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ECI allows 12 alternative photo IDs apart from EPIC for voting; announces special arrangements for 'purdanasheen' women

New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that voters whose names are on the electoral roll but who are unable to produce their Electors' Photo Identity Card (EPIC) wi... Read More


"Will govt pressure Taliban to respect women's rights?": Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi

Mumbai, Oct. 10 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi raised concerns over the current state of India-Afghanistan relations on Friday. She questioned whether the central government would apply pre... Read More


Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann condemns attack on CJI Gavai, terms it as "reflection of anti-SC mindset of BJP"

Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- The Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Singh Mann, expressed strong condemnation of the recent incident involving an attempted shoe-throwing at the Chief Justice of India. He attri... Read More


Jan Suraaj movement to transform Bihar in the final stage: Prashant Kishor

Patna, Oct. 10 -- Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Friday said that the effort which his party began 3.5 years ago towards creating "a better system" in Bihar has reached the final and decisive s... Read More


"Why scared of SIR": WB BJP hits back at CM Mamata Banerjee

North Parganas 24, Oct. 10 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being "scared" of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral ... Read More


Maharashtra Govt orders to celebrate 'Reading Inspiration Day' on Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's birth anniversary

Mumbai, Oct. 10 -- In an effort to promote a culture of reading and to foster the development, preservation, and propagation of the Marathi language, the government has declared that October 15, the b... Read More


Darjeeling tea industry severely impacted by landslides, incessant rain

Darjeeling, Oct. 10 -- The Darjeeling tea industry has been severely affected as massive landslides and relentless rainfall have wreaked havoc across the Mirik region. Approximately 50,000 tea bushes ... Read More


Manmohan Singh's govt ensured Pakistan's isolation from mainstream: Manish Tewari calls post 26/11 actions "strategic"

New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Asserting that the UPA government, post 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, took a "strategic" decision, Congress MP Manish Tewari said that the government at that time deliberately ens... Read More


Uttarakhand CM Dhami declares public holiday for women on Karva Chauth

Dehradun, Oct. 10 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has declared a public holiday for women employees working in government, non-government offices, and educational institutions in the... Read More


Odisha government handled Cuttack violence incident well, says Prithviraj Harichandan

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 10 -- Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandan lauded the state government's efforts in handling the Cuttack violence incident, stating that the situation was well-handled. "The Odish... Read More