Mumbai/Gwalior, Aug 4 — India’s first Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ), proposed in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, has attracted investment commitments worth Rs 5,500 crore through two investors’ meetings held over the past week, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday. The…
Agartala, Aug 4 — Tripura Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Tuesday reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to strengthening the agricultural sector and improving the welfare of the farming community by participating in a paddy plantation programme at Gajaria village…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The CAQM has empowered civic agencies and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to enforce dust mitigation measures at Construction and Demolition (C&D) sites with a plot area less than 500 sq m, an official said on Tuesday. Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining…
Kolkata, Aug 4 — Ending speculation, the Assembly Secretariat has finalised the name of an MLA from the opposition camp for the post of chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Assembly. Sources in the Assembly Secretariat said on Tuesday that Kanaia Lal Agarwal, an MLA from the…
Mumbai, Aug 4 — The Election Commission of India has revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls currently underway in Maharashtra, with reference to the qualifying date of October 1. According to the revised schedule, the house-to-house visitation drive by…
Kolkata, Aug 4 — The West Bengal government on Tuesday notified a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) regarding the serving of mid‑day meals in state‑run schools within the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).…
Bhopal, Aug 4 — The Congress on Tuesday reviewed its organisational structure in Madhya Pradesh and discussed ways to strengthen the party’s grassroots network under the ongoing ‘Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan’. The review meeting was chaired by Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal…
Guwahati, Aug 4 — Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) launched a Digital Travel Assistance Kiosk Network at Guwahati Railway Station, marking a major step towards enhancing passenger convenience through digital innovation and providing commuters with quick, seamless, and technology‑driven access to…
Gandhinagar, Aug 4 — Health authorities in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar have intensified surveillance and vector-control measures following recent heavy rainfall, carrying out thousands of water quality checks, household inspections and mosquito-control operations to reduce the risk of water-borne and…
Bhopal, Aug 4 — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday dissolved its entire district organisational structure in Datia, including the district president, office-bearers and all affiliated units, days after the party lost the Datia Assembly by-election to the Congress. The action came after…
Aizawl, Aug 4 — Mizoram Health and Family Welfare Minister Lalrinpuii on Tuesday advised students to lead balanced, disciplined and responsible lives, urging them to stay away from the dangers of drugs, violence and other harmful influences while making the best use of technology for learning and…
Jammu, Aug 4 — The UMEED scheme, under the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihood Mission has brought significant change in the lives of women attached with the Self-Help Groups (SHGs), by helping them financially and enhancing their means and modes of livelihood. The change has become more visible in…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The Centre has released Rs 16,172.95 crore for the Industrial Corridor Development Scheme under which 20 industrial cities have been approved through the Centre-State partnership model across the country, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.The Centre has undertaken…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday attended a sensitisation workshop for public representatives organised under the TB-Free India Campaign and urged citizens, corporates and social organisations to join the fight against the disease. The Chief Minister said the Delhi…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — A delegation of the All India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC) met the Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday and categorically said that ethanol is a big opportunity for the farm sector, provided its policy is "farmer-centric" and a…
Amaravati, Aug 4 — YSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will visit Devarapalli tobacco auction centre in West Godavari district on Wednesday and interact with tobacco farmers who are facing severe distress due to the falling prices, the party…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — Some major initiatives have been undertaken by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) during the last five years to improve the flow of credit to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.These measures…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a fresh set of nationwide directions to strengthen the institutional response against the growing menace of "digital arrest" scams, directing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to frame a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on mule accounts within…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — There are few dates in the subcontinent's calendar that two nations mark in such opposite spirit. On August 5, India observes the anniversary of the constitutional changes of 2019 that ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and integrated it fully into the Union of…
Chennai, Aug 4 — Tamil Nadu's Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin was released on station bail on Tuesday after being questioned by the police, hours after he was taken into custody in connection with a case registered against him.His release followed an order from the Madras High Court…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday condemned the allegedly "inflammatory, misleading, and factually baseless" remarks made by Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin against madrasas. "Defaming such institutions, which render invaluable national service, is…