New Delhi: The stage is set for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Delhi, where the Aam Aadmi Party is eyeing a third straight term, while the BJP and the Congress are looking at a resurgence. Over 1.56 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots from 7 am onwards on Wednesday. Voting will take place…
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday presented a Rs 74,427.41 crore budget, its biggest-ever, for financial year 2025-26 without any hike in taxes. Elections to the country’s biggest civic body, pending for three years, are expected to be held this year. The budget was presented to municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, the state-appointed administrator…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a swipe at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, saying those who entertain themselves by getting photo sessions done in huts of the poor will find the talk about the poor in Parliament boring. In another swipe at AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Modi said some leaders focus…
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday demanded to rename of West Bengal as ‘Bangla’, saying this carries the signature of the state’s history and culture. Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention in the Rajya Sabha, party MP Ritabrata Banerjee said the West Bengal Assembly had in July 2018 unanimously passed a resolution…
New Delhi: As many as 17,654 companies have been closed down till January 26 in the current financial year and a total of 1,38,027 firms were registered during the same period, according to official data. The data was shared by Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra to the Rajya Sabha as part of…
Gandhinagar: The BJP government in Gujarat on Tuesday formed a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to assess the need for the Uniform Civil Code in the state and also draft a bill for the same. The five-member committee, to be headed by former SC judge Ranjana Desai, will submit its report within…
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the government was hiding the number of deaths in the stampede at the Kumbh congregation in Prayagraj, and demanded strict action against those trying to cover up the “mis-management” in organising the fair. Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the…
New Delhi: Delhi Police registered an FIR on Tuesday against Chief Minister Atishi, the AAP candidate from Kalkaji, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and obstructing public servants on duty, an official said. “We have registered an FIR against the Kalkaji AAP candidate at the Govindpuri Police Station under various sections and…
Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said the Ladki Bahin scheme will continue without interruption, reaffirming the Mahayuti government’s commitment to the welfare of women. The Ladki Bahin scheme is widely credited to have contributed to the BJP-led coalition’s big win in the state assembly polls in November 2024. Women are provided a…
New Delhi: After the campaigning for the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls came to an end on Monday, BJP’s city unit chief Virendra Sachdeva asserted that the party workers will dedicate themselves to securing each vote in the capital. He also accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of running a campaign based on misinformation…
