Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jun 15 (ANI): As defiant striking doctors skipped a meeting with her for the second day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday extended an olive branch to them by promising not to invoke the stringent Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA
Tokyo [Japan], Jun 6 (ANI): A Japanese minister on Wednesday sparked controversy with his statement that it is "socially accepted" to force women to wear high heels at workplaces. For many years now Japanese offices required women to wear high heels.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who had a bitter spat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections, has been invited to attend his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, which she has accepted.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) 26 May (ANI): Chief priest of Kashi Vishwanath temple, Acharya Ashok Dwivedi, who will perform puja with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, said the Varanasi MP has the blessings of Lord Shiva and mother Ganga has accepted him.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 24 (ANI): Mumbai's Congress chief Milind Deora on Friday said he has accepted the verdict of the denizens with great humility after the party suffered a defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 23 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday accepted his defeat in the Lok Sabha elections and said the people's mandate should be respected.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Monday accepted Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's request and dismissed Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar from the post of Minister for Backward Class Welfare and 'Divyangjan' Empower
Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], May 15 (ANI): With electioneering at its peak for the last phase of seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Congress party has accepted its defeat and its 'Darbaris' are making controversial statements just to save
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief OP Rajbhar on Monday said he had resigned as a cabinet minister from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government over the seat-sharing agreement with the BJP.
Leeds [UK], May 4 (ANI): Australian refugee and footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has accepted a job with Football Victoria as its Community and Human Rights Advocate.
Pyongyang [North Korea], Apr 26 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday extended an invitation to his Russian counterpart to visit North Korea at "a convenient time" and the invitation was "readily accepted", state media reported.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted senior leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil's resignation as the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly, state party unit confirmed Thursday.