New Delhi, Sep 7 — The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to decide by September 14 an application filed by Kshatriya Karni Sena seeking permission to hold a peaceful demonstration against reservation and the recently-notified University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations at…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi will launch the month-long ninth Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026 on September 9 in Varanasi with the aim of improving nutrition and health of women, children and adolescents, an official said on Monday. The launch event will be…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — South African High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, on Monday dismissed reports suggesting that he had been recalled to his home country, saying he is in India for a four-year diplomatic tenure that runs until the end of 2028. Responding to a question on reports citing that…
Kannur (Kerala), Sep 7 — CPI-M Kannur's district Secretary K.K. Ragesh is facing a fresh political and legal challenge, with Kannur University set to reverse its stand in the Supreme Court on the controversial appointment of his wife, Priya Varghese, as Associate Professor.The university has…
Patna, Sep 7 — Following the collapse of a private paying-guest accommodation in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, RJD Rajya Sabha MP and Delhi University professor Manoj Jha has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Union government to take the highest-level action against those…
Kolkata, Sep 7 — West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday highlighted the achievements of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) within a short period since the launch of the scheme in the state after the recently-concluded West Bengal Assembly polls earlier this…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday approved capital acquisition proposals worth nearly Rs 1.10 lakh crore for the Indian armed forces.The DAC accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), or in-principle…
Ahmedabad, Sep 7 — Adani Power Ltd (APL), India’s largest private thermal power producer, said on Monday its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance score improved to 66 in the latest assessment by NSE Sustainability, up from 65 previously, while retaining its position ahead of major…
Imphal, Sep 7 — Manipur Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh on Monday told that 1951 will be the base year for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state and that the state government will pursue the matter with the Centre in accordance with resolutions adopted by the State Assembly.…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — A day after a building collapse claimed seven lives, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday vowed not to spare anyone found guilty, adding that five MCD officials have been suspended after the tragedy in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan. The Chief Minister also coordinated with…
Bengaluru, Sep 7 — Former Karnataka Minister B. Nagendra appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Bengaluru on Monday in connection with the alleged Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scam, after the agency issued a notice summoning him for questioning.…
Hyderabad, Sep 7 — Telangana Chief Minister, A. Revanth Reddy, on Monday alleged that there is a conspiracy to remove one crore voters in Telangana during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.He alleged that the BJP was conspiring to delete anti-BJP votes under the guise…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel in New Delhi on Monday, discussing bilateral cooperation and global developments. During the meeting, EAM Jaishankar expressed appreciation for Bettel's support for…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, on Monday interacted with the visiting Myanmar Parliament delegation led by Chairman of the International Relations Committee, Pwint San, in New Delhi, with discussions focused on strengthening bilateral…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — The bilateral trade between India and South Africa, which is currently worth around $12.5 billion annually, is poised to get a major boost during the BRICS summit, South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Prof. Anil Sooklal, said on Monday"We are seeing increasing interest from…
Guwahati, Sep 7 — Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday laid the foundation stone for infrastructure projects worth Rs 110 crore at Gauhati University, including a new multidisciplinary academic building, hostels for boys and international students, and development works related to the…
Bengaluru, Sep 7 — The 108 free ambulance service drivers have given the Karnataka government a 15-day deadline and threatened to collectively resign if their demands are not met. Health and Family Welfare Minister, U.T. Khader, on Monday warned that strict action would be taken if any protest…
Guwahati, Sep 7 — Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday described literary exchanges between Assam and Tamil Nadu as an expression of India's cultural unity and called for greater academic and linguistic interaction between the two states. Addressing a programme at Gauhati University,…
Vadodara, Sep 7 — More than 42,000 people have been placed on a waiting list for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public programme in Vadodara after all available seats were booked within an hour of free registration opening on BookMyShow, highlighting strong public interest ahead of the event…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — On the occasion of the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, the National Green Tribunal's Chairperson, Justice (Retired) Prakash Shrivastava, said on Monday that air pollution is a complex challenge as it doesn't know political boundaries and described clean air as a…
New Delhi, Sep 7 — Family members and friends of Akshat Singh Yadav, a second-year student of Delhi University’s PGDAV College, who died in the Satya Niketan building collapse on Monday, said they had spent anxious hours trying to contact him before learning that his body had been found. "We…