New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced the schedule for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha to fill 24 seats, which are falling vacant due to the retirement of members in June and July 2026.According to the Commission, the tenure of 24 Rajya Sabha members elected from 10 states is set to expire during the June-July period.As per the schedule released by the ECI, notifications for the elections will be issued on June 1, while the last date for fi…
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New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports will review the progress made in the investigation into NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak on May 21, apart from discussing NTA reforms, a Rajya Sabha circular said on Monday.The crucial meeting, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at Committee Room-3 of Parliament Annexe Extension Building, is likely to be stormy due to the thorny questions being raised by Opposition members about the poor progress on t…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday claimed that Congress selected V.D. Satheesan as the Chief Minister of Kerala due to pressure from the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). He also labelled the grand old party as the “Islamic National Caliphate”, accusing it of being anti-Hindu.Speaking to IANS, Poonawalla said: “We had already said that V.D. Satheesan is not the Chief Minister of the Congress, but was chosen as the first Chief Minister of t…
Indore, May 16 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh and BJP leader and former minister Usha Thakur were seen engaged in a rare public exchange over Sanatan Dharma and religious identity at Residency Kothi here on Saturday.Digvijaya Singh was staying at the Residency Kothi when a large number of Congress workers arrived to meet him. Meanwhile, Usha Thakur reached the venue and began engaging the Congress workers in a discussion on Sanatan Dharma.J…
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Following the verdict of the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the historic Bhojshala complex in Dhar witnessed its first formal day of daily Hindu worship on Saturday. The court, in its ruling delivered on Friday, May 15, officially recognised the eleventh-century structure as a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati.This decision effectively ended a decades-old arrangement and triggered an atmosphere of immense jubilation among devotees …
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh has extended his warm congratulations to V.D. Satheesan following his appointment as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party and the next Chief Minister of Kerala. Singh shared his thoughts and a photograph of Shatheesan with Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on his X handle.In his message, Singh emphasised that the selection of Satheesan marks a significant and positive ste…
Indore, May 8 (IANS) Former Congress MLA, Ashwini Joshi, a towering figure in Indore’s political landscape and three-time legislator from Assembly constituency No. 3, passed away on Friday morning following a heart attack. He was 66.According to family sources, Joshi had been battling respiratory complications and a leg ailment for some time and was under medical care. He suffered a heart attack around 8:00 A.M. at his residence and was rushed to Shelby Hospital, where he was declared dead.Jos…
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday linked the ongoing challenges faced by farmers to deep-rooted procedural bottlenecks, urging the state government to adopt an “Ease of Doing farming” framework to simplify agricultural operations. In a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, veteran Congress leader Singh emphasised that administrative complexities are a major contributor to agrarian distress.”Farmers are not only battling natural and market uncert…
Bhopal, May 1 (IANS) A series of meetings involving senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, including his interaction with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, followed by internal discussions with the state party Chief Jitu Patwari on Friday sparked speculation across political circles in the state. The developments began with Singh’s meeting with Chief Minister Yadav at the Chief Minister’s residence during Friday morning.During the meeting, Singh raised concerns related to farmers, part…
Bhopal/Jabalpur, April 30 (IANS) At least four persons have died and more than a dozen others remain missing after a tourist cruise boat carrying around 30–35 passengers capsized and sank near Khamariya Island in the Bargi Dam reservoir in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Thursday evening, officials said.The incident occurred amid a sudden and intense storm accompanied by strong winds, which caused the vessel to lose balance and overturn in the backwaters of the Narmada River. Several pas…