SP chief and MP Akhilesh Yadav said Vande Mataram should be followed in spirit, as it is a song which brought people together during the Independence struggle.
"If there is any non-compliance or non adherence for any operator, we will take strict action,” K Rammohan Naidu said.
Under Secretary Hooker’s visit marks another step forward in advancing President Trump’s priorities for a strong US-India partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.
A total of 51 cases were lodged in 15 districts of the state in connection to the 2022 protest.
Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk was on Friday detained by Ladakh police under the National Security Act (NSA). His wife Gitanjali Angmo speaks on the development.
According to the officials, Hagrama Mohilary-led BPF had won one seat and was leading in 22, while the BJP won one seat and was leading in nine, and the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) was ahead in seven seats.
Ladakh is the largest Union Territory, but the second least populous after Lakshadweep. It is estimated to have a population of about 3,00,000. This means one in every six Ladakhi has applied for the 534 jobs in the Subordinate Services.
While the interests of Buddhist-majority Leh and Muslim-majority Kargil have often not aligned with each other, Apex Body, Leh, and Kargil Democratic Alliance have united in the face of “common existential issues”.
On the possible alliance of Uddhav and Raj Thackeray for BMC polls, Ameet Satam says, “There is zero effect, as who is coming together is not important … who has worked for the city for 11 years and executed development projects is.”
BJP MLA holds special screening of the film whose release was delayed by Censors, his colleague says “everyone should watch” the story of Adityanath’s struggles. Audiences come out of “curiosity”
"I am certainly going to be in active politics. About launching a party, I have not decided as of today," says the former BRS leader
The Indian Express has learnt that the committee took stock of the blow taken by the tourism-linked trade and commerce in the UT after the terror attack.
The prime minister represents the empowerment of communities that have been historically on the margins. But certain tasks remain, namely safeguarding and celebrating diversity and dissent — key to atmanirbhar Bharat
“Rajni Kothari once talked about a Congress system. There is now a BJP system,” says Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, adding that Modi has achieved this by not compromising on either governance or organisation
“There are multiple reasons for this (Congress's defeat in 2024 Haryana polls), including the issue of vote chori (vote theft) as raised by Rahul Gandhi,” says senior Congress leader
During the campaign, the 50-year-old leader of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam started his speech framing both the ruling DMK and the BJP as parties that had 'cheated' the state.
The rally on September 25 will be held on Devi Lal’s birth anniversary, and on the guest list are leaders from from other parties and states
The Opposition has been accusing the PM of “abandoning” the state. Can the Centre project a narrative of restored calm?
The 2017 murder of ex-Dhanbad deputy mayor and Cong leader Neeraj Singh, in which his cousin and then BJP MLA Sanjeev Singh was booked, highlighted political, business rivalries over the belt's coal trade
The BJP has mounted an attack on the Congress's campaign against “vote chori” and alleged collusion of the Election Commission to manipulate elections.
13.33 lakh new electors who have turned 18 years and above have also submitted enrolment forms.
For all of RSS’s differences with the BJP leadership – and Bhagwat admitted these existed in the Sangh family – the Sangh has never had it so good
Judicial commission submits 400-page report, its findings to remain confidential till it is placed before UP Cabinet and Assembly
Rahul was forced to quit as the state Youth Congress president Thursday after a TV journalist-turned-actor Rini Ann George accused a “young politician” of sending her obscene messages and inviting her to a hotel room.
In 1996, party held a felicitation event for A B Vajpayee becoming party’s ever first PM. What followed was a bedlam between supporters of Keshubhai and Vaghela, and a case that lasted 29 years


