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President Ram Nath Kovind today led the nation in paying homage to the architect of the Indian Constitution Dr BR Ambedkar on his 128th birth anniversary. Mr Kovind paid floral tributes at the statue of Dr Ambedkar at the Parliament House Lawns in New Delhi this morning. Vice President M …

Electioneering is going on across the country for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.  Polling for the second phase will take place on Thursday. 97 constituencies, spread over 13 States and Union Territories, will go to polls in this phase.  Top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP Chief …

Lucknow: Condemning the statement made by UP chief minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath, Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad Naqvi on Thursday called it inciting and demanded an apology. As reported by the Times of India, Maulana Kalbe Jawad general secretary of Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind (MuH), in a press statement said, “If no other …

In order to directly enroll the child in the 10th and 12th, the parents will now have to tell the reason. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released stringent instructions for students from class 10th and 12th from any other school after reading from 9th and 11th. Also, the date of …

India has rejected the statement by Pakistan Foreign Minister that it will attack Pakistan again and termed it as irresponsible and preposterous. In a statement, the External Affairs Ministry said, remarks of Pakistan is aimed at whipping up war hysteria in the region. The Ministry said this public gimmick appears …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched for a strong and decisive government at the Centre. Addressing a rally at Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, he said a strong government can take tough and big decisions to move the country forward. He said the world is looking at India today because of …

Filing of nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections will end today. 91 constituencies spread over 20 states and union territories will go to polls in this phase on the 11th of April.  Elections will be held for all 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh, and 17 …

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Election Commission’s response on opposition leaders’ plea on the counting of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips of 50 per cent of EVMs in each constituency before the declaration of results in the upcoming General Elections.  A bench headed by Chief Justice …

The BJP has expressed deep disappointment over China blocking India’s bid for listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar in UN Sanctions regime as global terrorist.  Briefing media in New Delhi, Senior leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad criticized Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his views expressed on the matter. …

The first meeting to discuss the modalities and the draft Agreement for facilitation of pilgrims to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib using the Kartarpur Corridor was held on Thursday at Attari in a cordial environment.  External Affairs Ministry, in a release, said, both sides held detailed and constructive discussions on various …