Chennai, July 19 — Widespread complaints over unusually high electricity bills have surfaced across Tamil Nadu in recent weeks, with many domestic consumers claiming that their latest bills are two to three times higher than previous billing cycles. The issue has triggered public concern and fresh…
Lucknow, July 19 — The Uttar Pradesh government has unveiled plans to achieve a bioenergy transition in the state and to emerge as an economy that accelerates investment in the biogas sector. The state government has formulated a detailed plan to install mini biogas plants in over a thousand…
New Delhi, July 19 — Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday congratulated Panshul Bansal, who secured the second All India Rank (AIR) in the NEET-UG 2026 examination, during a meeting with the latter.Bansal, who is from Haryana, had jointly scored 715 marks along with Punjab's Aryan…
New Delhi, July 19 — Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi held a meeting at the Uprashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing ways to further strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, development partnership, tourism, the blue economy, education,…
Dehradun, July 19 — The Uttarakhand administration has stepped up monitoring and vigilance in Kedarnath Dham under a special inspection drive ‘Operation Kalnemi’, initiating penal action against the rule-breakers and violators. Under the drive, those trying to defraud and exploit devotees under the…
Bhubaneswar, July 19 — In a crackdown against economic offenders, the CBI conducted searches at six locations across four States - West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand - in connection with a Rs 1,100 bank fraud by an infrastructure company in Odisha, an official said on Sunday. The…
New Delhi, July 19 — The Opposition, led by the Congress, on Sunday said that the alleged theft of offerings made at Ayodhya's Ram Temple, the NEET-UG paper leak and the forceful hospitalisation of climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk will be among the top issues on which the leaders will seek the Union…
Kolkata, July 19 — Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to convene an all-party meeting to discuss proposed legislation on delimitation and amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), which he described as…
New Delhi, June 19 — Delhi Police found considerable success in solving the Seelampur murder case by arresting the key accused from Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district on Sunday. Conducting a focused and swift operation, a police team from Seelampur tracked down the absconding husband (key suspect)…
New Delhi, July 19 — The Delhi High Court on Sunday refused to pass any interim order on a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk's wife challenging his continued hospitalisation at Safdarjung Hospital, observing that the government's decision to shift him from the Jantar Mantar protest site in view of his…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 — Kerala’s passion for football reached a new high on Sunday as the state government declared a holiday on Monday for all educational institutions, allowing students to stay up and watch the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina without worrying about…
New Delhi, July 19 — A political confrontation erupted between the ruling NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc on Sunday after Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking an independent investigation into the Ram…
Kolkata, July 19 — A single judge special bench of Calcutta High Court, that conducted an urgent hearing on Sunday afternoon on the petition filed by the Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, challenging the demolition of his party office at Amtala in West…
New Delhi, July 19 — The first shipment of premium Areko cherries and Centrose plum from Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian and Pulwama districts to Singapore will provide growers with better prices, direct access to global markets and further strengthen India's agricultural exports, Union Commerce and…
Lucknow, July 19 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the new headquarters building of the Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (UPSDMA) in Lucknow on Sunday and called for developing a collective mechanism for tackling natural disasters and assisting in rescue…
New Delhi, July 19 — Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday defended the Centre's decision to invite members of the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) to the all-party meeting ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, saying that while the Opposition had every right…
New Delhi, July 19 — The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) on Sunday criticised Opposition parties for walking out of the all-party meeting convened by the Centre, calling the protest unprecedented and inappropriate. The Opposition MPs, however, returned shortly afterwards and participated…
Chennai, July 19 — The DMK on Sunday urged the Centre to provide a clear roadmap for implementing the Constitution amendment that grants 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, while reiterating its demand that the quota be calculated on the existing…
Surat, July 19 — The Gujarat Forest Department has released 50 spotted deer into the Mandvi Forest Range in Surat district as part of a long-term conservation programme aimed at strengthening the natural prey base for carnivores, enhancing biodiversity and reducing human-wildlife conflict in the…
Jammu, July 19 — The Army on Sunday carried out a swift rescue operation in the flash flood-affected Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir and saved 11 civilians.A Defence Ministry statement said that in a remarkable display of courage, professionalism and commitment to humanitarian assistance,…
Ranchi, July 19 — Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has written to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, demanding a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged death of a tribal woman, Budhan Purti, due to medical negligence in Khunti district.He said that if the woman died after she was…