Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Sunday said the state was facing the situation of possible decrease in Parliamentary seats because it implemented the family planning program. Stalin had earlier also touched upon the subject, saying the Lok Sabha delimitation exercise may make people to think about raising “16…
New Delhi: Making a strong pitch for fighting obesity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to use less oil in food and also pass on the challenge of reducing oil intake by 10 percent to 10 others. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi said using less oil in food and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that he will hand over his various social media accounts to women achievers in different fields to mark International Women’s Day on March 8. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat address, he said these successful women in different fields will speak about their work and experience…
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi was chosen as the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly at a meeting of AAP MLAs here on Sunday, party leaders said. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and the party’s 22 MLAs — that includes Kalkaji legislator Atishi — attended the meeting. The first session of the Delhi…
Mumbai/Belgavi: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus and its driver were attacked in the neighbouring state. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus, which was plying from Bengaluru to Mumbai, was attacked in Chitradurga around 9.10 pm on Friday by…
Pune: Union minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed concern over malnutrition and stunting among children and adult citizens at a meeting of the Western Zonal Council here and called for taking all possible corrective measures. Shah chaired the 27th meeting of the council, attended by Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa, Administrator of Dadra…
Amaravati: The primary goal of the Andhra Pradesh government is to come to the rescue of chilli farmers in the state who are suffering due to a drop in prices for the crop, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Saturday. After holding a review meeting with chilli farmers, sellers, exporters, and other stakeholders at…
Chandigarh: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said a meeting between a central team and farmer leaders was held in a cordial atmosphere and the next round of talks will take place in Chandigarh March 19. A fresh round of talks between the protesting farmers and the central team led by Chouhan to…
Mumbai: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday said the party cannot wait for the people to get tired of the BJP but must reach out to the people, and it has been working on it. Speaking at a media event here, he denied allegations that the Grand Old Party does not accommodate its allies, while…
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday launched a signature campaign here to garner support for a complete ban on liquor in Jammu and Kashmir. The signature campaign, aimed to garner support for a bill proposed by the party MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz that seeks a complete ban on liquor in the union territory, was launched…
