The statements have come after southern states have reported a total fertility rate (TFR) below the replacement level
On Monday, the Congress indicated that it could opt out of contesting on the nine Assembly seats in UP that are scheduled for voting on November 13
First state to act on SC order; Former UP CM and BSP supremo Mayawati says move a 'conspiracy' to divide Dalits
The BJP won an unprecedented 48 seats, its best performance ever, while the Congress secured 37 in the recently concluded Assembly elections
5 ministers take oath, including Deputy CM from Jammu region and 1 Independent
Jharkhand govt waived loans of 176,977 farmers worth Rs 400.7 crore
In the 2019 Assembly polls in Maharashtra, 62 of 64 urban seats polled below the state average of 60.56 per cent
CEC describes electronic media's early trends on counting day as 'nonsense'
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AAP govt increases the amount to Rs 15 crore, the highest in India, sparking Opposition criticism over potential misuse ahead of polls
Modi says BJP will work to get bigger mandate in the state
The Haryana win is also special for the BJP as it had suffered losses in the state in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, winning only five of the 10 seats
Omar has been a Lok Sabha member thrice (in 1998, 1999 and 2004) and was a junior minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is already slated to undertake such a review at its next meeting on October 24
Saini, a low-profile Other Backward Class (OBC) leader was BJP's state unit chief and Kurukshetra Lok Sabha MP before he became CM
Exit polls showing edge to Congress and its alliance partners in both states; Results to be declared on Tuesday
India extended two currency swap agreements to the Maldives, including an agreement worth $400 million and another worth Rs 3,000 crore, to help the island nation's access to foreign currency
He exuded confidence that the BJP will sweep the forthcoming seven Assembly bypolls in the state, overcoming the setback it suffered in the LS elections, where it could win only 14 of the 25 seats
The trend of smaller parties witnessing a decline in their vote shares has been sharper in the Lok Sabha polls, but it is noticeable in the Assembly polls too
Apex court termed 'unconstitutional' rules in jail manuals advocating caste-based work