Amid the crisis the Congress is facing in Punjab and Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said the Congress government in his state will complete its five-year tenure, and also form the next government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Lucknow on October 5 and attend a programme to be organised at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow.
Irani, who was the chief guest at the meeting held at Husnabad in Siddipet district, recalled that the Telangana agitation was mainly fought for 'water, funds for development and jobs'. But the people of the state were left disappointed now, she alleged. 
A civilian was injured after militants opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Saturday evening, officials said. The incident took place at the SD colony in Batmaloo.
In a bid to woo voters in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold the caste-based conventions in the state in the next two months, said sources on Saturday."BJP is now going to hold a caste-based convention to solve the caste equations in the elections in Uttar Pradesh. 
Haryana will hold a special vaccination drive on October 5 for frontline employees of the Urban Local Bodies Department who are yet to get their first and second dose of a Covid-19 jab, state Health Minister Anil Vij said.
Amid perpetual twists and turns of events in the Congress, former IRS officer Preeta Harit on Friday resigned from the party. Harit's resignation came at a time when Congress is jostling to settle the turmoil in its Punjab and Chhattisgarh unit.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
