Jaipur, Aug 17 — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said the nation’s daughters are coming forward to lead in every field, including education, science, technology, security, sports and administration, stressing the need to build a value‑based society where daughters feel safe, move ahead with…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Aug 17 — Karnataka Minister for Urban Development, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, has stirred a controversy by launching a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), describing the organisation as a “thousand-headed poisonous snake” driven by communalism, casteism and…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 — Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday reiterated that ensuring the safety of people affected by floods and providing them with necessary assistance as soon as possible is the state government's top priority. The Chief Minister made the remarks after visiting…
Kolkata, Aug 17 — With the BJP-led West Bengal government set to complete 100 days in office on Tuesday, the state administration is preparing to showcase the achievements and key initiatives undertaken during its first 100 days. West Bengal Health Minister Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee said teenage…
Hyderabad, Aug 17 — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday said that the government will provide incentives to super-speciality doctors who are ready to serve extra time in the government hospitals. He made the announcement while addressing a meeting after inaugurating Telangana…
Botad (Gujarat), Aug 17 — Gujarat’s Botad district on Monday gained direct Vande Bharat connectivity with the Sabarmati-Veraval service beginning operations through the Gandhigram-Botad route, following a change approved by the Railway Board. The revised route came into effect on August 17,…
Satna, Aug 17 — A 30‑year‑old man from Odisha was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside a hotel room in Satna on Monday evening, with police investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Police identified the deceased as Bachhal Loknath, a resident of Ganjam district in Odisha.…
Chandigarh, Aug 17 — Punjab Congress chief Raja Amarinder Singh Warring on Monday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of showing contempt towards the judiciary, after the state Finance Department issued directions that appeared to override a Punjab and…
Amaravati, Aug 17 — Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday clarified that there was no deviation from rules in the Mega DSC for recruitment of teachers and that all details pertaining to the recruitment process had been placed online transparently. Speaking in the…
Gandhinagar, Aug 17 — Gujarat Health Minister Pruful Pansheriya on Monday urged women to undergo regular breast cancer screening, citing state data showing that breast cancer accounts for 31.2 per cent of all cancers diagnosed among women in Gujarat and that 1,541 new breast cancer cases were…
Kolkata, Aug 17 — Two prominent faces from West Bengal have found berths in the new National Working Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), signifying the importance of the party’s West Bengal unit for the national leadership in the backdrop of the BJP’s landslide victory in the recently…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 — Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an urgent review of the amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, warning that the changes could curtail the constitutional and fiscal powers of States and…
Ahmedabad, Aug 17 — The Delhi government will register an FIR after a committee examines a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report concerning work and expenditure by previous governments on sewage treatment and the Delhi Jal Board, Delhi Cabinet Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Monday.…
Ranchi, Aug 17 — After 24 days of student protest in Jharkhand, the Hemant Soren government has accepted the agitators’ biggest demand and decided to cancel the JSSC-CGL (Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission- Combined Graduate Level) examination held in 2024. All competitive examinations…
Jaipur, Aug 17 — The BJP National President Nitin Nabin has assigned key organisational responsibilities to four prominent leaders from Rajasthan as part of the party’s newly announced national team. Udaipur Lok Sabha MP Mannalal Rawat has been appointed National President of the BJP Scheduled…
Aizawl, Aug 17 — Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Monday said the Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP), an influential women’s organisation in the state, played a crucial role in the enactment of the Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act, 2014. The Chief Minister made the…
Gandhinagar, Aug 17 — Minimising the loss of lives and property remains of paramount importance during any kind of natural disaster for the government and state administration. A mobile application named the 'Sachet' app and the 'Sachet National Disaster Alert Portal' - developed by the National…
Bhopal, Aug 17 — Madhya Pradesh government has proposed 11 industrial parks covering more than 9,000 acres under the Centre's BHAVYA (Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna) scheme, with a total estimated project cost of Rs 8,144.35 crore, the state government said on Monday. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav…
Kolkata, Aug 17 — In a special drive, the Spear Corps of the Army's Eastern Command conducted a mass immunisation against Meningococcal Meningitis at Sainik School Punglwa, Nagaland, on Monday. A special medical team from the Corps immunised 678 students and staff during the drive.The process…
New Delhi, Aug 17 — The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season across the country so far is estimated at 1016.57 lakh hectares as on August 14 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 1037.52 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of…
Patna, Aug 17 — Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday launched the ‘Vidyarthi Sahyog Portal’ (Student Support Portal) to provide students with a direct and time-bound mechanism for resolving academic and hostel-related grievances. The event was organised at JD Women’s College in Patna in…