The Madhya Pradesh government will give a compensation of ₹1 crore to the kin of soldiers from the state who die in the line of duty, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. On the issues concerning farmers, Mr. Chouhan ruled out granting a complete loan waiver like Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, but said a scheme would be framed to […]
» Read moreCounter-terrorism cooperation between India and the U.S. deepened in 2016, the State Department’s annual ‘Country Reports on Terrorism’ released on Wednesday said. The report said the “Indian leadership expressed resolve to redouble efforts, in cooperation with the United States and other like-minded countries, to bring to justice the perpetrators of terrorism.” It said Pakistan remained “an important counter-terrorism partner” last […]
» Read moreThe Tamil Nadu government has decided to hike the salary of MLAs from ₹55,000 to ₹1,05,000, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The revised salary comes to effect from July 1, 2017. The decision brought an immediate cheer to MLAs across party lines. The Chief Minister also announced that the local area development fund […]
» Read moreNagaland Governor P.B. Acharya on July 19 appointed T.R. Zeliang as the Chief Minister. Mr. Zeliang has been asked to prove his majority on the floor of the House on or before July 22. Mr. Zeliang will be sworn in at 3 p.m. on July 19, Raj Bhavan sources said. Mr. Zeliang, leader of the rebel Nagaland People’s Front, was […]
» Read moreCoimbatore will get its own Metro Rail, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced in the State Assembly on Wednesday. In addition, the CM also announced that the project proposal for Chennai Metro’s Phase II has been given an in-principle approval and sent to the Centre for approval and disbursal of funds. The budget for Phase II has been […]
» Read moreFormer Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, on Tuesday filed nomination papers to contest in Vice President election. His name was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Mr. Naidu was accompanied by BJP president Amit Shah, senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi and other party legislators at the time of […]
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