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'Ladli Behna Scheme' is considered to have played a big role in the historic victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently held Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections as the ruling party retained power in the state defeating Congress.

In a symbolic gesture of parliamentary unity, LoP Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands at the Parliament House while welcoming Om Birla after he was re-elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker.

Om Birla, the Lok Sabha speaker of 17th Lok Sabha, was again picked by the ruling BJP-led NDA for the Lok Sabha Speaker election, while I.N.D.I.A bloc fielded Congress MP K Suresh.

The moment, the tent of the stage started collapsing, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's security personnel and other persons standing with him held the shed and brought him out safely from there.

Lok Sabha Session: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath today congratulated Om Birla for becoming Lok Sabha Speaker for the second consecutive time and said the house would achieve new heights under his leadership. Birla was the three-time MP from Kota in Rajasthan and NDA nominee.

In a letter issued by the Cabinet Secretariat in February this year, officials of the health, road construction, urban development and rural works departments had been asked to review the decisions taken during the previous grand alliance government in the state.

Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling DMK chief M K Stalin, triggered an outrage in September 2023 with his 'Sanatana Dharma remarks'. The controversial remarks drew flak from the BJP and religious outfits.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi's indefinite hunger strike against the Haryana government over water shortage in the national capital, began on June 21, ended after she was admitted to a hospital in view of her deteriorating health.

Then PM Indira Gandhi made the announcement of imposition of Emergency in a broadcast on All India Radio on late night on June 25, 1975, shortly after the Supreme Court granted a conditional stay on the Allahabad High Court verdict declaring her election to the Lok Sabha as null and void.

There was heavy leakage from the roof of the temple's sanctum sanctorum in the first heavy showers that occurred at midnight on Saturday, said Acharya Satyendra Das expressing his disappointment.

A seven-member panel, set up by the Education Ministry headed by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan to review the NTA's functioning and recommend exam reforms, held a key meeting on Monday.

The fire incident in Prem Nagar created chaos in the area but the police and fire brigade teams reached there timely and controlled the situation. The police initiated a probe into the matter.

According to the CBI and ED, irregularities were committed by the AAP government while modifying the Delhi excise policy and undue favours extended to the liquor trade licence holders in the national capital.

Delhi Minister Atishi, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 21, was advised by the doctors to be admitted to a hospital in view of her deteriorating health but she refused asserting Haryana should first accept her demand for releasing water for Delhi.

According to the police, the victim and the accused have been working in Mumbai police. They became friends and the Sub-inspector allegedly raped her on the pretext of marrying her.

Both the accused have a criminal record in the past as well, said the police official. Eight teams of crime branch and personnel from three police stations began operations to nab the accused.

Earlier the Army on Thursday said the two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district were Pakistani and associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

The CCTV visuals of the road accident show that the car is running slow and as soon as it comes close the woman speeds up and hits her.

The 96-km-long Shimla-Kalka Railway track had been laid in tough hilly terrain with 103 tunnels (now 102 tunnels as tunnel no 46 had collapsed, four decades ago), 800 bridges, and 919 curves along with negotiable gradient.

Certain cases of alleged irregularities, cheating, impersonation and malpractices have been reported in NEET-UG which was conducted on May 5. The paper leak row drew severe criticism against the government, prompting the Education Ministry to take drastic steps.