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Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin in the honour of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Parliament House Annexe in New Delhi today.  Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister said, Atal ji was away from public life for nearly a decade, but the way …

Hyderabad, Dec.23 (PMI): Former Union minister and BJP MP Bandaru Dattattraya today observed that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao encouraging defections was undemocratic step. He also accused the TRS supremo of luring the elected members to his party amounts to insulting the people’s verdict.             Speaking to the media at party headquarters …

Hyderabad, Dec.22 (PMI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy has accused Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao of transforming Telangana State into a dictatorship by smothering all democratic institutions.Reacting to the ‘merger’ of four defected MLCs of Congress into TRS, Gudur Narayana Reddy said that the entire episode shows …

The uproar by the Opposition over the Rafale aircraft deal and other issues again rocked Parliament today. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day, and the Lok Sabha till 2 PM. As soon as the Rajya Sabha met for the day, Congress members raked up Rafale yet again and …

The nation today celebrated Vijay Diwas to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 war. Rich tributes are being paid to the Martyrs who laid down their lives during the war.  President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tributes to the soldiers …

Kakinada: The Cyclonic storm ‘PHETHAI’ is moving further north-northwestwards with a speed of 16 kmph during past 06 hours and is lay centred at 410 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 530 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 560 km south-southeast Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh). It is very likely to intensify …

Congress president Rahul Gandhi held hectic parleys today with top party leaders to decide on the new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. He held discussions with senior state leaders T S Singh Deo, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Bhupesh Baghel and Charan Das Mahant, who are the potential candidates, at his residence in New …

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today ruled out the possibility of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on Rafale deal. Briefing media in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said investigations and reviews of this kind cannot be done when allegations are made by a body capable of partisan divisions. He said it has to …

Manipur Government yesterday honoured AIBA World Women Boxing Gold medalist  MC Mary Kom with the title “Meethoileima” (par excellent queen) at a function in Imphal yesterday. On the occasion, State Chief Minister N. Biren Singh handed over a cheque of ten lakh rupees to her. The Chief Minister also declared …

Hectic parleys are on for the government formation in five states where results of assembly elections were declared on Wednesday. In Madhya Pradesh, outgoing Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken the sole responsibility for the BJP’s defeat in the state assembly elections. Mr Chouhan was speaking in his first …