Booth-wise list of 65 lakh deleted Bihar voters published on website, Election Commission tells Supreme Court

New Delhi, 22/8: The Election Commission has informed the Supreme Court that the booth-wise list of about 65 lakh people whose names do not figure in the draft electoral roll of Bihar has been uploaded on the websites of all 38 district election officers in the state. In a status report filed ahead of the…

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PM Modi speaks to French President Macron, discusses conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia

New Delhi, 21/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron focusing on resolution of the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia. Modi described the conversation as “very good”. Macron was among the European leaders who accompanied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his talks with US President Donald…

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The Union Agriculture Minister praised the Odisha Government for utilizing the highest amount of funds under the Watershed Development component of PMKSY 2.0

Bhubaneswar- 21/8:Odisha has become the best performing state in the funds utilization under Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana 2.0. Today Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Rural Development Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the WDC-PMKSY 2.0 project of all the states and UTs of J&K, and Ladakh through video conference. Odisha…

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No bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan, but cricket team for Asia Cup won’t be stopped: Sports Ministry

New Delhi,21/8: India and Pakistan won’t engage in any bilateral sporting clash but the cricket team will not be stopped from playing the multi-lateral Asia Cup next month, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry unveiled the new policy with regards to India’s international engagements with emphasis on Pakistan. Sources said it is effective…

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Lok Sabha passed 12 bills, Rajya Sabha 14 in Monsoon session amid Opposition protests

New Delhi, 21/8: Twelve bills were passed by the Lok Sabha and 14 by the Rajya Sabha during the month-long Monsoon session of Parliament, which has witnessed repeated disruptions, adjournments and walkouts. Barring discussions on Operation Sindoor in both House, the session has seen little business ever since it began on July 21 due to…

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MMS chief Raj Thackeray springs surprise by meeting Maharashtra CM Fadnavis in Mumbai

Mumbai, 21/8: At a time when talks are underway for an electoral alliance with Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS founder-president Raj Thackeray sprang a surprise when he met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis – sparking off a buzz in Maharashtra politics. Raj, accompanied by his close aide and former minister Bala Nandgaonkar, drove to Varsha,…

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CM Siddaramaiah announces permanent SC commission

Bengaluru, ,21/8: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Wednesday that the Cabinet has decided to constitute a permanent Scheduled Castes Commission to periodically provide reports on the community. Making a statement in the Legislative Assembly, Siddaramaiah said: “We have decided to form a permanent Scheduled Castes Commission to provide reports based on the mobility amongst SCs,…

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