The BJP and Congress had vociferously opposed the policy and lodged complaint with the LG as well as central agencies for a probe into it.

The decision was made at a meeting which was attended by airport and port health officers, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement.

Vice President election 2022: Dhankhar, the West Bengal governor, has been at loggerheads with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the latter accused the Central government of “misusing power” by governors of opposition-ruled states.

The electoral college for picking the next vice president, who is also the Rajya Sabha chairperson, comprises members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

PM Modi spoke about various parties that are fighting for their existence & that neither we should laugh at them nor mock them. Instead, we should learn from them and refrain from committing such acts that they have committed, said BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad after BJP's National Executive meeting in Hyderabad.

President Ram Nath Kovind's term will end on July 24 this year. Thus an election is due to be held for electing a new President before July 24.

All top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda will attend the meeting. As the BJP is working to emerge as the main challenger to the TRS in Telangana, the party is holding its key body meet in Hyderabad, the sources said.

The BJP-ruled Gujarat is slated to go to the polls by the end of this year.

Nripendra Misra, former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and now Chairman of Shri Ram Temple Construction Committee confirmed that it is all systems go with the first phase set to be completed by December 2023.

Hardik Patel, who had joined the Congress three years ago, on Wednesday resigned from the party, accusing its top leadership of behaving as if they hated Gujarat and Gujaratis.

While the opposition targeted the Modi government over the apex court's decision saying that the SC has stayed the provisions of sedition, a closer look at the order reveals that the top court took note of the Centre's positive suggestions.

Prime Minister Modi upon his arrival to his hotel greeted members of the Indian community who were present there to welcome him including children.

In order to send a strong message, Union Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari said that any company that is found negligent of the process will be slapped with a heavy penalty.

According to the British government, Johnson will use the upcoming visit to India to drive progress in the negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement, which is expected to boost bilateral trade by up to 28 billion pounds (USD 36.5 billion) annually by 2035.

The committee, with all the five members being women, has been asked to submit its report at the earliest.

The propaganda campaign has exposed Pakistan's disinformation machinery to spoil communal harmony in India. It has been revealed that most of the accounts that are publishing tweets with #IndianMuslimsUnderAttack doesn't belong to India.

The teams will also undertake random scrutiny of 5 per cent claims applications filed for payment of ex-gratia assistance and will also ascertain the process followed for its payment.

A decision in this regard was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The BJP stormed back to power in Uttar Pradesh for a record second straight term, winning 255 seats in the 403-member Legislative Assembly.

Malik had alleged that when he was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, he was offered Rs 300 crore in return for clearing the files of the union and big industrial houses.