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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated ten new Vande Bharat Express trains and announced the extension of four existing routes to enhance connectivity across various states.

Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday refuted claims of the Opposition, All Assam Students Union (AASU) and other organisations that the state would witness an influx of foreigners after the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) comes into effect.

Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat was one of the 10 Vande Bharat trains flagged off by the Prime Minister, who launched railway projects worth Rs 85,000 crore across the country.

Manohar Lal Khattar resigned as Haryana Chief Minister on Tuesday. The entire Khattar cabinet has also resigned as the BJP and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) head for a split.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Monday inaugurated multifaceted developmental project work at Kailashahar in Unakoti district of the state and said that his government is working diligently to ensure corruption-free development in Tripura.

He also alleged that Deb has continuously instigated his cadres in all the rallies and meetings since being named as a Lok Sabha candidate, indulging in preventing opposition voters from casting their votes, which indicates that the election would not be peaceful and fair.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually interacted with the Lakhpati Didis across the country and said that the Lakhpati and Namo Drone Didis will script a new chapter of women empowerment for the country.

Late Constable Arup Das, hailing from D Company 101 Battalion BSF, displayed exceptional courage in the face of adversity. In 2010, while deployed at post Ratia Para (now BOP Arup), his patrol party fell under a sudden ambush orchestrated by NLFT (BM) militants.

In a recent organizational meeting at the Lankamura Community Hall in Barajala assembly constituency, MP Biplab Kumar Deb emphasized the significance of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, portraying them as pivotal for the security and prosperity of the nation.

The Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation, Dipak Majumder, announced today that the state government has launched several initiatives dedicated to the progress and well-being of tea garden workers who have long faced neglect.

Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Monday criticized the former Left Front government for fostering an environment of atheism, emphasizing that the people of the state have now moved away from such beliefs and embraced a positive shift towards faith and spirituality.

* The CAA facilitates expedited pathways to Indian citizenship for migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, specifically those belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, and Christian communities.

The Union Home Ministry on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), paving the way for granting of citizenship to people of certain faiths facing persecution in neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan and having moved to India before 2015.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of homegrown Agni-5 ICBM with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle technology (MIRV), terming it a landmark achievement by DRDO scientists.

At least five persons have died after a private bus caught fire near the Barhi village in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district on Monday, confirmed a government spokesperson.

Being built for around Rs 9,000 crore, a stretch of the expressway -- 18.9 km -- falls in Gurugram, while 10.1 km is in Delhi. Out of this total stretch, 23 km is elevated and a tunnel of about 4 km is being constructed.

All Assam Students Union (AASU) has said that it will agitate against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules soon after these are notified by the Centre, said the Chief Adviser of the student body, Samujjal Bhattacharya.

Speaking to reporters here, Parameshwara said, "The identity of the bomber has been almost tracked. The special wing CCB and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths are further ascertaining it."

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the application filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking an extension of time, until June 30, for making details of the encashed Electoral Bonds public.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday reached the doorsteps of Trinamool Congress leader Shankar Adhya, who had been earlier arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the multi-crore ration distribution case in West Bengal.

The 'son of the hills' theory, which has been the talking point in the hills of Darjeeling, Kurseong, and Kalimpong in North Bengal for quite some time now, gained further momentum after the Trinamool Congress fielded former bureaucrat Gopal Lama, a local face, from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.

The list was announced on Sunday afternoon. Hours after the announcement, party state general secretary and actress-turned-politician Sayantika Banerjee tendered her resignation from the party post.

As the Russia-Ukraine war, which broke out in 2022, intensified, the report said, citing two senior officials, that the US started "preparing rigorously" for a potential nuclear strike by Moscow against Kiev.

In a setback to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, four leaders of the party on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital.

President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office of Chairperson, Lokpal to former apex court judge, Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.