Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) In a significant political move ahead of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, Tej Pratap Yadav, elder son of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, announced the formation of a new alliance with five regional parties under the theme of social justice and total transformation. Speaking to the media at Maurya Hotel in Patna, Tej Pratap said his alliance includes Vikas Vanchit Insaan Party (VVIP), Bhojpuriya Jan Morcha (BJM), Pragatisheel Janta Party (PJP), Wajib Adhikar Party (WAP), and …

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The National Citizen Party (NCP) has ambitious plans for Bangladesh. Its manifesto on a Second Republic has laid a strong emphasis on youth empowerment, education reform, and future-ready policies. The NCP is a youth-led party that was established through the July 2024 mass uprising. The party promises to promote youth empowerment while prioritising their cultures, capabilities, norms, and expectations towards society.The party’s programmes do look promising, especially…

Bhopal, Aug 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government has adopted the Gujarat “ease of doing business” model concept to set the path for industrial growth across the state. Chief Minister Yadav made this statement while presenting his government’s visions in the Assembly onset of the seventh day of the Monsoon session.He said that Madhya Pradesh has decided to become a developed state through establishing small a…

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday directed the administration to form a committee at the government level to find a permanent solution relating to providing additional shows to Marathi films in multiplexes. The committee should submit a report to the government within one and a half months, and the role of the state government should be to ensure that Marathi cinema survives.Shinde chaired the meeting with producers, distributors of Marathi films and…

Aizawl, Aug 5 (IANS) Mizoram has been battling a severe outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) since mid-March, which has left over 7,300 pigs dead and affected around 2,800 families across 116 villages and localities in seven districts, officials said on Tuesday. A senior official of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department (AHVD) said that the spread of the highly infectious disease shows no signs of slowing down.So far, the AHVD teams have culled around 2,900 pigs in a bid to contain the…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In a step toward regulating private school fees, the Delhi government on Tuesday introduced the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, in the Assembly. Education Minister Ashish Sood said the Bill is designed to bring predictability, transparency, and accountability to the fee structures of private unaided schools across the capital.He said that the Bill establishes a comprehensive institutional framework to ensure transparenc…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition by the son of a deceased Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable seeking a compassionate appointment, ruling that such a benefit cannot be claimed decades after the death. A bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla was hearing a plea filed by Sachin Yadav, whose father died in harness on September 21, 1988.The petitioner’s mother, Shakuntala Devi, had first applied for a job on compassionate grounds…

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday cleared the 104.899 km freight corridor between the upcoming Vadhavan Port and Mumbai Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway. The project will be implemented by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. The government will raise a loan of Rs 1,500 crore from HUDCO for the project. The cabinet also approved a provision of Rs 2,528.9 crore for the project, which will be completed in three years.“…

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday approved the Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy, 2025. The new policy, formulated by the Department of Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (SEEID) and implemented by the Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS), lays the foundation for positioning Maharashtra as India’s most vibrant and future-ready startup destination.“The policy sets an ambitious five-year vi…

Jaipur, Aug 5 (IANS) A fresh controversy has erupted in Rajasthan over a Class 8 social science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which shows key regions of the state — including Jaisalmer, Mewar and Bundi — as part of the Maratha Empire. The move has drawn strong opposition from former royal families and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, who allege that this is a gross misrepresentation of history.The map in question portrays the Mara…