TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh. File. | Photo Credit: V RAJU Telugu Desam Pary (TDP) national general secretary Nara Lokesh has said that the meeting planned by the TDP, Jana Sena Party (JSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Chilakaluripet on March 17 will lay the foundation for a new era in Andhra … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various developmental projects, in Azamgarh on March 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10 inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of several development projects worth more than ₹34,700 crore … Read more
The voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections was quite low at 59.11%, even though the State has the highest number of voters. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The Election Commission has devised a plan to encourage voters in Uttar Pradesh, which recorded a tepid turnout of 59.11% in the … Read more
Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit on March 2 held in-depth discussions on the knotty issue of whether or not to tie up with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-Jana Sena Party (JSP) combine for the forthcoming elections. While the party continues to weigh pros and cons of an electoral alliance, … Read more
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Moradabad, Saturday, on February 24. | Photo Credit: PTI The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on February 24 resumed from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joining her brother in the yatra’s final leg in … Read more
Chickens at a poultry farm in Vijayawada on Sunday. There has been a drop in chicken sales due to the bird flu scare in the last two days, according to traders. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Officials sounded an alert over the presence of Avian Influenza A(H5N1), also known as bird flu, in Nellore district. … Read more
The wildlife task force during the raid on illegal aquaculture ponds in the 5th contour of Kolleru Lake in Eluru district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh State Wildlife Management authorities have identified that illegal aquaculture activities are going on in a stretch of more than 1,700 acres falling under the … Read more
Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday said that the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and first female PM Indira Gandhi gave the highest civilian award of the Bharat Ratna to themselves. “This is the history of Bharat Ratna that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru-ji … Read more
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath with members of the Assembly and Legislative Council at Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, in Ayodhya on February 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from all political parties in Uttar Pradesh except the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya to offer … Read more
Heritage enthusiasts say authorities in both the Centre and U.P. have failed to take concrete steps to remove encroachments. A view of Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi, 50, believes heritage sites are a collective legacy. A lawyer and heritage enthusiast, Mr. Rizvi was momentarily jubilant when the … Read more