Amit Shah urges Naxals to surrender, join mainstream

Amit Shah urges Naxals to surrender, join mainstream

Sunday, 20 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked all underground Naxals to surrender as soon as possible and join the mainstream, saying the government is determined to free the country from the scourge of Naxalism before March 31, 2026. Shah also said that the Cobra commandos and Chhattisgarh Police have arrested...

Ricky Rai shot near Bidadi

Sunday, 20 April 2025 | Press Trust of India | Ramanagara (Karnataka)

The son of late underworld don N Muthappa Rai was allegedly shot at by unidentified assailants near his residence in Bidadi here, police said on Saturday. Ricky Rai is currently undergoing treatment at Manipal hospital in Bengaluru, they said. Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said he was aware of the incident...

Punjab police bust two ISI-backed Khalistani terror modules

Sunday, 20 April 2025 | Press Trust of India | Chandigarh

With the arrest of 13 people, Punjab Police on Saturday claimed to have busted two major ISI-backed Khalistani terror modules that were being run from abroad and seized two rocket-propelled grenades, two hand grenades, IEDs and RDX along with other munitions. The first terror module was operated by France-based Satnam Singh...

Principal Secretary to PM envisions $5 trillion economy to eradicate poverty

Sunday, 20 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Sambalpur (Odisha)

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr P K Mishra, on Saturday said  the vision of a $5 trillion economy is not just a GDP figure — it is about millions lifted from poverty, world-class infrastructure, energy security, and digital empowerment.  Addressing the graduate students during the ninth Annual Convocation of...

Assam CM invites PM Modi to Hazarika centenary launch

Sunday, 20 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Guwahati

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday and invited him to the year-long celebration of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s birth centenary, beginning in September. Hazarika was born on September 8, 1926, and the Assam cabinet had recently decided to hold a...

Delay in MP BJP chief appointment worries party cadre

Sunday, 20 April 2025 | Girish Sharma | Bhopal

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh finds itself at an organizational crossroads as the long-anticipated appointment of a new state president continues to face delays. As per the original timeline, the election for the state unit chief was to be completed by January 15, 2025, but as April...

CM Nitish using public funds for JD(U) campaign: RJD

Sunday, 20 April 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Patna

Opposition RJD on Saturday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of “institutionalising” corruption in the state and using government funds for electoral campaign ahead of the assembly polls due later this year. It also alleged that the NDA government in Bihar was responsible for “financial anarchy” in the state. The...

Akhilesh Yadav condemns attack on SP MP Ramjilal Suman’s residence in Agra

Sunday, 20 April 2025 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Agra

Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav strongly condemned the recent attack on the residence of SP Rajya Sabha MP Ramjilal Suman in Agra, allegedly carried out by members of the Karni Sena. Calling it a “planned conspiracy,” Akhilesh said the assault was not just...

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