Cape Town, Sep 15 — Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh met South African Parliament's Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, highlighting the close and longstanding parliamentary ties, the High Commission of India in South Africa said on…
Kolkata, Sep 15 — The Kolkata Police have registered an FIR against two employees of courier company DTDC in connection with alleged forgery and irregularities related to the upcoming Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) elections.The FIR follows a complaint lodged at Maidan Police Station, which…
Kozhikode, Sep 15 — The CPI-M leadership has put up a smiling face as its extended three-day Kerala state committee meeting ended here on Tuesday, but the proceedings have left little doubt that the party is still grappling with the political fallout of its electoral debacle.And, before the…
Kolkata, Sep 15 — Two persons were arrested in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district for stealing expensive DSLR cameras and other equipment from a photography studio in Kolkata's Jadavpur area while disguised as ragpickers, police said on Tuesday.The two criminals, identified as Qayum Sheikh…
Lucknow, Sep 15 — The Cabinet meeting chaired by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his official residence on Tuesday, approved 23 important proposals aimed at strengthening infrastructure, education, employment, agriculture, healthcare, industrial development and public welfare. State…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 15 — The Odisha State Sentence Review Board (SSRB) has once again rejected the premature release plea of life convict Ravindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a sentence for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons, despite the…
Guwahati, Sep 15 — The historic Saraighat Bridge over the Brahmaputra in Guwahati has undergone a comprehensive rehabilitation at a cost of around Rs 7 crore, with the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) completing the major repair and strengthening works on Tuesday, an official said.NFR Chief Public…
Jaipur, Sep 15 — The Rajasthan State Election Commission on Tuesday ordered re-polling at 10 polling stations across Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Suket after technical malfunctions in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were detected during the counting process for the recent civic body polls in the…
Chennai, Sep 15 — The Madras High Court on Tuesday agreed to give DMK President M.K. Stalin more time to respond to a defamation petition filed by Tamil Nadu Minister Aadhav Arjuna over a social media post.The case will next be heard on September 22.On Tuesday, senior counsel P. Wilson,…
Patna, Sep 15 — As the proposal to rename the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) after former Bihar Chief Minister and party supremo Nitish Kumar gains ground, the Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday hinted that a decision to this effect was 'very much possible' and may see light of the…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Tuesday that increased MDR on merchant UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 threatens India’s zero-MDR digital payment model. “The BJP Government may claim that customers will not be charged directly. But if merchants are forced to…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 — The V.D. Satheesan government is working to bring in comprehensive legislation for the care and protection of senior citizens in the state, as it moves to fast-track the proposed Kerala State Senior Citizens (Care and Protection of Rights) Bill, 2026.Satheesan on…
Imphal, Sep 15 — In fresh violence in Manipur, two women belonging to the Kuki community were killed allegedly by cadres of a Naga armed group at Leisangphai in Jiribam district on Tuesday, officials said. Police said the women were gathering firewood on their farm when the armed cadres allegedly…
Kolkata, Sep 15 — State-run Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) on Tuesday achieved a key milestone in the construction of two Coastal Research Vessels (CRVs) for the Geological Survey of India (GSI) with the laying of their keels at its Rishi Bankim Dockyard in Kolkata.The ceremony…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — The Delhi Cabinet has approved a proposal to double the monthly incentive for 6,725 ASHA workers from Rs 3,000 to Rs 6,000 and initiated the process for providing safe and affordable hostel accommodation to 10,000 students, an official said on Tuesday. The Cabinet, led by Chief…
Chennai, Sep 15 — Tamil Nadu secured investment commitments worth more than Rs 15,300 crore during Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s visit to London, with the projects expected to generate over 10,000 jobs across the State. Memoranda of understanding were signed between Guidance Tamil Nadu, the…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday held stakeholder consultation on Master Plan for Delhi 2047 (MPD 2047) with representatives of leading industry and commerce bodies, an official said. The deliberations focused on measures for promotion of industry under MPD…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said that the signing of a pact among six states regarding the Kishau Multipurpose Project is a significant step, with the state directly getting the benefit of increased water availability in the Yamuna River. Speaking to…
Hyderabad, Sep 15 — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday sought the cooperation of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in various development initiatives being undertaken by the state government. The Chief Minister's request came as he met Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the 50th…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the alleged assault and public humiliation of a woman in Rajasthan’s Banswara district, where she was reportedly beaten with sticks and paraded semi-nude after her hair was…
New Delhi, Sep 15 — The 5th edition of the India–Myanmar bilateral army exercise IMBAX commenced at the Joint Training Node in Meghalaya on Tuesday, reaffirming the commitment of both nations towards promoting peace, stability and security in the region. “The 5th edition of the India–Myanmar…