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Abu Azmi withdraws Aurangzeb remark after uproar, Mahayuti seeks action

As proceedings of both the Houses began, the Mahayuti members started raising slogans seeking action against the SP's state president

T'gana CM Revanth Reddy urges Centre for releasing dues of Rs 1,468.94 cr

Besides, the CM requested the central government to extend the custom milling rice period by at least four months instead of one month, so that there is no problem in supply

UP Budget 2025-26 focuses on 'priority to the deprived': Yogi Adityanath

The latest 2025-26 Budget, he said, is inspired by Prime Minister Modi's vision and follows the theme "vanchit ko vareeyeta" (priority to the deprived)

TN CM Stalin to chair all-party meet on delimitation to counter Centre

Stalin urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to sign a new agreement with Sri Lanka to facilitate fishing by the state's fishermen near Katchatheevu

Rising welfare costs push states to trim budgets, rethink policies

Rising costs, especially due to women's welfare schemes are straining state finances, forcing governments to cut spending, reassess policies, and even drop some existing schemes

'Punjab becoming a state of dharna', says CM Mann amid protest tensions

Midnight raids spark outrage as Punjab CM Mann says, 'Punjab is becoming a state of dharna' defending police action ahead of farmers' 'Chandigarh Chalo' protest

Kerala govt to be blamed for ASHA workers' situation, not Centre: BJP

Surendran said the union government has not held back any funds meant for Kerala and ASHA workers

Atishi, AAP MLAs protest against Delhi govt over Mahila Samriddhi Yojana

LoP Atishi said they were not protesting but waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement the scheme

Beed Sarpanch murder to anti-Sikh riots: Crimes that made leaders resign

Congress' Sajjan Kumar to Bahujan Samaj Party's Jamuna Nishad: Here's a list of Indian politicians who had to resign after being implicated in serious crimes

Aim to transform landfill site into green land within a year: Rekha Gupta

CM Gupta further added, We will carry out observations on a monthly basis, and we will visit all three landfill sites

MLA Azmi's praise for Aurangzeb rocks Maharashtra Assembly; House adjourned

Soon after the House proceedings began, the ruling alliance members claimed Azmi was a descendent of Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb remarks: Mumbai Police probes into case against SP MLA Abu Azmi

Azmi, who is the Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra president, had said that during Aurangzeb's reign, India's border reached Afghanistan and Burma

Modi govt weakening RTI in name of data protection, claims Kharge

Kharge asserted that the Congress will not let RTI weaken and will continue to raise its voice from the streets to Parliament

Economy deep in 'Modi-made crisis', claims Congress on rising gold loans

Congress general secretary in-charge communications cited the February RBI data and pointed out that gold loans had jumped a whopping 71.3 per cent

Why BJP-led Centre not teaching Tamil in northern states, says Stalin

The DMK chief said Gandhiji believed that people of southern states learning Hindi and those in northern states learning one of the southern languages would pave the way for national unity

EC's clarification on duplicate voter ID numbers a cover-up: TMC

TMC alleged a scam in issuing duplicate voter ID card numbers and gave 24-hour deadline to accept its mistake

SKM claims Punjab police 'raided' leaders ahead of Chandigarh protest call

Farmer leaders said the police action came a day after a meeting between Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and SKM leaders broke down

If voted to power in 2027, will bring 'Stree Samman Yojana': Akhilesh

The former chief minister also shared an about 4-minute video highlighting the challenges faced by women

After removing nephew Akash from key posts, Mayawati expels him from party

Mayawati said that Akash's response to her action against him on Sunday was "selfish and arrogant"

DK Shivakumar to replace Siddaramaiah as Karnataka CM? Cong MLA sparks buzz

After Congress' May 2023 win, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar vied for the CM's post. The party named Siddaramaiah as CM and convinced Shivakumar to be Deputy CM