Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): Over 50 lakh devotees from Maa Janaki’s birthplace Nepal have taken a holy dip in the sacred waters of the Triveni Sangam at the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, an official statement said. The Maha Kumbh celebrations have sparked immense enthusiasm in Nepal with devotees from the neighbouring country bringing holy ‘akshat’…
New Delhi: The new Delhi government will have six cabinet ministers, including Parvesh Verma who defeated AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the recent assembly polls, who will be administered the oath of office on Thursday afternoon, officials said. A Union Home Ministry notification stated that the president, on the advice of Chief Minister designate Rekha…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta on Thursday assured that the BJP government would fulfill its poll promise on providing Rs 2,500 monthly financial assistance to women. The first installment of the monthly support would be credited to their accounts by March 8, Gupta said. Ahead of the polls, the BJP’s manifesto aimed to…
New Delhi: Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday said the growing infrastructure in India, including the construction of state-of-the-art complexes, indicates that the country is standing at the threshold of “strong possibilities” in the tourism sector. In his address at the inaugural session of the 32nd edition of South Asia’s Travel and Tourism…
New Delhi: First-time MLA Rekha Gupta will be the new chief minister of Delhi, capping 11 days of suspense over who will get the top post after the BJP returned to power after over 26 years ending the 10-year rule of the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP. Gupta, 50, was chosen as the Leader of the House…
New Delhi: BJP MLA and Chief Minister-designate Rekha Gupta met Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena Wednesday evening and staked claim to form government in the national capital. She was accompanied by state BJP observers Ravi Shankar Prasad and OP Dhankar along with city BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, and Delhi MPs including Bansuri Swaraj, Praveen…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has decided to provide 5kg of rice to BPL families instead of cash under the Anna Bhagya scheme starting in February. Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa on Wednesday said that a decision to stop giving cash to BPL families from February and supply rice has been taken following a…
Thiruvananthapuram: Launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi and the Congress over AAP’s Delhi Assembly poll defeat, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday alleged that the grand old party has now deteriorated to the extent that it even celebrates the victory of the BJP. Accusing the Congress of retreating from its commitment to fighting…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday asserted the opposition’s attempts to “malign the Maha Kumbh with false narratives” will not be tolerated, neither will any disrespect toward Sanatan Dharma. Speaking in the state assembly, he said the Maha Kumbh Mela was not just a religious event but a symbol of India’s cultural…
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Centre over the issue of unemployment, the Congress on Wednesday claimed that the situation is so bad that lakhs of youth are forced to go abroad to find employment and alleged that the Modi government is constantly engaged in diverting the country’s attention. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam…
