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The AAP-led Punjab government on Wednesday released the first installment of Rs 209 crore as compensation for flood-affected people across the state. Of this amount, Rs 3.50 crore has been allocated to Sangrur district.Finance and planning minister Harpal Singh Cheema launched the distribution drive in Dhuri by handing over approval letters to eight flood-affected families.Chief…

Congress MP Manickam Tagore NEW DELHI: Opposition Wednesday slammed the changes in the rules for withdrawal of money from EPFO, calling them “cruelty” as “the pensioners and job losers will now be punished for needing their own savings”. Congress MP Manickam Tagore and TMC MP Saket Gokhale demanded that government scrap the changes without delay.Tagore…

NEW DELHI: ‘This time, nothing is well in NDA … ’ Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha, who has been a key partner of the ruling Bihar alliance, has sent out clear signals of discontent within the NDA. The RLP leader, reports say quoting sources, is unhappy over Mahua assembly seat…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the government is “not ready to evolve” after the Centre said it may not be “very feasible” to give death row convicts the option to choose lethal injection as a mode of execution.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea seeking…

NEW DELHI: The race for Bihar’s 2025 Assembly elections intensified on Wednesday with a flurry of major developments across parties — from BJP’s new list of candidates to Prashant Kishor’s decision to stay out of the contest and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s filing of nomination papers from his family bastion of Raghopur.While the NDA allies…

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday hinted at a possible cabinet reshuffle, saying it could take place in the state after the Bihar polls. Responding to a question on the matter, Siddaramaiah said, as quoted by PTI, “Let’s see, after the election is over.”The Congress government is approaching the halfway…

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday urged Delhi residents not to complain about the city’s air quality this year, as the government — elected by the citizens — has restored the use of firecrackers.Taking to X, Moitra wrote, “People of Delhi wanted this govt. The Govt wanted…

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday signed a contract worth Rs 659.47 crore for the procurement of Night Sights (Image Intensifiers) and accessories for the Indian Army’s 7.62x51mm SIG 716 Assault Rifles.The advanced Night Sights will allow soldiers to fully exploit the longer effective range of the rifles and engage targets at distances…

NEW DELHI: Days after criticising chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on women’s safety, the father of the Durgapur gang rape victim on Wednesday described her as a “mother-like figure” and sought forgiveness, urging her to help secure justice for his daughter.“Mamata Banerjee is like a mother-like figure to me. If I have said…

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates ahead of the Bihar assembly elections.JD(U), which is looking to retain power in the state, has fielded 30 new faces, while 27 sitting MLAs have been renominated.The announcement comes as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners continue to…