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Chaiti Chhath commenced with 'nahay-khay' rituals, marking a four-day celebration of gratitude towards nature and the sun. Devotees took holy dips in the Ganga, preparing 'maha-prasad' with strict purity. The festival, observed with family togetherness and traditional songs, concludes on March 25 with morning 'arghya', promising prosperity and well-being.

A day after Kerala finance minister K M Mani resigned following bribery charges, Congress today pressed for removal of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and BJP chief ministers Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Raman Singh in connection with various scams.

Climate activists globally face harsh penalties for protesting. Australia has high arrest rates for environmental protests. New laws target disruptions with hefty fines and jail time. The UK and Germany also see increased legal action against protesters. Fossil fuel companies use lawsuits to silence dissent. Activists face murder in some regions. These actions reflect growing intolerance towards climate activism.

In Newcastle, Australia, climate activists faced arrest and hefty fines for blockading a coal ship, highlighting the country's increasingly stringent anti-protest laws. These laws, enacted in response to disruptive demonstrations, reflect a global trend of governments cracking down on environmental activism with severe penalties.

"We don't need Congress leader Digvijay Singh's certificate to decide who will be the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate," Madhya Pradesh minister for industries Kailash Vijayavargiya said.

Senior BJP leader and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, is likely to participate in the second phase of chief minister Raman Singh's 'Vikas Yatra' that restarts from Arang district on August 17.

BJP leader LK Advani gave this hint in a blog after Sushma Swaraj tweeted that discussion in Parliament could begin if the govt scrap all the coal allocations.

BANGALORE: Byatrayanapura police have registered a case against the three film producers who allegedly threatened to pour acid and kill an actress starring in a Kannada film, Ayyo Pandu.

Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said women, their self-help groups (SHGs) and other organizations have played a vital role in the development of Chhattisgarh which is fast emerging as a progressive state.

PATIALA: Galaxy of BJP leaders will be coming to Punjab to address the election rallies in favour of SAD/BJP leaders.

The seven day long Chhattisgarh Mahotsav recently kick-started at the Bharat Bhawan with a sculpture and painting exhibition and sitar recital among other things.

Opposition Congress opposed chief minister Raman Singh's second phase of Vikas Yatra starting from Aarang.

Anandiben Patel, 73, was sworn-in as Gujarat chief minister on Thursday. She is the state's first woman chief minister and the 15th person to hold this high office.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred the Padma awards on 119 people at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. This year's list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri awards. Among the recipients, 29 are women, 16 posthumous awardees and one transgender awardee.

Maharashtra BJP chief Davendra Fadanvis today said the party will form the next government on its own in the state, as the campaigning for October 15 polls came to an end.

We don't need Congress leader Digvijay Singh's certificate to decide who will be the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate,'' Madhya Pradesh minister for industries Kailash Vijayavargiya said on Friday while reacting to AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh's observation.

Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh said on Friday that Indian National Congress is fast vanishing off the map.

A team of 10 students and two teachers of Delhi Public School, Raipur, will visit Britain in October under the educational exchange programme.The team will act as cultural ambassador of Chhattisgarh and India.

Gujarat's new chief minister Anandiben Patel took charge at the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in the Swarnim Sankul here late on Thursday evening.

A man was arrested on Wednesday by Vastrapur police for starting a fire in his home and harassing his father and other members of his housing society.

The three-day 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Bengaluru promises to be eventful with plenary sessions on connecting India to diaspora in Girmitiya countries and streamlining Indian workers’ emigration to ECR (Emigration Check Required) countries.

Defending Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on former IPL chief Lalit Modi’s recent allegation, former Delhi Police commissioner and ex Kerala Governor Nikhil Kumar on Sunday said LaMo was levelling such wild allegations in connivance with the BJP with a motive to divert the nation’s attention from “serious charges” against external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje.

Congress on Thursday blamed parliamentary disruption on the Prime Minister’s “confrontationist mindset”, saying he should sack tainted ministers and chief ministers of BJP for a functioning Parliament.

RAIPUR: All predictions made by news channels about election results in Chhattisgarh are absolutely wrong, Union health minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said here on Thursday.

Narendra Modi took oath as Gujarat chief minister for fourth consecutive term on Wednesday in the presence of a host of leaders.

With an eye on the Dec 4 bypoll to Karimnagar LS constituency, the BJP has decided to rush through the promised 'Private Member's Bill' on Telangana.

Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday led a 'mahadharna’, organized by Congress, at Kargil Chowk in the city in protest against PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Bihar on July 25.

Narendra Modi's stamp was written all over as BJP today announced its election campaign committee and 20 sub-panels for 2014 Lok Sabha polls.