Jaipur: The BJP on Thursday released its manifesto for the Rajasthan assembly polls, promising to provide LPG cylinders for Rs 450 each to Ujjawala scheme beneficiaries, 2.5 lakh government jobs in five years, and increase the financial assistance to farmers under the PM-Kisan scheme. Releasing the ‘Sankalp patra’ here, party chief J P Nadda also…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra Siddaramaiah found himself embroiled in a controversy on Thursday after a video, in which he was seen issuing certain instructions on the phone, went viral on social media. Hurling corruption charges against him, former chief minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy hit out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) India is committed to freedom of navigation, overflight and unimpeded lawful commerce in international waters by global norms, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday against the backdrop of China’s increasing military muscle flexing in the South China Sea. In an address at a meeting of 10-nation ASEAN and some…
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh’s central region, spread around capital Bhopal and other surrounding areas, has emerged as a BJP stronghold over the past three decades even as a combative Congress eyes a comeback there in the state polls scheduled on Friday. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) says it has worked according to the socio-political equations…
Thiruvananthapuram: In an escalating conflict between the Left government in Kerala and the BJP-ruled Centre, the state administration on Wednesday labeled as “unconstitutional” a new condition introduced by the union government for the distribution of grants approved by the financial commission for local bodies. “The central government, at the last moment and without the Finance…
Indore: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said his party will form government in at least four states in the upcoming assembly polls and that would be a clear indication as to which way the wind is blowing for the 2024 general elections. He also brushed aside talk of cracks in the INDIA bloc over…
Bengaluru: Software icon N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday called for spending USD one billion a year to train school teachers by 10,000 retired highly accomplished teachers from the developed world and from India in STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) This course alone is not sufficient, Murthy said. “We must show much respect and…
Doda: At least 36 people were killed and 19 injured when a bus carrying passengers skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300-foot gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday, officials said. The bus bearing registration number JK02CN-6555 was reportedly carrying around 40 passengers, the officials said, adding that it skidded…
Bengaluru: Newly-appointed Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday formally assumed charge at the party office here and set a target to win all Lok Sabha seats in the state in next year’s elections. Former Chief Ministers B S Yediyurappa, Basavaraj Bommai, and D V Sadananda Gowda and senior party leaders were present in a…
New Delhi: India is in the process of procuring a batch of Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles from Russia to bolster the combat capability of the Army units deployed in various sensitive forward locations, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. India is also looking at production of the Russian missile systems in the country under…
