New Delhi, Sep 16 — The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has advised residents of 145 Type-I quarters located in eight residential blocks at Valmiki Sadan in Panchkuian Road Area to vacate the dilapidated premises as a precautionary measure in the interest of public safety, an official said. The…
Kolkata, Sep 16 — West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways for administrative approval for six major road infrastructure projects in the state under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The Gurugram Police have arrested another accused in the city's hit-and-run incident, taking the total number of arrests in the case to two, police officials said.Lavanish, who was present in the car with the accused driver Kalyan Bainsla at the time of the incident, was…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — One hundred and fifty years is a long time – with radical changes, where society and the surroundings have been remodelled, especially with the advent of technology – yet Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s literary creations remain as relevant today. From the black-and-white era of…
New Delhi/Dehradun, Sep 15 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended heartfelt birthday greetings to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami through a formal letter, wishing him good health, happiness and long life. In the letter dated on Monday, the Prime Minister said, "Heartfelt…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — The upcoming Assembly by-elections in West Bengal’s Nandigram and Rejinagar seats will mark the first major electoral test for the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction, where he has already been officially recognised as the Leader of Opposition in the state…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, on Tuesday, received Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, at his residence in New Delhi and discussed strengthening parliamentary cooperation between India and the UAE.“Pleased to receive Mr Abdulla Saif Al…
Guwahati, Sep 15 — The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Tuesday named party chief and Binnakandi MLA Badruddin Ajmal as its candidate for the October 6 Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, turning the contest into a three-cornered battle involving the BJP, Congress and AIUDF. Ajmal's…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — District Collectors from across the country joined discussions on accelerating the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 and shared best practices at the 12th edition of the District Collectors' Peyjal Samvad organised on Tuesday, an official said. The Department of…
Mumbai, Sep 15 — Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said that the Maharashtra government has maintained a positive stance on the legitimate demands of the Maratha community from the beginning, ensuring that delivering justice to them will not cause injustice to the OBC or any other…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra said on Tuesday that the party's victory in Rajasthan municipal elections once again reaffirms the people's faith in the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He added that Rajasthan voters have tradition of…
Amaravati, Sep 15 — Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday made it clear that private coaching centres should not become platforms for ‘political activities’ or ‘politically motivated conspiracies.’ Following a few recent incidents, the state government has focused its…
Kolkata, Sep 15 — Kolkata Police volunteers will wear saffron clothes during upcoming Durga puja, a Kolkata Police source said on Tuesday. Accordingly, Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters) has designed clothes for 20,000 volunteers. According to a Lalbazar official, such measures have been…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said that the introduction of MDR on large-value UPI transactions is an important step towards strengthening the long-term sustainability of India’s digital payments ecosystem.It will help UPI in continuing to scale, innovate and serve…
Mumbai, Sep 15 — In a major push toward digital governance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday launched ‘Mahakhanij 2.0’ during a Cabinet meeting. Developed by the Revenue Department, the state-of-the-art digital portal aims to bring complete transparency, efficiency, and…
Raipur/Jagdalpur, Sep 15 — After a judicial process spanning nearly 13 years, all eyes are now fixed on the court's decision in high-profile "Jhiram Ghati" (Valley) Maoist attack case on Wednesday. A special NIA court in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur will pronounce the sentence for the 10 convicted…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 — In the run-up to Hyderabad Liberation Day, the women’s wing of Telangana BJP organised ‘Mahila Shakti Scooty Rally’ in Hyderabad on Tuesday. BJP Mahila Morcha organised a Mahila Shakti Scooty Rally from Shri Bhagya Laxmi Temple, Charminar, to the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Statue…
Ahmedabad, Sep 15 — India’s first salt container train was flagged off from Shivlakha in Kutch to Mithapur on Tuesday, as the Railways sought to create a dedicated and more efficient system for transporting salt from Gujarat’s major production centres to markets by rail. Union Railway Minister…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 — Top defence scientist Dr P. Srihari has been appointed as Director, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad. Srihari on Tuesday assumed charge as Director of RCI, a top laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).Srihari did his B. Tech in Mechanical…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 — Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday released the book "A Century of Service – The RSS in 100 Acts of Seva" authored by former Telangana Governor and former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Tamilisai Soundararajan. The book release event was held at Uprashtrapati…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — Industry experts on Tuesday said the UPI ecosystem needs a viable economic foundation to support continued investment and innovation, while ensuring that consumers and small merchants continue to benefit from affordable digital payments.Reacting to the National Payments…