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Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to UP’s first CM Govind Ballabh Pant on his 139th birth anniversary Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday paid floral tribute to the state’s first chief minister and freedom fighter Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant on his 139th birth anniversary, recalling his contributions to India’s freedom struggle, governance and social … Read more

Shashi Tharoor says govt must keep Brics non-West and not let it appear anti-West. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday cautioned that the Brics summit hosted by India should not appear to be an anti-West platform, as that would not be in sync with the country’s national interests.Tharoor, who served as a diplomat … Read more

File photo: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday mounted its attack against the centre over the delay in prorogation of Parliament after it adjourned sine die, accusing the government of plotting a “super tainted two-third majority” to get the Delimitation Bill passed in Lok Sabha.In a social media post on X, … Read more

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and BJP national president Nitin Nabin interact with youth in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, on September 20, 2026. HALDWANI: BJP national president Nitin Nabin and Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami took part in a youth interaction programme in Haldwani, where they discussed careers, employment, entrepreneurship, skill development, technology, sports and the … Read more

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder and Bankipur MLA Prashant Kishor hit back at Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary for calling him “bechara”, saying he was indeed a “bechara” as he had no option but to fight to rid Bihar of an “illiterate criminal like him.“Speaking to reporters in Saharsa, PK said that nobody had told … Read more

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that the upcoming Brics summit would see positive and meaningful discussions on various issues with the welfare of the world in mind.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Over the next few days, leaders from around the world will gather for the Brics summit.”“I … Read more

NEW DELHI/PATNA: A Delhi court Thursday framed charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad, wife Rabri Devi, their son, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, and six others in a money laundering case linked to the alleged IRCTC hotel scam, report Koushiki Saha & Jai Narain Pandey. The case dates to Lalu’s tenure as railway minister in the UPA … Read more

NEW DELHI: Around Rs 2.5 lakh crore has been spent in the disaster management sector over the last 11 years, increasing allocations for national and state disaster response funds manifold, home minister Amit Shah said while chairing the third meeting of the governing body of National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) Thursday.Shah said the process … Read more

NEW DELHI: UP govt informed Supreme Court Thursday that it has suspended the executive magistrate who issued a peace bond notice to a second-year law student in Noida for participating in the NEET-UG paper leak student protest and clarified that the district magistrate had no role in the offending action.This information was given by solicitor … Read more

NEW DELHI: Aug 2026 was the joint-warmest month ever recorded globally across all calendar months, on a par with July 2023, said Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union’s space programme on Thursday.It noted that this Aug was 1.65° Celsius above the estimated pre-industrial (1850-1900) baseline, marking the first month above 1.5° Celsius … Read more