Politics

Apart from opposing the newly-enacted farm laws, the protesters also sought complete fee waiver for all school and college students in the state in view of the pandemic.

Thackeray was speaking while virtually inaugurating the newly-formed Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar police commissionerate.

The EC had announced three-phased election in Bihar, which has been billed as one of the biggest elections globally during coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier, Congress had demanded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's resignation for "not acting in time".

Despite being the home state of Jana Sangh ideologue Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the BJP struggled to make its political space in Bengal during the 34 years of Left Rule from 1971.

Umashankar Samantaray, the legislator of Satyabadi seat in Puri district, said the opposition parties' allegation of mismanagement of the COVID-19 situation in Odisha is "not totally wrong".

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had on Saturday quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the farm bills issue. The SAD is the third major party to walk out of the BJP-led coalition in the last couple of years.

Even though Sarma has had to travel across the state due to party work, he has kept a watch on his mentor's health.

West Bengal pradesh Congress committee president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is also the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, said that instead of getting into "competitiveHinduism" with BJP, the TMC government should "focus onc reating job and industries".

The West Bengal Cabinet gave its nod to the 'Rajya Purohit Kalyan Prokolpo', a scheme under which a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 and free housing would be allotted to each of around 8,000 Sanatan Brahmin priests.

The former Union food processing industries minister claimed that she had given an adverse noting when the draft legislation was shared with her ministry.

BJP leader and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reiterated the government's commitment to farmers' welfare and said the new measures would bring them remunerative price for their produce.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, PCC president Govind Dotasra, former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and other leaders condoled the death of Inam.

No more a reticent parliamentarian, Rajnath Singh gained political heft for the way he handled the China discussion in the Rajya Sabha, and for reaching out to the Congress following Anurag Thakur’s controversial remarks on the Nehru-Gandhi family in the...

The Bill amends the provisions of the Income Tax Act to provide the same tax treatment to PM-CARES Fund as available to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.

Party insiders say that the TMC chief will visit North Bengal and then Jangalmahal for administrative meetings in a bid to carry out 'surgical strikes' on the saffron camp.