States

BJP workers in PM's constituency hold electric scooter rally as part of 'Save Petrol' awareness campaign

14 May 2026 | 6:01 PM

Varanasi, May 14 (UNI) Anup Jaiswal, BJP Kashi region vice president and leader of the Backward Classes Front, led an electric scooter rally in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to save petrol in the national interest.

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Unlicensed 'imported' raisins worth Rs 69 lakh seized in Sangli

14 May 2026 | 5:48 PM

Sangli, May 14 (UNI) Taking action against the storage of unlicensed food items, the Food and Drug Administration, Sangli Office, seized 26.6 thousand kg of imported raisins worth about Rs. 69.17 lakhs, at Chorochi in Kavathemahankal taluka of this district today. .

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Telangana DGP Anand reviews Greyhounds Operations, stresses combat readiness

14 May 2026 | 5:46 PM

Hyderabad, May 14 (UNI)Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) C V Anand on Thursday visited the headquarters of Greyhounds and conducted a comprehensive review of the elite anti-insurgency force’s operational and administrative activities.

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Telangana Guv cuts convoy size by half following PM Modi’s austerity call

14 May 2026 | 5:41 PM

Hyderabad, May 14 (UNI) Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Thursday announced a 50 per cent reduction in his convoy size following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for austerity and fuel conservation measures.

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Australian High Commissioner meets KTR, discusses investment & technology cooperation

14 May 2026 | 5:36 PM

Hyderabad, May 14 (UNI) Bharat Rastra Samiti (BRS) Working President K T Rama Rao on Thursday met Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green and Australian Consul General for Karnataka and Telangana Hilary McGeachy at Nandinagar and held discussions on investment opportunities, technology cooperation, and educational partnerships.

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IIT Madras launches new UG, PG and non-campus programmes for 2026-27 academic year

14 May 2026 | 5:36 PM

Chennai, May 14 (UNI) The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras) is launching a wide range of new undergraduate, postgraduate, online and web-enabled academic programmes for the academic year 2026-27.

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Collective responsibility needed to tackle West Asia crisis: CM Yogi

14 May 2026 | 5:35 PM

Lucknow, May 14 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that just as the people of the country united to confront the global COVID-19 pandemic, a similar sense of collective responsibility and national spirit is now needed amid the evolving situation in West Asia.

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Odisha Vigilance arrests Cuttack DEO staffer for Rs 51.53 Lakh government fund embezzlement

14 May 2026 | 5:35 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 14 (UNI) In a major crackdown on financial misconduct, Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested Subash Chandra Sahoo, an employee of the District Education Officer (DEO) office in Cuttack, for allegedly misappropriating more than Rs 51.53 lakh in government funds through a sophisticated digital fraud.

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UP cuts CM convoy fleet by 50 pc following PM’s fuel-saving appeal

14 May 2026 | 5:33 PM

Lucknow, May 14 (UNI): Following the appeal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the UP government has started implementing initiatives such as reducing convoys to save fuel.

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Telangana CM demands Transparent Probe into NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak Allegations**

14 May 2026 | 5:33 PM

Hyderabad, May 14 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday expressed concern over the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination following allegations of paper leaks and irregularities, stating that such incidents had “demonetised” the future of students.

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Vijay announces 2 pc DA hike for 16 lakh TN govt staffs

14 May 2026 | 5:30 PM

Chennai, May 14 (UNI) In his first major announcement for Tamil Nadu government employees and teachers within four days of assuming office for the first time, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday announced two per cent hike in Dearness Allowance
(DA) from the present 58 per cent to 60 per cent, with effect from January one, 2026.

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BJP denies role in protest against Mamata Banerjee at Calcutta High Court

14 May 2026 | 5:29 PM

Kolkata, May 14 (UNI) West Bengal BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya denied any involvement of his party in the protests and sloganeering directed at former chief minister Mamata Banerjee inside the Calcutta High Court premises on Thursday.

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Satheesan makes first call to Panakkad Thangal after CM announcement; signals gratitude, ‘Team UDF’ cohesion

14 May 2026 | 5:23 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (UNI) Moments after the AICC formally announced V. D. Satheesan as the next Chief Minister of Kerala, his first phone call went to reaffirm the United Democratic Front’s internal unity and express gratitude to its key ally, the Indian union Muslim League.

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Arunachal Cabinet clears major reforms in recruitment, urban development & welfare sectors

14 May 2026 | 5:22 PM

Itanagar, May 14 (UNI) The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pema
Khandu, on Thursday approved a series of important policy and administrative decisions
covering recruitment reforms, urban governance, institutional strengthening, horticulture promotion and welfare measures.

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BJP denies role in protest against Mamata Banerjee at Calcutta High Court

14 May 2026 | 5:17 PM

Kolkata, May 14 (UNI) West Bengal BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya denied any involvement of his party in the protests and sloganeering directed at former chief minister Mamata Banerjee inside the Calcutta High Court premises on Thursday.

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