CM: News

09 Aug 2018

Karnataka

Kumaraswamy spent Rs. 42L of taxpayers' money on swearing-in!

The JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka sworn in more than two months ago hasn't exactly earned the love of the masses, mostly due to lack of projects and pending salaries.

07 Aug 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP-Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar is worshiped by village supporters, literally

Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar's supporters in Dharampura village in UP treat him as a deity and the politician doesn't mind at all.

07 Aug 2018

Tamil Nadu

DMK supremo Karunanidhi dies at 94

M Karunanidhi, DMK supremo, has succumbed to old-age related ailments after nearly 10 days in hospital. He was 94.

07 Aug 2018

Chennai

Karunanidhi "extremely critical, unstable": Chennai hospital

Thousands of police personnel have been deployed in Chennai as DMK supremo Karunanidhi's followers continued gathering outside the Kauvery Hospital, which yesterday declared his health had declined.

06 Aug 2018

Bihar

Slamming 'protesters', Nitish says they don't care about girls' safety

Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar launched a scathing attack on the Opposition and said those who protested at Jantar Mantar didn't care about girls' safety and that they should look at themselves first.

04 Aug 2018

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Amit Shah flags off Raje's 58-day 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra'

BJP president Amit Shah today flagged off Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's pre-poll tour "Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra" from the Charbhujanath temple in Rajsamand district.

Pak's anti-corruption National Accountability Bureau summons Imran Khan on Aug-7

Imran Khan, Pakistan's Prime Minister-in-waiting, has been summoned by the country's anti-graft body in connection with the misuse of official helicopters which caused Pakistani Rs 2.17mn loss to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, an official said yesterday.

03 Aug 2018

Assam

Assam NRC: Name of lone woman ex-CM missing from draft

In a shocking development, the name of Assam's only woman Chief Minister was excluded from the NRC draft, which released earlier this week.

27 Jul 2018

ISIS

Agent, who trafficked 39 people to Iraq, still working: Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said the agent responsible for trafficking 39 Indians to Iraq, who were abducted and later killed, was still operating his business and urged state women commissions to crackdown against such illegal agents.

27 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

'Can become CM in one-minute,' says the controversial Hema Malini

UP BJP MP Hema Malini can become the chief minister if she wanted to "in a minute," she told reporters Wednesday in Rajasthan's Banswara, "but I don't like to be tied up."

26 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

Independent legislators would withdraw support if Fadnavis is replaced: MLA

Independent MLA Ravi Rana today warned that he and six other independent legislators supporting the BJP-led Maharashtra government would withdraw their support if Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is replaced.

23 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

Yogi creates record; visits all 75 UP districts in 16-months

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today set a record of sorts by visiting all the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh during the past 16 months he has been in office.

23 Jul 2018

Bihar

Bihar: 16 girls raped in shelter-home, police dig for buried-body

The Bihar police started excavation in a shelter home of Muzaffarpur after it was alleged that a minor was killed and buried there.

22 Jul 2018

Bihar

Bihar: Diesel subsidy for farmers hiked by Rs. 10/liter

Bihar government today hiked subsidy on diesel by Rs. 10/liter to Rs. 50 that will be given to farmers for irrigation purpose in view of the drought-like situation prevailing in the state.

22 Jul 2018

Pakistan News

Imran Khan's party candidate killed in attack days before Pakistan-elections

Three days ahead of general elections in Pakistan, a candidate from Imran Khan's PTI party was killed in a suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

21 Jul 2018

West Bengal

Didi believes TMC will win all Lok-Sabha seats in WB

Claiming that the TMC would win all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the next general elections, WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at a Kolkata rally, said the party would oust the BJP to save the country.

18 Jul 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka: Controversy sparks after MPs get iPhones, Kumaraswamy 'was unaware'

In Karnataka, new iPhones gifted to MPs by a Congress minister has sparked a new political controversy with Bharatiya Janata Party calling it a waste of public money.

17 Jul 2018

Gujarat

Gujarat: 3,500 relocated due to incessant-rains; floods claim 2 lives

Two persons, including a schoolboy, drowned as incessant rains lashed several parts of Gujarat, including Saurashtra and southern regions.

17 Jul 2018

India

Goa wants only 'good tourists': Heavy fines for public-drinking, littering

Goa, a state dependent on tourism, is becoming selective. Now it wants only "good" visitors, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has said.

14 Jul 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: 639 farmers ended lives between March-May this year

In Maharashtra, 639 farmers committed suicide between March and May this year due to crop failure, debt, and inability to repay bank loans.

07 Jul 2018

Yogi Adityanath

'Standard-of-living' has improved since BJP came to power: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath claimed that the standard of living of the people had improved since the BJP came to power in the state last year.

02 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Meet Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, Mumbai Police's new boss

Mumbai Police got a new chief this weekend as senior IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal took charge of the force on Saturday.

02 Jul 2018

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand-Principal suspended for 'abusing' CM sahab, now being assured justice

Days after suspending a school principal for "abusing" the CM, the BJP government in Uttarakhand has now reached out to Uttara Pant Bahuguna, assuring support.

28 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

UP CM Adityanath refuses to wear fur-cap at Kabir mausoleum

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath refused to wear a cap offered to him at the mausoleum of Sant Kabir Das in Sant Kabir Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.

24 Jun 2018

Haryana

Haryana second state to get 'Yog Aayog' for yoga

The Haryana government would constitute a 'Yog Aayog' to promote yoga in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today.

20 Jun 2018

Haryana

Haryana wants to slash cash rewards of players representing organizations

After Haryana's controversial notification demanding government-employed sportspersons to pay up 33% of their 'commercial' earnings, another similar matter has riled the state's players.

18 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Safety net: Maharashtra secretariat gets network of 420 CCTV cameras

After a suicide and two attempted suicides at the Mantralaya in recent months, Maharashtra Government is installing a CCTV network of 420 cameras at the state administration headquarters, located in South Mumbai.

17 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Important steps needed to reach double-digit growth: Modi

Chairing the NITI Aayog Governing Council meet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today, PM Narendra Modi said the economy was growing healthily, but the challenge is to take it to double-digit figures.

16 Jun 2018

Tripura

Tripura: Flood situation improves, CM orders relief materials for victims

The overall flood situation has slightly improved in Tripura even as over 40,000 people continue to remain stranded in 189 relief camps.

15 Jun 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

PM, L-G refuse to intervene as AAP protest enters Day-5

The political drama in Delhi shows no signs of ending. The Center and L-G Anil Baijal have continued to remain mum, even as protests by AAP entered Day-5.

13 Jun 2018

Samajwadi Party

The-Great-Indian-Political-Drama: Akhilesh Yadav brings taps to press conference

Indian politics can never be sans drama and Wednesday's press conference of former Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav proved just that.

13 Jun 2018

India

6 times politicians displayed they are above any law

There is a quintessential element in Indian politicians - ego. The more power a politician gets to exercise, more of this element you would find in them.

12 Jun 2018

Goa

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar to return from US this week

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, who is in the US for treatment of a pancreatic ailment since March, will return to Goa this week.

10 Jun 2018

Karnataka

"So what?": Kumaraswamy on 'higher education' minister being Class-8 passed

On one hand, students are being stressed out by the intense competition. On the other, people without matriculation are becoming education ministers.

10 Jun 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka: Congress-JD(S) alliance already in trouble? Portfolio-allocation leaves MLAs upset

Congress President Rahul Gandhi met MLAs led by MB Patil in New Delhi on Saturday, after portfolio allocation in Karnataka raised questions about the newly-formed alliance.

09 Jun 2018

Yogi Adityanath

In Lucknow for film's shoot, Sanjay Dutt meets UP CM

Sanjay Dutt, who is currently immersed in the shooting of his upcoming film 'Prassthanam' in Lucknow, took some time off from the busy schedule to meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

09 Jun 2018

Haryana

Power rates in Haryana may be reduced soon: CM Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said electricity rates may be reduced soon in the state.

08 Jun 2018

Telangana

Telangana: KCR plans Rs. 66 crore iftar, activists approach court

An iftar party hosted by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao today evening has led activists approaching the High Court.

07 Jun 2018

Uttar Pradesh

BJP to reach out to voters; apprise them of Modi-achievements

Senior BJP leaders embarked on a mission to reach out to the voters in Uttar Pradesh and inform them about the work done by the Narendra Modi-led government in last four years.

06 Jun 2018

Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru cop goes beyond call of duty, breastfeeds abandoned baby

When a baby is born, it calls for a celebration, but for this little one, there was nothing, because there was no one to celebrate.