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Aizawl September 14: Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Wednesday visited Mamit, the lone 'aspirational' district in Mizoram, and urged officials and local leaders to give their best to develop the district. She interacted with village authorities and beneficiaries of several schemes, an official release issued by the state government said. Launched in 2018, the Aspirational Districts Programme aims at transforming quickly and effectively the 112 most under-developed districts across the country. During her interaction with officials and local people, the visiting union minister said the Centre is making all...

Jammu, June 12: Asserting that the terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is "taking its last breath", Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Sunday said the central government would ensure honourable return and rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits in the valley. He said the government and its agencies are alert to the tactics of a handful of people who are jealous of the nation touching new heights under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and are creating communal tension in the country. The minister also said that the crown of...

New Delhi, April 18: The Congress on Monday slammed the Central government after the Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted to Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, and questioned when will Prime Minister Narendra Modi sack his cabinet colleague. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that finally the Supreme Court cancelled the bail of the minister's son who "trampled" upon the farmers in Lakhimpur. "When will Modi ji sack Ajay Mishra Teni from his cabinet? When will the BJP stop betraying...