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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed the implementation of Ayushman Bharat and other central welfare schemes in West Bengal, days after the BJP formed the government in the state for the first time.In a post on X on Tuesday, PM Modi said, “The welfare of my brothers and sisters in West Bengal…

NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against Samajwadi Party MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi at Kotwali Nagar police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district on Tuesday, over derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.According to news agency PTI, the case was filed on the complaint of BJP leader Satyendra Pratap Gupta following controversial comments made…

NEW DELHI: Thousands of postgraduate medical aspirants appearing for the May 2026 Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET) have flagged delayed admit card access and allotment of exam centres hundreds of kilometres away, barely a week before the May 16 examination.The AIIMS Delhi-conducted exam released admit cards around 3 pm on May 9,…

NEW DELHI: Days after conceding a major defeat in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has launched a sharp attack on the newly formed BJP government in the state over the appointment of former chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal as chief secretary. The opposition party termed the move “shameless” and questioned the neutrality of…

NEW DELHI: Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to take oath as Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term on Tuesday, becoming the first non-Congress leader in the state to achieve the feat.The swearing-in ceremony of the BJP-led NDA government’s third straight term in Assam will be held at the Veterinary College Field in Khanapara…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday said pendency of thousands of bail petitions for years in high courts violated the “precious” right to liberty and ordered that issuance of notice on bail pleas could be dispensed with by serving a petition copy in advance on prosecution to enable them to respond on the very first…

NEW DELHI: A day after PM Modi set out a list of “resolutions” to conserve fuel and save foreign exchange, govt on Monday urged people to stay calm and avoid panic, saying there were enough oil supplies in the country and concrete steps were being taken to prevent shortages and supply chain disruptions.Chairing a meeting…

Chennai: AIADMK appears to be headed for a vertical split, with rival factions staking claim to the post of legislative party leader in the 17th Tamil Nadu assembly.Soon after the newly elected MLAs took oath on Monday, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami submitted a letter to pro-tem speaker M V Karuppaiah seeking his recognition…

NEW DELHI: Congress Monday enlarged the consultation process to finalise the new chief minister of Kerala, amid growing suspense in the wake of a tussle for the top job between AICC general secretary K C Venugopal and leader of opposition V D Satheesan.The party has called former state presidents – K Sudhakaran, K Muraleedharan, V…

NEW DELHI: CPM general secretary MA Baby on Monday said it was wrong to single out outgoing Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan for taking moral responsibility for the defeat in the state after 10 years in govt. His remarks came after a meeting of CPM’s polit-bureau, during which the Kerala assembly poll outcome was discussed.“Why should…