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Mumbai: Clashes broke out between Shiv Sena and BJP workers in Dadar area here on Wednesday after the youth wing of the BJP took out a protest march against “offensive” remarks in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana about the land deal controversy in Ayodhya. The police used force to disperse the supporters …

Nand Kishor Gurjar, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Loni constituency in Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday demanded that a case be filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi for their tweets regarding the Loni assault case. Gurjar alleged that their tweets attempted to disturb communal …

New Delhi: Though there is no official word on Union Cabinet expansion or reshuffle so far from the Centre, there is speculation as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held two continuous meetings with party’s top brass and two separate groups of Ministers in a span of four days. Some …

The Ram Janmbhoomi Trust has issued a factual report on the controversial land deal explaining the price difference of the plot of land in Ayodhya that has come under scrutiny. The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has sent its report to the Centre, BJP and RSS, explaining the price …

Signs of a split in Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) first emerged last year when he publicly told off his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, sources say. Mr Paras, the younger brother of LJP founder and Chirag’s father Ram Vilas Paswan, had always been his Man Friday, preferring to be low key. …

The BJP is set to start the second phase of a countrywide voluntary service to promote Covid vaccination, promote awareness and help people affected with the disease. The programme was initiated last month by BJP chief JP Nadda as the country grappled with the second wave of Covid and the …

The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that its flagship ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC) scheme makes food security portable, and primarily aims to enable migratory National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries to access the Public Distribution System (PDS) from any ePoS enabled fair price shop (FPS) in …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, saying he looks forward to meeting him and deepening the strategic partnership between the two counties. “Excellency Naftali Bennett, congratulations on becoming the Prime Minister of Israel. As we celebrate 30 years of the up-gradation of diplomatic …

A pregnant woman has approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre to include pregnant women in COVID-19 vaccination drive on priority basis. The high court was informed by the Centre’s counsel that the government is seized of the issue and will take a decision on the same. …

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday said that 719 doctors have lost their lives due to coronavirus in the second wave of the COVID pandemic with Bihar recording the maximum fatalities. According to IMA, Bihar recorded 111 deaths, Delhi 109, Uttar Pradesh 79, West Bengal 63, and Rajasthan 43. …