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Women may get up to rRs.r50,000 in MP's revamped Ladli Behna scheme: Officials

India, Dec. 4 -- The Madhya Pradesh government plans to provide an option of lumpsum amount instead of the monthly payout of Rs.1,500 as part of the Ladli Behna scheme, state women and child developme... Read More


"No corruption proven": Kalyan Banerjee welcomes Calcutta HC's order retaining 32,000 teachers' jobs

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee welcomed the Calcutta High Court's order setting aside Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's single bench verdict on the cancellation of 32,000 teac... Read More


Subramaniya Swamy Temple row: Chaos erupts over lamp lighting at Thiruparankundram hilltop in Madurai

Madurai, Dec. 4 -- Chaos erupted around the Thiruparankundram hilltop Subramaniya Swamy Temple in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district. The unrest unfolded during the Hindu festival of Karthigai Deepam, a ce... Read More


ECI largest organisation in world with over 1 million personnel: CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Stockholm

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar assumed the Chairmanship of the Council of Member States of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (Int... Read More


MCD bypoll results: BJP retains seven seats, AAP gets 2, Congress 1

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The by-election results for 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday delivered a mixed verdict, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning seven seats,... Read More


Centre's insecurity: Rahul Gandhi alleges govt blocking foreign leaders from meeting LoP

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrival in New Delhi, a fresh political clash erupted as Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of deliberately bl... Read More


Opposition trying to derail Governance celebrations: TPCC chief Mahesh

Hyderabad, Dec. 4 -- TPCC President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud on Thursday accused the Opposition of spreading false propaganda to divert attention from the Congress government's two-year public admini... Read More


Delhi riots bail pleas: SC asks accused to furnish permanent addresses

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the accused seeking bail in the 2020 Delhi riots case to furnish their permanent addresses, as the hearing neared its end and the matter is... Read More


Insecurity: Nigerian lawmakers insist on death penalty for kidnappers as bill passes second reading at Senate

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- A bill seeking to amend Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism Act to impose death penalty without the option of a fine for all kidnapping offences has passed second reading in the Senate. The S... Read More


Stray dog attack on child: Human rights panel seeks report from GHMC, Collector

Hyderabad, Dec. 4 -- The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) issues notices to the GHMC Commissioner and District Collector Rangareddy seeking a report on the brutal stray-dog attack on a seven-... Read More