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Himachal Pradesh: CM Sukhu directs to formulate SoP for marking, felling of dried trees

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) , May 17 (ANI): The marking of dried trees on the forest land would be done on a daily basis in...

Prohibition to state supply — TN liquor tragedy puts focus on 50-yr morality vs money political saga

22 people in 2 Tamil Nadu districts of Viluppuram & Chengalpattu have died since Saturday 'after consuming spurious liquor'. ThePrint explains the political war of words on the issue.

West Bengal factory blast: Suvendu Adhikari calls Mamata “failed” Home Minister, demands resignation

East Medinipur (West Bengal) , May 17 (ANI): Following the loss of lives in an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in East Medinipur,...

Karnataka CM decision: DK Shivakumar to meet Kharge, Rahul Gandhi again this evening

New Delhi , May 17 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar and both met with party leader Rahul Gandhi...

Messengers of Modi govt schemes: Nadda to launch BJP Mahila Morcha’s programme for women workers

BJP women workers will attend online training course in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Gujarati, Marathi & Bengali with a 90-minute session each on 15 schemes.

“Fight for CM post will continue in Congress for 5 years,” says former Karnataka Home Minister Jnanendra

Bengaluru (Karnataka) , May 17 (ANI): Taking a potshot at Congress over the delay in declaring the Chief Ministerial candidate, former Karnataka Home Minister...

Karnataka CM race: Congress ‘offers Shivakumar dy CM post’ as scales tip in favour of Siddaramaiah

He has also been offered six key portfolios and the option of retaining post of state party chief, but is yet to accept or refuse the offer, it is learnt.

“Shows internal situation in Congress”: Bommai on suspense over next Karnataka CM

Bengaluru (Karnataka) , May 17 (ANI): Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the ongoing suspense...

Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar holds meeting with NCP leaders for Lok Sabha, Assembly polls

Mumbai (Maharashtra) , May 17 (ANI): Senior opposition leader and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday chaired a meeting at YB...

UP: Mayawati calls meeting of office bearers to strategise for Lok Sabha elections

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) , May 17 (ANI): After suffering a defeat in Uttar Pradesh local body polls, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has...

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.