The BJP, grappling with intraparty discord and disagreement over who will be the CM candidate, is hoping to make the issues of religious conversion and corruption as the bedrock of its campaign in Chhattisgarh where it was ousted from power after 15 years in 2018 by the Congress party.

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered oath to the newly inducted ministers, which included Vikramaditya Singh, the son of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh, in a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhavan

Land subsidence has resulted in cracks in over 600 houses out of around 4,500 buildings in Joshimath — known as the gateway to Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib pilgrimage sites and famous skiing destination Auli.

Following a survey, a team of bureaucrats and experts made several recommendations, which primarily include involving premier institutions to conduct studies on different aspects of the emerging situation in Joshimath.

As several houses in Joshimath in Chamoli district developed cracks due to land subsidence activities, the Uttarakhand government on Sunday declared all nine wards of the temple town as “landslide-subsidence zone” and unsafe for living.

NEW DELHI India’s G20 Sherpa and former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Sunday flagged off the India chapter of the Run Blue campaign from New Delhi to raise awareness about water conservation by organising 200 marathons across the world

The Indian government is working with many countries to develop better workplaces for Indians and NRIs abroad with a more secure travel experience and to ensure a non-discriminatory environment, Jaishankar said at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Sammelan in Indore

The NIA filed a charge sheet before a Mohali court on Saturday, naming Gagandeep Singh, Surmukh Singh alias Sammu, Dilbagh Singh alias Baggo, Rajanpreet Singh and a Pakistani national Zulfikar alias Pahalwan, who it said were part of the conspiracy

Experts say there was no reason to panic as there has been no unusual surge in cases reported from any part of the country.