Stalin to visit Delhi to condole demise of PM Modi's mother
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will visit the national capital on Friday to offer condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who lost his mother Heeraben earlier in the day.
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National Politics 12:38 PMAfter CRPF, Delhi Police reiterates Rahul Gandhi breached security protocol
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National Politics 11:46 AMRSS condoles demise of PM Modi's mother
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Facing shortage, Gujarat's Rajkot seeks release of Narmada water
Rajkot, Dec 30 (IANS) With the water level in Aji and Nyari dams in Gujarat's Rajkot falling to dangerous levels, the city's Municipal Corporation has urged the state government to release 1350 mn cubic ft water from Narmada River.
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Condolences pour in from Bengal's political circles over demise of PM's mother
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Condolences started pouring in from political circles of West Bengal soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heera Ben passed away on Friday morning.
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TN Cong mired in factionalism even as party prepares for state-level campaign
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) is mired in factional war, even as the party is in the process of mounting a state-level campaign as part of its 2024 general election preparation.
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Amit Shah in K'taka; ruling BJP on offensive mode ahead of polls
Bengaluru, Dec 30 (IANS) The BJP has sounded a poll bugle in Karnataka with Union Home Minister Amit Shah embarking on a two-day state tour and addressing a public meeting in Mandya, a JD(S) bastion.
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Prez, V-P, others mourn demise of PM Modi's mother Heeraben
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday led the nation in mourning the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben.
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PM Modi performs last rites of his mother Heeraben in Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) The last rites of Heeraben Modi, mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were performed at a crematorium in Gandhinagar on Friday morning.
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PM to attend Bengal programmes via video conferencing
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) In the wake of the demise of his mother Heeraben Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join Friday's scheduled programmes in West Bengal via video conferencing.
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Punjab CM mourns demise of PM Modi's mother
Chandigarh, Dec 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Heeraben Modi, the mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad after a brief illness.
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PM Modi's mother Heeraben Modi dies at the age of 100
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi passed away at the age of 100 early on Friday morning.
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Diagnostic test facility not available in govt hospitals, mohalla clinics: Delhi BJP Chief
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva has welcomed the approval of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Vinai Kumar Saxena for the outdoor diagnostic services of the patients at Mohalla clinics in the national capital.
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'Christianity never forces anyone to give up patriotism': BJP leader Chuba
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) As elections are approaching in predominantly Christian states of Nagaland and Meghalaya, a senior BJP leader and party's National Vice-President, M. Chuba Ao says some kinds of complexities have been created by "irrational linking of Christian religion" with negative aspects of colonial history.
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Nitish Kumar trapped in 'chakravyuh' of Lalu Yadav: Bihar LoP
Patna, Dec 30 (IANS) Opposition leader in Bihar Assembly, Vijay Kumar Sinha has slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said that he was trapped in the 'chakravyuh' of his party ally and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.
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315 lakh service delivery applications disposed of in 'Good Governance week'
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A week-long nationwide campaign 'Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur', aimed at the redressal of public grievances, was organised by the Centre during the 'Good Governance Week' from December 19-25.
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Pongal scheme: AIADMK flays DMK over delay in issuing work orders to weavers
Chennai, Dec 29 (IANS) AIADMK interim general secretary and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, popularly known as EPS, came out heavily against the DMK-led state government on Thursday for the delay in issuing work orders to the weavers for the Pongal free sari scheme.
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AAP accuses BJP legislator of thrashing sanitation worker
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Abhay Verma has slapped a sanitation worker in the national capital's Lakshmi Nagar area.
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Delhi govt okays new draft Solar Policy, aiming for 25% solar power share
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday gave a green signal to the new draft Solar Policy, 2022, which aims to enable 25 per cent of the national capital's annual electricity demand to be met by solar power by 2025, a jump of nearly three times from the existing 9 per cent.
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Trinamool alleges state-sponsored persecution of Christians in Assam
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday alleged that the Assam church survey order amounts to "state-sponsored persecution of Christians", and asked the Embassy of the Holy See of the Vatican to raise the matter in appropriate diplomatic fora with the Indian government.
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DTC buses services to be extended to AIIMS Jhajjar
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday said that the DTC bus service will be extended from Najafgarh to AIIMS, Badsa in Haryana to avoid inconvenience to the public going to the hospital.
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AAP condemns K'taka govt's 'attempt' to suppress farmers' agitation
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) The Secretary of the Karnataka unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), B.T. Naganna, on Thursday condemned the police action against farmers from about 20 districts across the state who were protesting in Mandya demanding fair and remunerative price (FRP) for various crops, including sugarcane.
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BJP concedes reservation demands by Lingayats, Vokkaligas
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 29 (IANS) Karnataka's BJP government on Thursday announced moving of Panchamasali Lingayat subsect from Category 3 B to Category 2C and Vokkaligas from Category 3 A to Category 2D, thus bringing both the politically influential communities into the OBC category.
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Goa is beautiful, should always remain pollution free: Gadkari
Panaji, Dec 29 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged the state government to see that the touristic state always remains air, water and sound pollution free.
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China rail project aims to link Tibet to Kathmandu, may be extended to Indian border
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) China has sent a team of experts to Nepal to launch a feasibility study for a cross-border railway project dogged for years by technical challenges, political instability in the Himalayan nation and questions over economic feasibility, according to a media report.
