Investigating the rape and killing of a trainee physician in a Kolkata hospital last month, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials say they are putting together a “watertight charge sheet”…
Olympic bronze medallist and Congress leader Bajrang Punia strongly criticized former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh on Saturday, after Singh claimed that wrestler Vinesh…
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was “party to the criminal conspiracy” of the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy since the beginning, the CBI has alleged in its latest…
Amid escalating violence and unrest, the Manipur administration issued an order on Friday to close all schools in the state on September 7. To protect students and teachers, the Directorate of…
Hours after he joined the Congress on Friday, wrestler Bajrang Punia was appointed working chairman of All India Kisan Congress.
A Congress press release said that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge has…
This campaign took place throughout August, recognized as the ‘Month of Azadi’ from diabetes. Its objective has been to motivate the community by presenting authentic instances of diabetes reversal,…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday released BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
The document details the party’s pledges and future strategies to enhance…
India has overtaken the US to become the world’s second-biggest 5G handset market for the first time, behind China, a report has mentioned. Global 5G handset shipments grew 20 per cent (year-on-year)…
Daisy Raina, a Kashmiri Pandit woman, is set to contest in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, marking the first time in 30 years that a woman from the Kashmiri Pandit community is…
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) carried out raids at the residence of former principal of RG Kar medical college and hospital, Sandip Ghosh, among othre places in Kolkata in a case pertaining to…
India and Singapore have called for peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea, emphasising the importance of maintaining peace, security, and ‘freedom of navigation’ in and overflight…
Amid the row over allegations against SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Congress has demanded an independent inquiry into the matter, asserting that it is in national interest to have a probe as…
The political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir presents a unique set of challenges for women’s empowerment. Historically, the representation of women in political roles in the region has been limited….
Six cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) including two women were killed after an exchange of fire between the ultras and police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Thursday, police…
Concerns over a toxic work environment at the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have added to the challenges faced by SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch. A letter signed by over 500 of…
Adhering to its commitment towards promoting quality education in the remote areas of Odisha, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, distributed school kits to more than 4,000 students…
As the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls draw near, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit the union territory today to kickstart poll campaigning with two…
While the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has unfolded the dark history of the institution, it has also unearthed several…
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has unanimously passed an anti-rape bill, named Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill,…
Today (September 3) is a significant day for West Bengal and the Mamata Banerjee government. The West Bengal Assembly has passed the Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment)…
More than two lakh state government employees of Himachal Pradesh did not receive their salaries on the first of the month, which is a serious step-up of the financial crisis in the state. This has…
Rocked by protests by junior doctors and masses over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Mamata Banerjee-led West…
Avyaya’s Aerospace India Pvt Ltd is in the process of manufacturing and testing its Lethal Swarm Drones systems which is not just another drone system. It’s a marvel of cutting-edge technology,…
The Mamata Banerjee government is scheduled to introduce the anti-rape bill in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday. Its draft suggests that anyone found guilty of rape should be executed if their…
This collaboration underscores LPAI’s commitment to enhancing cultural ties, promoting peace, and supporting spiritual tourism across South Asia.
The Heartfulness Trilateral Motorbike Expedition is a…
Torrential downpour in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh left 31 persons dead, battered roads and rail tracks snapping connectivity, submerged thousands of acres of agricultural crops and left people…
Officials said that on Monday, September 2, a landslip at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine’s new track in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir claimed the lives of three pilgrims. Immediately, the Mata…
Two persons, including a woman, were killed and nine others injured when suspected militants launched a gun-and-bomb attack in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Sunday, police said. According to…
IndiGo flight traveling from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, to Hyderabad, Telangana, was forced to make an emergency landing in Nagpur on Sunday morning. The reason for the diversion was a bomb threat…
A 13-year-old girl here has become pregnant allegedly after she was raped by a government school peon, police said on Saturday. An FIR has been lodged against the peon of the council school and his…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday revised the polling day for Haryana Assembly polls from October 1 to October 5, this year as well as moved the counting of votes for both Jammu and…
Union Minister Giriraj Singh was attacked in Begusarai, Bihar, during a public meeting at the Balia Subdivision Office on Saturday. The incident occurred when a man attempted to assault the minister….
A village with over 50 households in Meghalaya’s South West Khasi Hills district has not received foodgrains under the public distribution system for over 13 years, local MLA Renikton Tongkhar told…
The BJP on Monday released its first list of 15 candidates for the first phase of elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to be held on September 18.
An earlier BJP list, released a…
Days after the Election Commission of India announced the dates for the Assembly Election in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference on Monday released its manifesto.
Releasing the manifesto at the…
The Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted in three phases with voting scheduled for September 18, September 25 and October 1 followed by the counting of votes on October 4.
The…
The Election Commission of India on Friday will unveil the schedule for the upcoming General Election to Legislative Assemblies. While the Commission did not specify the states and Union Territories…
As India is all set to celebrate its 78th Independence Day on August 15, the Firstpost explores the historical context of how the British Government of India Act, 1935, also known as the Government of…
As India is all set to celebrate its 78th Independence Day on August 15, the Firstpost explores the historical context of how the British Government of India Act, 1935, also known as the Government of…
Election Commission of India (ECI) has scheduled a meeting with Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Assembly polls, the dates for…
The local administration in Ayodhya on Saturday razed the bakery of a man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl and recording the act on camera, according to an official.
“The bakery of Moid Khan has…
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday passed the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that provides for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment, making the law…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday came out with a cryptic response to the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state.
Kumar, whose JD (U) is a key ally of the ruling NDA…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday came out with a cryptic response to the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state.
Kumar, whose JD (U) is a key ally of the ruling NDA…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the high-level UN General Assembly session on September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers released by the United Nations. The high-level…
The INDIA bloc has won 10 out of 13 Assembly seats across seven states in bypoll, giving a tough fight to the BJP-led NDA. The Bharatiya Janata Party has won two seats, one in Madhya Pradesh and one…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who was exuberant after the Mahayuti sweeped the Legislative Council polls, said that the ruling alliance did their “best batting” and took the Maha Vikas…
A panel framing rules for Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code is trying to ensure that data provided by live-in couples remains protected but feels that information about those aged between 18 and 21…
The Hemant Soren government on Monday won the vote of confidence in the Jharkhand Assembly even as opposition BJP and AJSU legislators walked out of the House as the headcount for the voting…
After the Lok Sabha elections, all eyes are now on the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, the dates of which will be announced soon after the Amarnath Yatra ends on August 19.
As the hilly state gears…
It was a violent period in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). June 9 to June 12 saw militants launching four attacks in the Jammu region, under the Union Territory—three of them occurring within 24 hours. A…
Senior YSRCP leader Mudragada Padmanabham has officially changed his name to ‘Padmanabha Reddy’, fulfilling his pledge made during the election campaign, after he failed to ensure the defeat of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Assembly elections would be held soon in Jammu and Kashmir and plans are underway to restore statehood to the union territory in the near future.
In…
The Election Commission (EC) has received eight applications from aggrieved candidates, including those from the BJP and the Congress, for verification of tampering or modification in micro-controller…
The police said on Wednesday that more than 10 rounds were fired at a food outlet killing one person in Delhi’s Rajouri Garden. According to the police, the firing incident was reported at Rajouri…
Chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), Uddhav Thackeray, suggested on Saturday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition will continue in the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections following the party’s…
Mohan Charan Majhi took oath as the first BJP chief minister of Odisha on Wednesday at a ceremony in Bhubaneswar that was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Four-time MLA and tribal leader…
Karnataka could get five ministerial positions with the shining minister being Nirmala Sitharaman.
Karnataka
1. Nirmala Sitharaman
Rank: Cabinet
Portfolio:
Born on 18 August, 1959, Nirmala Sitharaman,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inducted three ministers from Odisha, all in the Cabinet rank.
Odisha
1. Ashwini Vaishnaw
Rank: Cabinet
Portfolio:
Ashwini Vaishnaw, born on July 18, 1970, is a…
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha supremo Prem Singh Tamang took oath as the Chief Minister of the Himalayan state for a second consecutive term on Monday.
Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the…