Even as the state government and the ruling DMK is in stiff opposition to the conduct of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET), the Centre has announced 18 centres for the exam instead of the 14 centres in 2020. ....

Amid talks of the opposition joining hands to counter Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee plans to go to Delhi later this month to meet the opposition leaders. ....

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘biased attitude towards some states regarding the supply of Covid vaccines. ....

Punjab Congress is likely to get new State President in the form of Navjot Singh Sidhu along with two other working presidents ahead of the crucial assembly elections next year. ....

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Centre on the utility of having a sedition law even after 75 years of gaining independence from the British, and also frowned on the misuse of law by the police against people. ....

The Kerala High Court on Thursday told the State Government that the time has come for a policy decision to be made on opening of shops. ....

Amid infighting in the Congress Punjab unit, the party leadership has now come up with a new formula that will make both Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu to work together. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated 'Rudraksha', an International Cooperation and Convention Centre that offers a glimpse of the cultural richness of the ancient city of Kashi. ....

The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday raised the income limit for non-creamy layer of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in reservations from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh. ....

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has accused the Centre of trying "to suppress the voice of the people" by targeting the international communications platform, Twitter, here on Thursday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday termed the handling of the second wave of Covid by the Yogi Adityanath government as 'unparalleled' and said that the state had stood up and battled the pandemic efficiently. ....

he Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) data shows that the pollution level in the Yamuna has worsened this year. ....

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday announced a financial aid of Rs 10 lakh each of the six women players participating in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which commence on July 23. ....

An employee at a State Bank of India branch here was injured when a security guard opened fire during a verbal altercation on Wednesday. ....

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved to extend the term of the Commission constituted to examine the issue of sub-categorisation within Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Central list by six months beyond July 31 this year up to January 31 next year. ....

Accepting the poll petition of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the election of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the latter and posted the matter for further hearing on August 12. ....

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday was appointed leader of the house in Rajya Sabha. ....

Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav has written to the Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, raising the issue of an uproar in the House and calling police during the budget session this year. In the letter, Tejashwi has said that the opposition MLAs are still scared due to the incident which occurred in the Assembly on March 23. ....

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo moto cognisance of the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to allow 'Kanwar Yatra' amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The order in this matter has also been sent to the Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana. ....

Three terrorists belonging to proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were eliminated in an overnight joint operation by the police, army and CRPF in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday. ....