New Delhi, Aug 4 — India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for conducting the "so-called local elections" in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), terming the electoral exercise as a "complete farce", which cannot hide reality. Addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, Ministry of…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has strengthened international cooperation in drug control through bilateral agreements with 27 countries and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 19 countries, the Centre told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Minister of State (MoS) for Home…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The Centre has allowed a one-time relaxation for farmers in Madhya Pradesh whose Aadhaar-based biometric authentication has failed during procurement of summer moong and urad under the Price Support Scheme (PSS), ensuring they are not denied the benefit of selling their produce…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — Veteran actor Anupam Kher on Tuesday met the Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence and held a freewheeling discussion on topics ranging from nation, cinema and society. In a message on social media platform X, the 71-year-old actor shared photos of his interaction with…
Amaravati, Aug 4 — The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday took up for hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking orders for investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into alleged irregularities in Mega DSC-2025 for recruitment of teachers. Senior Advocate and former Andhra…
Chandigarh, Aug 4 — Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday moved a resolution in the State Assembly, expressing concern over the Central government's decision to enforce the mandatory nationwide supply and implementation of E-20 petrol without ensuring the protection of the…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — India has successfully brought back 274 fugitive criminals from 36 countries between 2019 and July 2026 as part of an intensified drive to ensure that offenders evading Indian law while staying abroad are brought to justice, the Central government said on Tuesday. The Centre…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it has constituted an expert committee headed by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to examine issues arising out of the challenge to the reduction of qualifying cut-off percentiles for the NEET-PG 2025-26…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Aug 4 — Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday announced a series of urgent measures to strengthen Kerala's flood response, with Pathanamthitta emerging as the state's top priority after the recent disaster, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that…
Guwahati, Aug 4 — Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday assured flood-affected families of comprehensive government support, announcing that officials will undertake a door-to-door assessment of damaged households from August 9 to ensure that relief and rehabilitation benefits reach…
Vadodara, Aug 4 — Construction of the Vadodara Bullet Train station has reached another milestone, with slab casting at the concourse, track and platform levels completed and structural steel erection now underway, according to the latest project update.The station is being built near Vadodara…
Mumbai, Aug 4 — Leaders from across all parties in Maharashtra on Tuesday expressed grief over the sad demise of Padma Shri Dr D.Y. Patil, founder of the D.Y. Patil Group and former Governor of Tripura, Bihar, and West Bengal.Patil, born on October 22, 1935, in Kolhapur's Ambap, carved out a niche…
Patna, Aug 4 — Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said that the outcome of the Bankipur by-election should be viewed more as a rejection of the BJP than merely a victory for his party, claiming that its voters had sent a strong message to the BJP leadership regarding governance and…
Gandhinagar, Aug 4 — The Gujarat Police on Tuesday introduced a simplified passport verification process under which applicants will no longer be required to visit police stations as part of routine verification, with the exercise now limited to checking citizenship and criminal antecedents except…
Lucknow, Aug 4 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that no saint has been found involved in the ongoing Ayodhya donation theft case, according to the preliminary findings of the Special Investigation Team (SIT). He also launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP)…
Bhopal/Datia, Aug 4 — Amid allegations of internal sabotage following its defeat in the Datia Assembly bypoll, the Madhya Pradesh unit of the BJP on Tuesday constituted a two-member committee to examine the reasons behind the setback and recommend corrective measures.The committee, constituted by…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The Supreme Court on Tuesday took on record a medical report filed by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), stating that self-styled godman and rape convict Asaram Bapu does not require hospitalisation but would need round-the-clock assistance from trained…
Ahmedabad, Aug 4 — Three men have been arrested by the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch for allegedly cheating a city-based company of Rs 9.60 lakh by impersonating officials of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), using forged documents and fake procurement…
New Delhi, Aug 4 — The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2026, which seeks to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India towards excess spending incurred during the financial year ended on March 31, 2023, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by a voice vote, amid protests from the…
Jaipur, Aug 4 — Is the Congress high command in Rajasthan sitting in Delhi, or does it still rest with former state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot?The question has once again come to the fore after senior Congress leader Shanti Dhariwal recently referred to Gehlot as the party's "high command" in the…
Guwahati, Aug 4 — The overall flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Tuesday even as the cumulative death toll from this year's deluge rose to 87, with rehabilitation efforts gathering pace across the affected districts, officials said. According to the Assam State Disaster Management…