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After govt's proposal, farmers say will decide on future course of action in next two days

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March will continue till demands are met, says farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal

We will have discussions on the proposal by the govt in the next two days, General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarvan Singh Pandher says

'Delhi chalo' march on hold, hope demands get resolved within two days: Farmer leader Pandher after meeting with Union ministers.

Security tightened in UP's Sambhal ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Supreme Court to hear today the petition against Chandigarh Mayor Election in which a BJP candidate was declared the winner

SC has directed the personal presence of the Presiding Officer today after observing that he had tampered with the ballot papers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Jammu on February 20

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves after hoisting the party's flag during the BJP National Council meeting at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi,.

At around 11:30 AM, in a public function at the Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, PM will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 30,500 crore. The projects relate to several sectors including health, education, rail, road, aviation, petroleum, civic infrastructure, among others. During the program, PM will distribute appointment orders to about 1500 new Government recruits of Jammu and Kashmir. PM will also interact with beneficiaries of various government schemes as part of the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu’ programme.

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presents budget for 2024-25 in state Assembly

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will not appear before ED, its summons is illegal: AAP

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

TN Finance Minister outlines 7-point objective, the 'seven grand Tamil dream' including social justice in Budget

Social justice, welfare of marginalised, making Tamil youth global achievers among 7 goals: TN Finance Minister in Budget speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the foundation stone laying ceremony of Hindu shrine Kalki Dham in Sambhal

PM Modi lays foundation stone of Shri Kalki Dham temple in UP's Sambhal

West Bengal Govt moves SC against Parliament Ethics Committee notices relating to Sandeshkhali incident

SC issues notice to Lok Sabha Secretariat and others on WB govt plea against Parliament Ethics Committee summons to WB senior officials in the matter relating to Sandeshkhali incident in West Bengal SC also stays the further proceedings in the matter.

SC stays Lok Sabha Privilege Committee proceedings against the West Bengal Officials on the complaint by BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar

At the foundation stone laying ceremony of Hindu shrine Kalki Dham in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath says, "In the last 10 years, we have seen a new Bharat... The country is moving ahead on the path of development in the new Bharat..."

Foundation of another pure temple has been laid today, says PM Modi

PM Modi extends best wished to the citizens of the country as he lays foundation stone of Shri Kalki Dham temple in UP's Sambhal

People have left all the good work for me to complete, says PM Modi

PM Modi pays respects to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as he addresses crowd after foundation laying ceremony of Kalki Dham

I am thankful to God that I have the opportunity to be a part of this event, says PM Modi in UP's Sambhal

Times have changed, if Sudama give rice to Sri Krishna today, a PIL will be filed in the SC accusing Sri Krishna of taking bribe and corruption, says PM Modi

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500 years of wait has borne fruit in Ayodhya, says PM Modi as he lays foundation stone of Kalki Dham in UP's Sambhal

If temples are being made today, medical colleges are being made as well: PM Modi

Kerala Governor meets family of elephant attack victim in Wayanad

'...Today is also the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, hence this day becomes more sacred and more inspiring...On this occasion, I respectfully bow at the feet of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and pay tribute to him...', says PM Modi in UP

First time an Indian is feeling so proud, says PM Modi as he adds that today our power is endless and our opportunities are also endless

Fire breaks out in Banaskantha's Palanpur market yard in Gujarat

Supreme Court issues notice to concerned respondents on Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's plea against HC order rejecting his plea seeking quashing of proceedings against him in 2022 protest matter SC stays further proceedings and HC order rejecting Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's plea seeking quashing of proceedings against him in 2022 protest matter

A view of the Supreme Court. 

Returning Officer in Chandigarh Mayor election Anil Masih reaches Supreme Court

Congress protest in Jaipur against freezing of party's bank accounts

Union Minister and BJP MP from Amethi, Smriti Irani holds Jan Samwad in Amethi

ED has filed a complaint under section 174 of IPC against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly intentionally disobeying the first three summons issued to him

The court has taken cognisance of the same thereby court has prima facie accepted that Kejriwal has done an offence for which he is liable to be prosecuted. The question in front of the court is not about the validity of the summons but rather the alleged illegal act on the part of Kejriwal of intentionally disobeying the said three summons: ED Sources

Stones pelted at Goa minister Subhash Phal Desai when he was returning after unveiling Shivaji statue in village

SC to hear Chandigarh Mayor Election matter shortly

PM Modi to inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur (Samba), Jammu tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates an exhibition at the groundbreaking ceremony in Lucknow

PM Modi launches projects worth over Rs 10 lakh in UP

UP CM Yogi Adityanath felicitates PM Modi at the fourth groundbreaking ceremony for investment proposals received during the UP Global Investors Summit 2024 in Lucknow

'Under PM, country is making continuous progress with the sense of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas,' says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Lucknow

Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy launches BJP's 'Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra' campaign in Hyderabad

'Today work on thousands of projects has been started,' PM Modi says in Lucknow

'Double engine govt showed that change is possible,' PM Modi says

'UP today has the greatest number of airports, express highways, country's first rapid rail,' Modi says in Lucknow

PM Modi says, 'Every country is full of trust seeing India's growth.'

'Investors worldwide have full faith in India's stability,' PM Modi says in Lucknow

'New direction and new thinking is needed for India's growth,' PM Modi says

'Double engine govt has changed the old progressive thinking of India,' PM Modi says

'Double engine govt is aimed at making every person eligible for govt schemes in the country,' PM Modi says

'Until every person gets his/her right, our govt will not rest,' PM Modi says in Lucknow

'Modi is helping those who were looked down by every govt,' PM Modi says

'PM Swanidhi Yojana has shown that when poor get opportunities, they can do anything,' says PM Modi

'Our sisters never got any help from banks because they had not guarantee to give to the banks. But today they have Modi's guarantee,' PM Modi says

'Our govt is aimed at making 3 lakh women into 'lakhpati didis,' says PM Modi

'Paramparas of UP will made into 'One District, One Product',' says PM Modi

'Loans will be made easily available,' PM Modi says in Lucknow

'Our import for toys has been reduced with toys being made in India now,' PM Modi says

'Small businesses and hotels, restaurants in UP are seeing profit due to tourism,' PM Modi says

'Employment can be made available if people get married in India and not abroad,' PM Modi says

'Tourism and medical field in India will see more employment in the coming years,' PM Modi says

'Mukta Bijli Yojana will give 300 units of free electricity,' says PM Modi

'EV buses are being introduced with a lot of efforts,' PM Modi says

'Congress gave awards to only those people belonging and linking to the Nehru family,' PM Modi says

'We are doing efforts to bring organic agriculture at a higher level,' PM Modi says

'We are bringing a new trend regarding super foods,' PM Modi says

'UP has made India's rural economy great for years and will continue to do so,' PM Modi says

'I urge all states to leave politics and learn from UP,' PM Modi says

'If every state dreams like UP, only then the country can make progress,' PM Modi says

MSMEs are strength behind the 'Viksit Uttar Pradesh'. they are benefitted from our govt schemes: PM Modi in Lucknow.

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking court-monitored probe into violence in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali

'Double-engine government has shown that a change can be brought if you really want it,' says PM Modi

'The double-engine government has changed the old political thinking in UP,' PM Modi says in Lucknow

Modi said, "We are engaged in easing the lives of every family in UP. If the lives of people are eased, then it would help in doing business and trade."

3 injured in explosion at scan energy company in Kondurg, Rangareddy district, Telangana

Sub Inspector, Kondurg PS Krishna said, "All the injured were shifted to Shivram Nagar Hospital in Shadnagar. A case will be registered in the incident."

Ladakh delegation reaches Ministry of Home Affairs to meet MoS Home Nityanand Rai

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra admitted to Sir Gangaram Hospital after complaint of dehydration and stomach infection

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel flaggs off 70 New Diesel Buses of the State Transport Department

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami addresses appointment letter distribution programme for selected forest guards, assistant accountants in Forest Department, and selected assistant accountants in Technical Education Department in Dehradun

SFI holds black-flag protest against Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in Kannur's Mattannur

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan confronts SFI activists holding black-flag protest against him in Kannur's Mattannur

Curfew imposed in Birgunj of Parsa until further notice, following a clash between groups

Amid a tensed situation, a Hindu group protested against alleged hindrance caused at the time of immersion of Saraswati Idol in Rautahat District.

Delegation of French MPs arrive at residence of Congress'a Sonia Gandhi to meet her

103 active cases of Monkey fever in the state as of now, says Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu

'Aim of CM Yogi to make UP 1 trillion dollar economy will be achieved,' says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Security heightened in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar in view of PM Modi’s visit tomorrow

'In this election, people will rise above religion and caste to support BJP and PM Modi,' says Telangana BJP Chief G Kishan Reddy

Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren arrives at Maa Bhadrakali temple located in Chatra district's Itkhori

Parliamentary delegation from France, led by the President of the French Senate, M Gérard Larcher, meets Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at Parliament House today

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar takes stock of ongoing development projects, in Panchkula

The CM said, "We are planning how we can rehabilitate the slum areas of Panchkula including Khark Mangoli... Planning is going on for the rehabilitation of the slum settlements of Panchkula. There are about 59 acres of land here. Efforts will be made to ensure that the problem of people who are occupying land illegally should also be resolved and people should also get a roof...."

MoS for External and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan will represent India at G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) in Rio de Janeiro on February 21 and 22, 2024

Brazil assumed the G20 Presidency from India on December 1, 2023.

'Government machinery should move towards people,' says Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan on launching of mobile passport seva kendra in Ranchi

Politicians should not forget the level and avoid speaking cheap words: M Venkaiah Naidu

He said, "In recent times, politicians (MLAs and MPs) have been using filthy language, such people should be answered at the polling booth. Political leaders who make inconsistent statements should be taught a lesson at the polling booths... Culture is as important as education, no one should forget the mother tongue. Mother tongue is like eyes and foreign language is like spectacles. If you get a value-based education, you become a value-based citizen. Today, education with values ​​has declined. This is not good. It is suggested that everyone should strive to provide education with values..."

President Droupadi Murmu visits historic Cellular Jail in Port Blair and laid wreath at the Martyr’s Column

The President also visited the cell of the great freedom fighter Veer Savarkar. She shared her experience and wrote an inspiring message in the visitors' book at the memorial.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends wishes for Khelo India Games in Guwahati, Assam

The PM said, "I want to congratulate the Assam government and other state governments for organising such events. The attitude towards sports has changed in the country. Now parents tell it with pride that their child played at the state, national or international level and has won medals. It is the time that along with encouraging sports, we also celebrate it."

He also said, "All over the country, events related to sports are being organised. Today we are witnessing the Khelo India University Games. Some days back, Khelo India Winter Games was organised in Ladakh. Before that, Tamil Nadu conducted the Khelo India Youth Games. This indicates that youth is getting more opportunities to play and blossom."

'Glad to receive Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan in India,' says EAM Dr S Jaishankar

'Lively interaction with 35 journalists from 19 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries,' says EAM Jaishankar

NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo writes to Bihar Chief Secretary over mapped and unmapped madrasas in the state

'India-Poland relations have always been extremely good,' says Secretary of State at the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Poland, Władysław T Bartoszewski

'I understand that India does not want to take sides,' says Secretary of State at the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Poland, Władysław T Bartoszewski on India's position on the Russia-Ukraine war

'We want to have closer cooperation with India,' says Secretary of State at the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Poland, Władysław T Bartoszewski

Journalist associated with Republic TV, arrested by West Bengal Police in Sandeshkhali

PM Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath visit stall of the proposed International Film City near Noida

Sale/purchase and use of firecrackers prohibited in Jammu district with immediate effect until 5 pm on February 20

French Senate President Gerard Larcher, accompanied by a French delegation visits AICC HQ in New Delhi today

Tejashwi Yadav to kickstart Jan Vishwas Yatra tomorrow

Gulveer Singh wins gold medal in men's 3000m race in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran

'The internet should not be shut down in Punjab,' says Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher on allegations of Punjab government being hand-in-glove with the NDA

'The way farmers were treated at the (Shambhu) border is condemnable,' says farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal in a press conference

'There is nothing in the government's proposal...This is not in the favour of farmers,' says farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal

Farmer leaders rejected the government's proposal over MSP.

On Chandigarh mayoral polls, SC slams 'horse-trading'; sends ballot papers, video of counting for scrutiny on Tuesday

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in Kargil, Ladakh at 21:35 pm: National Centre for Seismology

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reaches IIT Patna to take stock of newly constructed buildings

Chairman of High-Level Committee on One Nation One Election, former President Ram Nath Kovind hold consultations with Justice Deepak Misra and Justice SA Bobde - former Chief Justices of India

The Committee also held consultations with Justice D.N Patel, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on the issues. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, N. K. Singh, former Chairman, 15th Finance Commission; Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, former Secretary General, Lok Sabha; and Sanjay Kothari, former Chief Vigilance Commissioner and Harish Salve, senior advocate also attended the meeting and reviewed the activities and progress made so far.

'Centre says something else in the discussions and while speaking at the press conference outside, they say different things,' says Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher

'Now a peaceful resolution must be found,' says Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee General Secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher

He said, "We will request the government; they are powerful and we are farmers. We had a long discussion, now a peaceful resolution must be found."

'The reason for not accepting government's proposal (on MSP guarantee) is that they said during the meeting that they will buy all the crops of the country, but at the press conference outside, they said a totally different thing,' says SKM (Non-Political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal

He said, "This means this is some kind of injustice with the farmers. They said that Rs 1.5 lakh crore will be spent to ensure MSP on pulses. But our expert said that this is completely wrong, crops of the entire can be bought for Rs 1.75 lakh crore. For February 21, we request the government to hold a peaceful protest (march to Delhi)."

'West Bengal police behaving as if they have caught Sheikh Shahjahan,' says Senior Editor at Republic Bangla Mayukh Ranjan Ghosh

He said," We are utterly shocked that police without any 41A notice, without any 91A notice, have dragged a reporter on ground, who was reporting one of the biggest shocking incidents (Sandeshkhali violence) in recent times in India. They have dragged the person and they have taken, and manhandled him in a way that he was Sheikh Shahjahan. We are amazed to see Mamata Banerjee's police, the state police are behaving as if they have caught Sheikh Shahjahan... We are going to intensify our coverage in Sandeshkhali, it's utterly shocking. We are taking all the legal help. We are approaching the court in our capacity...