Guwahati, Aug 24 — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that his government was working to ensure that financial constraints do not prevent young people from pursuing higher education, highlighting the state's flagship Nijut Moina and Nijut Babu schemes. In a post on X, Sarma…
Thiruvananathapuram, Aug 24 — At a time when the CPI-M is battling perhaps its most difficult political phase in decades, a social media post by V.A. Arunkumar, son of veteran Communist leader and former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Monday has acquired a significance well beyond its…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 — Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said that empathy, compassion, and sensitivity are the core principles of his administration, emphasising that resolving public grievances remains the state government's top priority. Majhi made the remarks while speaking to…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — The Central government on Monday announced that it is offloading up to a 6 per cent stake in public sector Hindustan Copper in the stock market through an Offer for Sale (OFS), with the floor price fixed at Rs 514 per share."Government of India offers to divest 3 per cent equity…
Imphal, Aug 24 — Inter-state public transport services between Manipur, Nagaland and Assam along the Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati route via National Highway-2 continued smoothly for the third day on Monday, officials said. An official of the Manipur Transport Department said that the passenger bus…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — The Reserve Bank of India's special USD-INR forex swap facility for FCNR(B) deposits, Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings (OFCB), and External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), launched on June 8, has driven an unprecedented surge in foreign exchange inflows into the country to the…
Gandhinagar, Aug 24 — Gujarat will add 500 new advanced Janrakshak vehicles to its emergency response network, taking the total number of such vehicles available across the state round the clock to 1,000, as the authorities seek to further reduce the time taken to reach people in distress. Deputy…
Kolkata, Aug 24 — Former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal following women’s protests across the state over alleged delay in disbursement of monthly allowance under the Annapurna Bhandar financial assistance scheme. In a…
Guwahati, Aug 24 — Intensifying their crackdown on cattle smuggling, Assam Police conducted a major operation in the Biswanath district, leading to the rescue of 106 livestock and the arrest of 36 people. Taking to social media platform X, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — India and Cambodia on Monday agreed to diversify and deepen bilateral trade through cooperation in traditional medicine, e-governance modules, recognition of the Indian pharmacopoeia, trade statistics reconciliation, and strengthening the digital payments system between the two…
Lucknow, Aug 24 — Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday addressed participants at the second regional conference on “Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC 2.0) and ECINET”, highlighting the need for strengthening electoral literacy among young citizens through educational institutions.…
Patna, Aug 24 — An ardent fan of the RJD chief walked to Patna city from Barh on Monday carrying Gangajal to offer to the veteran leader, whom he termed "Lord Lalu Yadav". Speaking to IANS, Jitendra Kumar Bharti said that he had come to offer Gangajal to Lalu Prasad Yadav, whom he has considered a…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 — The Odisha Vigilance on Monday conducted simultaneous house searches at six locations linked to a revenue department official over allegations of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The raids follow the recent arrest of the accused official,…
Kolkata, Aug 24 — Kolkata Police have launched a search for a man accused of robbing an elderly woman, who had employed him as a servant, and attempting to murder her, an official said on Monday.The police official said that a complaint was lodged on Sunday by the family of the elderly woman who…
Imphal, Aug 24 — A CRPF jawan was injured in a gunfight between two groups and at least two houses were torched in Manipur's Senapati district on Monday, triggering protests and a blockade on National Highway-2, officials said. A police official said that the fresh violence was reported in the…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — India has sufficient sugar stocks to meet domestic demand, and prices are likely to moderate over the next few weeks as supplies improve, the Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) said on Monday, dismissing concerns of an actual shortage in the market.ISMA…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — Pakistan’s recent offer of dialogue with Baloch insurgents is a desperate attempt at containing the uprising, reflecting the limits of military repression to cover its failure to address the restive province's political, economic, and cultural grievances. The country’s largest…
Amaravati, Aug 24 — YSR Congress Party has urged the Chief Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh to ensure that Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 data is provided to Booth Level Agents of the party across the State. YSRCP State General Secretary and MLC Lella Appi Reddy on Monday requested Chief…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — Japan's Ambassador to India, Keiichi Ono, met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin on Monday with discussions focused on strong and growing relationship between both countries. During the interaction, Nabin shared an overview of the BJP’s organisational…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool Congress (TMC) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the delay by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in deciding the disqualification petitions filed against 20 rebel party MPs, with the plea slated to be heard on Tuesday by a Bench headed…
Bhopal, Aug 24 — Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced the launch of ‘Mama Coaching Classes’ in Raisen for students preparing for competitive examinations, saying the initiative would provide quality coaching locally instead of students having to…