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"We're going to fight unitedly...," Mallikarjun Kharge on Opposition parties meet

Sat, 24 Jun 2023 15:08:49 S O Correspondent

Opposition parties going to defeat BJP together: Rahul Gandhi

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:33:47 S O Correspondent

'Dark clouds of coercion, confrontation' casting shadow on Indo-Pacific: PM Modi

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:30:48 S O Correspondent

Opposition leaders discuss roadmap for 2024 Lok Sabha polls in mega meet in Patna

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:26:53 S O Correspondent

Top leaders of Opposition parties held deliberations here on Friday to chalk out a roadmap for the formation of an anti-BJP front for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Screen inmates' mental health to prevent in-prison suicides, NHRC recommends

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:59:06 S O Correspondent

The NHRC has suggested screening inmates' mental health at the time of admission and constant monitoring of at-risk prisoners to bring down instances of suicides among them.

Flood situation in Assam remains grim; around 5 lakh affected

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:58:02 S O Correspondent

The flood situation in Assam remained grim with about five lakh people reeling under the deluge, which has claimed one life so far, officials said on Friday.

Attempts being made to create Manipur-like situation in Maharashtra: Cong leader Patole

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:10:05 S O Correspondent

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Wednesday targeted the Centre and the Eknath Shinde-led state government, saying that attempts were being made to foment unrest in the society and create a Manipur-like situation in the state.

West Bengal: 7 dead in lightning strikes in Malda

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:58:04 S O Correspondent

As many as seven people including three children died in lightning strikes in West Bengal's Malda district, officials confirmed on Thursday.

Karnataka FCI row: Congress launches fresh attack on PM Modi, BJP

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:56:44 S O Correspondent

Underlining that food security should be of "paramount concern" at all times, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday alleged that the Union Government's June 13 circular banning the sale of rice to states from the Food Corporation of India under the Open Market Sale Scheme was an "attempt" to scuttle Anna Bhagya, one among five poll promises made by the grand old party in the Karnataka.

Assam: Nearly 1.20 lakh people in 20 districts affected by floods

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:55:03 S O Correspondent

The flood situation in Assam on Wednesday marginally worsened as nearly 1.20 lakh people in 20 districts have been affected by the deluge.

Witnessing great human tragedy in Manipur, situation heartbreaking: Sonia Gandhi as she appeals for peace

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:50:02 S O Correspondent

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday issued an appeal for peace in Manipur and said the unprecedented violence that has devastated the lives of people of the state has left a deep wound on the nation’s conscience.

Any effort for peace must take place in Manipur: Cong on all-party meet called by Shah

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:48:04 S O Correspondent

The Congress on Thursday termed the all-party meeting convened by Home Minister Amit Shah on the Manipur situation as “too little, too late,” and said efforts to bring warring factions on the discussion table will lack seriousness if they are done sitting in Delhi.