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…
Over 200 residents of Supertech Eco Village 2 in Noida fell sick after drinking contaminated water. Among those affected, there were mostly children who displayed symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea….
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…
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said the recent torrential rain and subsequent floods in Andhra Pradesh, particularly in Vijayawada, is the “biggest disaster” he has witnessed in the state in…
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…
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan on Monday claimed that the Enforcement Directorate officials have arrived at his house in Okhla in the national capital to arrest him. In a post on X, Khan said,…
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw conducted an inspection of the Vande Sleeper Coach at BEML in Bengaluru on Sunday. “We expect the passenger operation of Vande Sleeper Coach in three months from…
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…
Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday joined protesting farmers at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana and said the central government should pay heed to their demands and make it a…
Union Minister Annapurna Devi on Friday asserted that existing laws were stringent enough to tackle violence and crimes against women and urged the West Bengal government to implement the same in…
The 12-hour Bengal Bandh called by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal began at 6 am on Wednesday (August 28).
The West Bengal police and BJP and ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party’s…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed her grief and solidarity with the family of a trainee doctor, who was sexually assaulted and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical…
National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah, who had vowed not to participate in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections till restoration of statehood, Monday dropped major hints on his…
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…
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…
India’s 78th Independence Day serves as a moment to reflect on the tremendous sacrifices of freedom fighters who dreamed of a unified nation. Among these vital yet frequently overlooked figures is…
Central and state GST officers will launch a nationwide special two-month drive against fake GST registrations starting August 16, as announced by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs…
In recent days, with a multiple of Bangladeshis gathered at the India-Bangladesh border in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, amidst the political unrest in Bangladesh, a Border Security Force (BSF) soldier…
The Waqf Amendment Bill, which has stirred controversy in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha with the Opposition labelling it “anti-Muslim,” was sent to the parliamentary committee on Thursday.
The NDA-led…
After several reports suggested that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition MPs have received mangoes from the Pakistan embassy, the BJP on Wednesday took potshots at the Congress…
The High Commission of India in London on Tuesday issued a safety advisory for Indian nationals to “stay vigilant and exercise due caution” amid ongoing violent clashes which have targeted immigrants…
As Wayanad reels through the horrors of the landslides that killed over 300 people, the Kerala government on Saturday announced that they will establish a new township. The initiative will be…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised BJP leader Anurag Thakur’s speech in the Lok Sabha in which the former Union minister made a political counter to Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul…
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal clarified on Tuesday that the government’s stance on Chinese investment remains unchanged, contradicting views expressed in the Economic Survey.
Responding to questions…
The Supreme Court on Monday said it may pronounce this week its verdict on a plea of the Delhi government challenging the lieutenant governor’s power to nominate aldermen to the Municipal Corporation…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called for the scrapping of NITI Ayog, the premier central government think tank.
Mamata, also the supremo of Trinamool Congress (TMC), has also called…
The UNESCO World Heritage status granted to the Moidams is a significant moment that blends cultural celebration with political strategy. This accolade not only honours the historical significance of…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched an attack against the Ministry of External Affairs for objecting to her “shelter” remark for Bangladeshi refugees.
Last week, Bangladesh…
Kangana Ranaut, Bollywood actor and newly elected BJP Lok Sabha MP from Mandi, has been issued notice by the Himachal Pradesh High Court, on a petition filed by Kinnaur resident for setting aside her…
Emphasising that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has zero tolerance for terrorism, Minister of State (MoS) Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on Wednesday, said that active terrorists will…
Terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir will either land in jail or be sent to ‘jahannum’ (hell), Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday while asserting…
The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, saying he quit the NDA in 2018 due to the Centre’s failure to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh and six years later…
The INDIA bloc MPs will hold a protest in the Parliament on July 24, against the Union Budget, presented on Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The opposition parties have alleged Union…
Through the Union Budget 2024, the central government on Tuesday extended ‘special help’ to key NDA ally states of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, evoking appreciation from the Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu…
Shortly after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded presenting her seventh consecutive budget, the Congress on Friday said that FM’s budget speech was “more focused on posturing than action”…
The 2023-2024 Economic Survey tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) has “incentivised crop diversification”. The survey elucidated the positive impact…
In a shocking incident, two women, protesting against road construction, were partially buried when gravel (murrum) was tipped over them from a truck in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, police said on…
In a move that has attracted jibes from across the spectrum, the Kerala government has appointed a senior IAS officer as ‘Foreign Secretary’.
The Kerala government of Communist Party of India-Marxist…
The Congress on Sunday sought the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker’s position for the Opposition in the all-party meeting convened by the government ahead of Parliament session, and raised the issue of paper…
As India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget 2024 on July 23, Firstpost reflects on another July Budget, which is known for its transformative effect on the country’s…
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said that there is never an end to progress and both internal and external developments have no end. He was addressing a village-level…
The Karnataka cabinet has approved a bill mandating 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in private firms for Group C and Group D posts, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday.
The CM said the…
Kedarnath priests have put on hold their agitation against the proposed construction of a replica of Kedarnath Temple in Delhi after an assurance from Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami….
The INDIA bloc has won eight of 13 Assembly seats in the bypoll elections, giving the ruling BJP-led NDA a tough fight.
Making her poll debut, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu’s…
The ruling BJP in Uttarakhand suffered a major setback in the assembly by-elections. It seems to be losing the Badrinath seat. The setback seems to have awakened the Opposition parties, who are now…
In a surprising turn of events, the NDA-led Mahayuti alliance secured a decisive victory in the recent Maharashtra biennial legislative council elections, winning all nine seats it contested out of…
The Congress on Friday slammed the government’s move to declare June 25, the day the Emergency was declared in 1975, as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ as yet another “headline-grabbing exercise in…
In the Maharashtra legislative council election, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance—which comprises deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s NCP and chief minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv…
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged people to refrain from using derogatory language and being nasty towards former Union minister Smriti Irani or any other leader.
His…
The Government of India on Friday announced that June 25 will be remembered annually as “Constitution Murder Day” in remembrance of the Emergency declared by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975….
Voting for the bypolls in 13 Assembly seats across seven states – West Bengal, Punjab, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh – are underway on Wednesday, July 10. The…
Assam is no stranger to floods, political blame games during floods, or the flood-fuelled corruption that rages like a fearsome river in spate.
On Monday, Leader of Opposition and Congress leader…
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited a relief camp in Manipur’s Jiribam district, a party leader said. Gandhi visited the Jiribam Higher Secondary School relief camp and…
Delhi Police has registered an FIR against TMC Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra for her “derogatory” social media post on National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to meet Rajkot fire victims’ kin, address party workers in Gujarat todayGujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil confirmed Gandhi’s itinerary, stating, “Rahul Gand…
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Hathras on Friday following the stampede in which 121 people were killed, party officials said on Thursday. Uttar Pradesh Congress…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came down heavily on the Congress and termed it a parasitic party as it feeds of the parties it allies with and depends on them for its survival.
He said 2024…
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra recently criticised the central government for suspending her from the last Lok Sabha session. She claimed that her expulsion cost the BJP 63 seats in the recent…
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to appear in an MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur. On June 26, the court directed Rahul Gandhi to…
Members of the Opposition parties staged a protest on the Parliament premises on Monday against the central government’s “misuse” of central agencies including the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and…