, officials said. On the third day of his visit to the Swiss resort town, the Chief Minister will also meet the officials from the World Economic Forum (WEF), they…
New Delhi: With the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative completing 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it has been instrumental in overcoming gender biases and at the same created the right environment to ensure that the girl child has access to education and opportunities to achieve her dreams. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao…
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the BJP’s election manifesto as “dangerous for the country”. He alleged that the party plans to shut free education in government schools and dismantle free health services, including the Mohalla Clinics, if voted to power. In a press conference, Kejriwal accused the BJP of…
Belgavi (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said Mahatma Gandhi was a diehard Hindu and the Congress believes in “Gandhi’s Hindutva”. BJP always projected Mahatma Gandhi as ‘anti-Hindu’ but one must understand that it is 100 percent false, Siddaramaiah said at the inauguration of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday greeted the people of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their statehood day and hoped the states will continue to make progress and touch new heights of success. Following the enactment of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura became full-fledged states on January 21,…
