New Delhi, Aug 22 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s newly appointed national office-bearers at the party headquarters in New Delhi, describing organisational meetings as an opportunity for "new ideas and perspectives" aimed at strengthening the party…
Chandigarh, Aug 22 — The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said on Saturday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab was set to loot Rs 341 crore from the Treasury under the guise of paying commission to raise a loan of Rs 25,000 crore that it aimed to contest elections. Akali leader N.K.…
Faridabad, Aug 22 — Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said on Saturday that good laws require good facts, credible research and ground-level evidence, and universities must become active partners in providing that knowledge to legislatures and governments. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of…
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 — The Ahmedabad City Crime Branch on Saturday registered a case against a user on social media platform X for allegedly circulating a fabricated post claiming that Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi would replace Bhupendra Patel as the state's Chief Minister and that…
New Delhi, Aug 22 — Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its resolution on the national song Vande Mataram, the INDIA bloc on Saturday accused the party of attempting to divert attention from real problems by making an issue out of the controversy. Following a row over the conduct…
New Delhi, Aug 22 — Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday that the construction of a skywalk and foot over bridge (FOB) is underway at Madhuban Chowk in North Delhi to provide pedestrians with a safe way to move around and is likely to be thrown open to the public by November 30. The…
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 — India must move beyond its established role as the "pharmacy of the world" and emerge as the "laboratory of the world" by placing research, innovation and artificial intelligence at the centre of its healthcare ambitions, Minister of State (MoS) for Health and Family Welfare and…
Gandhinagar, Aug 22 — Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will arrive in Toronto on Sunday as the second leg of his week-long visit to the United States, and Canada shifts the state’s investment outreach towards Canadian businesses and institutions ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit…
Imphal, Aug 22 — Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday, taking serious note of the high airfares between Imphal and Guwahati, said the resumption of inter-state passenger bus services would provide much-needed relief to people, particularly students studying outside the state…
Indore, Aug 22 — More than 30 children fell ill after consuming mid-day meal at a government school in Sanwer area of Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on Saturday, officials said. The incident took place at a government school in Sinhana village under Dharampur area where students were served…
Wardha (Maharashtra), Aug 22 — At least 17 passengers were injured, several of them seriously, after a tempo traveller rammed into a tipper truck from behind near Ramana Phata on the Seloo-Wardha road in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Saturday. The accident occurred around 2 p.m., when the tempo…
Patna, Aug 22 — The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Guwahati Regional Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth approximately Rs 3.50 crore belonging to the late Ranjit Kumar Borah, former Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer (Construction), Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR),…
New Delhi, Aug 22 — The Delhi High Court has pulled up the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Pollution Control Committee for running away from the responsibility of safe disposal of hazardous materials lying in a cargo container at an inland depot in southeast Delhi for the past four years.…
Chandigarh, Aug 22 — Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said that his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann “is merely passing his time by cracking jokes”. He asked CM Mann to explain what happened to the promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party to women and youth during the last…
New Delhi, Aug 22 — Amid demands for his resignation, Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said on Saturday that he is willing to step down and face consequences only if "financial irregularities at the BCI are proven".Mishra's response comes a day after BCI Co-Chairman YR…
New Delhi, Aug 22 — In a major crackdown on the illegal transportation and supply of liquor, the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) team of the North-East District of Delhi Police arrested three persons and recovered 778 quarters of Haryana-marked illicit liquor along with two taxis allegedly used to…
Kolkata, Aug 22 — A new committee led by former Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Kumar Singh had been formed on Saturday to suggest ways for achieving the permanent political solution for the hills scattered over Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong in the northern sector of…
New Delhi, Aug 22 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated emphasis on punctuality goes beyond being advice on the importance of abiding by a schedule to that of reshaping a national habit where generations have been used to holding “stylishly late” and “chalta hai” (anything goes) as normal. In…
Jaipur, Aug 22 — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted search operations on Saturday at two premises in Jaipur under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), in connection with the alleged misutilisation of foreign donations amounting to more than Rs 2 crore,…
New Delhi, Aug 22 — Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) Chairman Sunil Sethi on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts towards ensuring global recognition for Indian fabric and local craft.Speaking to IANS during the launch of the book 'Bespoken' in New Delhi, Sunil Sethi…
Kannauj, Aug 22 — Police have seized around 10 kilograms of gold, valued at nearly Rs 15 crore, from a car in the Talgram police station area in Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh. According to the preliminary information shared by the police with the media, the suspected gold smugglers were…