Chandigarh, Aug 5 — The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday condemned Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and Finance Minister Harpal Cheema for violating Akal Takht directives by expunging the remarks of Majitha legislator Ganieve Kaur, who had espoused sentiments of the supreme…
Chandigarh, Aug 5 — Expressing concern over ongoing strikes by employees across several government departments in Punjab, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government, alleging the state was witnessing an “administrative…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Bangladesh Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday praised India for always being "a good friend" and stressed her proposed return home was a personal decision and did not involve conferring with the Indian government. Meanwhile, Hasina's son and former Advisor, Sajeeb…
Colombo/New Delhi, Aug 5 — Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reaffirmed India's unwavering commitment to Sri Lanka under India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and 'Vision MAHASAGAR' during his official visit to the island nation on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated as he…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The Indian Railways has simplified its licensing framework to allow container train operators (CTOs) to run container trains on all routes across the network under a single all-India license, with a uniform registration fee of Rs 25 crore, in a major reform to facilitate ease of…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The three Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions (PCPIRs) set up over the past 12 years at Dahej in Gujarat, Visakhapatnam–Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, and Paradeep in Odisha have attracted investments of Rs 3.4 lakh crore, generated over 3.7 lakh jobs, and…
Kolkata, Aug 5 — The Sixth Joint Working Group meeting on defence cooperation between India and Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent on Wednesday, officials said. The meeting was co-chaired by Dinesh Kumar, Joint Secretary in India's Ministry of Defence and Lieutenant Colonel Sukhrobjon Sodikjonovich…
Guwahati/Aizawl, Aug 5 — Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Wednesday underscored the importance of maintaining peace and cordial relations with neighbouring Assam, saying both he and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma are committed to strengthening mutual trust, understanding and…
Patna, Aug 5 — The 45th Battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Birpur has achieved a major success in its ongoing campaign against smuggling and illegal activities along the India-Nepal border, officials said. In two separate operations, SSB personnel seized 100 Baofeng walkie-talkies and…
Hyderabad, Aug 5 — The second meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group and the BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery, which concluded here on Wednesday, reached an in-principle agreement on the proposed BRICS Network of Law-Enforcement Practitioners for Enhancing International…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day on Wednesday amid continuous noisy protests and disruptions by Opposition MPs demanding statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, a statement from the Home Minister on alleged police action against students, and accountability on Ram…
Srinagar, Aug 5 — J&K Police on Wednesday announced a reward of Rs 15 lakh for information leading to the arrest of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist involved in the killing of a policeman on July 22 in Anantnag town.Police have put up posters at prominent public places in the Valley seeking…
Kolkata, Aug 5 — A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday extended the interim stay on the demolition of the party office of Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, at Amtala in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas…
Chandigarh, Aug 5 — The Bhagwant Mann Cabinet on Wednesday gave consent to the Punjab Protection of Trees Bill of 2026 to maintain green cover for ensuring ecological balance, prevent pollution of the environment, provide an institutional mechanism to compensate for the environmental loss caused by…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Union government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of an automatic refund mechanism for excess Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) in cases where individuals are not otherwise required to file…
Bengaluru, Aug 5 — Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday said the state government is ready to extend all necessary support for training priests serving in rural temples and urged priest associations and mutts to take the lead in improving their skills and preserving temple…
Ranchi, Aug 5 — Efforts have finally begun to start a dialogue between the Jharkhand government and students who have been staging a satyagraha for the past 12 days at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium over alleged irregularities in the JPSC and the JSSC recruitment examinations.On Wednesday,…
Jaipur, Aug 5 — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha President and National Convener of the Sant Ravidas Samrasata Sankalp Abhiyan, Lal Singh Arya, on Wednesday accused the Congress of neglecting the legacy of social reformers and national icons, asserting that while the…
Chandigarh, Aug 5 — The Punjab Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday took decisions aimed at strengthening education, improving governance and public service delivery, and promoting inclusive development across the state. The Cabinet passed the Punjab Regulation of…
Kolkata, Aug 5 — A trolley full of cash was recovered from an abandoned brick kiln in Durgapur of West Bengal's West Burdwan district, the police said on Wednesday. The trolley contained more than 48 lakh rupees in cash.According to the police, the money was recovered during an investigation into…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against the owner of a Kashmir-based firm and a Deputy Manager of Axis Bank in connection with a digital arrest scam in which a Delhi senior citizen was defrauded of Rs 1.6 crore, an official statement said on…