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Naveen slams delay in pension disbursal, urges Odisha CM to release pending dues immediately

Bhubaneswar, June 19 -- Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Friday expressed deep concern and anguish over the non-payment of pensions to nearly 18 lakh beneficiaries across Odisha for the past thr... Read More


Rajnath writes to Gadkari, seeks elevated corridor over Shaheed Path in Lucknow

Lucknow, June 19 -- Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh has sent a letter to Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari requesting the construction of an elevated corridor ... Read More


Kerala: CM V.D. Satheesan to present maiden Budget today: Fiscal discipline, welfare weasures in focus

Thiruvananthapuram, June 19 -- Kerala Chief Minister and Finance Minister V.D. Satheesan will present the Congress-led UDF government's maiden Budget for the 2026-27 financial year in the State Assemb... Read More


Pride Month 2026: Trying to look beyond rainbow campaigns

New Delhi, June 19 -- The building, like many buildings in Kolkata, had seen better days. An old three-storey house, with slatted windows and trellis patterns on its balcony, faded by sun and rain. Th... Read More


'Social justice survey' in Tamil Nadu after 2027 Census: Guv

CHENNAI, June 19 -- Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Arlekar on Thursday said that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government would undertake a "social justice survey" after the conclusion of the 2027 ... Read More


Lavender cultivation expands as high-value agri enterprise in J&K

New Delhi, June 19 -- When Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated Jammu and Kashmir's first Lavender Festival in Ganderbal on Thursday, the hundreds of farmers who attended offered a glimpse of a qu... Read More


Jai Bhim, Jai Jharkhand, and the JMM

New Delhi, June 19 -- On June 18, shortly after the conclusion of the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren posted a message on X congratulating the two newly elected members,... Read More


Got full info on cross-voters, won't be rattled: HD Kumaraswamy after JD(S) setback in Karnataka MLC polls

Mysuru, June 19 -- Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday said he has "complete information" on those who cross-voted in the state Legislative Council elections and added that the result was "not une... Read More


"No dam should be constructed at Mekedatu": LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin backs TN resolution

Chennai, June 19 -- The Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Udhayanidhi Stalin, on Friday reiterated the DMK's strong opposition to the proposed Mekedatu dam project in Karnataka, ass... Read More


Abhishek Banerjee cites 10th schedule to call TMC rebels' merger 'invalid'. What does law say?

India, June 19 -- Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, along with some party MPs, met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday to express reservations with the merger announced by 20 re... Read More