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New Delhi, Oct 3: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a key constituent of the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc, released its second list of 29 candidates for the year-end assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh. The move of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party has further reduced the possibility of the I.N.D.I.A bloc alliance working in the MP elections. So far, the AAP has declared candidates on 39 seats for upcoming

New Delhi, Oct 3: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday demanded the state government start conducting the caste survey right away, saying though some parties are against it, this is the only way to justice for the OBCs. "The news of the caste census data conducted by the Bihar government being made public is in the news today and intense discussions are going on it. Some parties are

New Delhi, Oct 2: Welcoming the release of the caste survey by the Bihar government, I.N.D.I.A bloc parties on Monday accused the ruling BJP of running away from such an exercise, with the Congress pushing its slogan 'jitna abaadi, utna haq' (representation according to population). Top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi cited Bihar's demographics to argue for proportional representation. He said that

The much-awaited results of the caste survey conducted by the Nitish Kumar government is finally out. The Extremely Backward Classes are the largest social segment in Bihar, with a population of 36% of the total, followed by the Other Backward Classes who constitute 27.13%. Together, the two groups comprise 63% of the state's total population, which stood at a little over 13.07 crore. The general

New Delhi, Oct 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled various development projects worth over Rs 7,000 crores in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. The development comes as the state of Rajasthan is gearing up for the looming assembly polls. Prime Minister dedicated the Mehsana-Bhatinda-Gurdaspur Gas Pipeline to promote a gas-based economy. "The pipeline has been built at a cost of about Rs 4500

In a year marked by El Niño conditions, the southwest monsoon in India remained subdued to some extent, resulting in “below-average" cumulative rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on September 30, the date which formally marks the end of monsoon season in the country's mainland. The cumulative rainfall in the four months of monsoon – June to September – amounted to 820 mm

New Delhi, Oct 1: The India-US relationship is at an all-time high and the Modi government is going to take it to a different level, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, stressing that like the Chandrayaan, bilateral ties will go to the Moon and even beyond. Jaishankar's remarks came as he addressed several hundred Indian-Americans gathered at the India House from various parts of the

New Delhi, Sept 30: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday extended the last date for the exchange of Rs 2,000 banknotes till October 7, 2023. The original deadline was set to expire on October 1. "As the period specified for the withdrawal process has come to an end, and based on a review, it has been decided to extend the current arrangement for the deposit/exchange of Rs 2000 banknotes

New Delhi, Sept 29: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the women's reservation bill which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. However, the reservation will be implemented after the new census and delimitation. In a special session of Parliament, the women's reservation bill was passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha this month

Imphal, Sept 28: The worst fears for security agencies seem to have come true as militants have been seen moving around openly and instigating mobs in Imphal valley which have been on a rampaging spree after pictures of two missing teenagers surfaced on social media. According to officials, during attacks carried out on a police party Wednesday evening, armed men dressed in black uniform were seen