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Delhi BJP continues to oppose the AAP government's new excise policy alleging that it encourages sale and thereby, consumption of liquor in the national capital. ....

Ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, former cabinet minister and three-time MLA Joginder Singh Mann on Saturday severed his 50-year association with the Congress and joined the AAP. ....

The AAP government aims to bring 2,000 electric buses in the coming years, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.....

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to allow the sale of liquor at all airports in the state and select supermarkets under its amended excise policy for the next financial year 2022-23. ....

In a significant recognition to the social welfare schemes launched by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the World Bank has approved a loan of $125 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) for inclusive social protection. ....

Two days back when West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar came down heavily on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, he also wrote to the Trinamool Congress supremo alleging that the failure of the government to furnish all the documents sought by the Governor indicates that "the state government is unable to function according to the Constitutional provisions". ....

After the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) handed over the missing 19-year-old Arunachal Boy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday questioned the government on the "illegal" occupation of Indian territory by China. ....

The Supreme Court on Monday protected Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia from arrest in a drugs case till February 23. ....

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday during the all-party meeting that only President's address, and the tabling of Budget is scheduled to happen in the first half of the Budget Session. ....

Unpaid for the last three months, the medical staff, including senior and junior doctors, and nursing staff of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation-run Swami Dayanand hospital have been threatened with termination of their services if they continue with their protest over pending salaries. ....