In a verdict reinforcing the right of women to live with dignity and without fear, a Delhi court has convicted a man under Sections 506 (Part II) and 509 of the Indian Penal Code for criminal intimidation and using obscene and abusive language intended to outrage a woman's modesty.
JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha on Thursday hailed the Bihar government's move to provide free electricity up to 125 units as a "historic" decision, asserting that every household in the state will be connected to a solar energy source within the next three years.
Odisha Congress in-charge Ajay Kumar Lallu on Thursday said the party is out on the streets demanding justice for the student who died by self-immolation in Balasore.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Suresh Panigrahi on Thursday said that the Odisha bandh is no longer limited to eight political parties but has turned into a people's bandh across the state.
Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das on Thursday said that the Odisha bandh called by opposition parties has received strong support from the public, with thousands of party workers holding protests across districts.
Following the death of a woman student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore who had attempted self-immolation, All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba said the student took the extreme step because she was denied justice despite repeatedly writing to authorities.
Karnataka's former Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Basavaraj Bommai, on Wednesday, said that if the state government submits a proposal for additional fertilisers, the central government will supply them. However, it is the responsibility of the Agriculture Department to h
President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) as the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh and appointed Kavinder Gupta as his successor on July 14.
He said that the Delhi High Court will have a special place in his heart, and he is carrying a part of it, including its value, its people, and legacy, with him to Karnataka.
In a significant decision, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 'Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana' for a period of six years, beginning with 2025-26, to cover 100 districts.