Mandya: Keragodu village here faced tense moments on Sunday after the authorities removed a 'Hanuma dwaja', a saffron flag bearing lord Hanuman's portrait, from a 108-ft tall flag post. The incident led to a political confrontation between the government and opposition in the state.
JD(U) president Nitish Kumar's newly-formed alliance with BJP would unravel before the 2025 assembly polls in Bihar, political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor claimed on Sunday.
A mega anti-encroachment drive was undertaken to clear around 3 hectares of land behind Somnath temple in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district that belonged to the temple trust and state government, officials said on Saturday.
An OBC leader of the BJP in Bihar where the party wants to transcend its "pro-upper caste" image, Samrat Choudhary has had a meteoric rise since he joined the outfit nearly seven years ago.
Union minister Narayan Rane on Sunday said he does not agree with the Maharashtra government's decision to give all benefits enjoyed by the OBCs to Marathas till they get reservation.
India on Friday said the notice issued to a Delhi-based French journalist was because of violation of visa rules and not due to the nature of her journalism.
Five members of a family, including three children, died in a fire at their rented house in Faridpur, about 25 kilometres from here, police said on Sunday.
Samrat Choudhary was on Sunday elected the leader of the BJP legislative party in Bihar, while Vijay Kumar Sinha was elected its deputy leader.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday took a swipe at JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar over his latest volte-face after he walked out of the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, dubbing him as a "snollygoster" or a shrewd and unprincipled politician.
'Surya Saptami' on February 15 will be observed in Rajasthan with a mass 'Surya Namaskar' programme in all government schools across the state.
