Mumbai, Aug 12 — The Maharashtra government's General Administration Department on Wednesday issued the official list of Ministers, Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Ministers, and dignitaries designated to lead the flag-hoisting ceremonies across 36 districts for the 80th Independence Day on August 15.…
Amaravati, Aug 12 — A delegation led by Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports and SEZ Limited, met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and briefed him on the proposed titanium plant to be established by the Adani Group in Srikakulam district with an investment of Rs 16,000…
Gandhinagar, Aug 12 — A new digital library network linking rural libraries with large central collections and mobile library vans was launched in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday, with Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah saying the initiative would help take reading…
Amaravati, Aug 12 — Andhra Pradesh’s State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) on Wednesday approved investment proposals worth Rs 2,08,406 crore covering 25 projects. These projects, approved at the 20th meeting of SIPB chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, are expected to create 21,627…
Guwahati, Aug 12 — The Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati has strengthened its rainwater harvesting and utilisation system, with harvested rainwater meeting around 28 per cent of the total water consumed at its newly built Terminal 2 in July this year, officials…
Imphal, Aug 12 — Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday said that Asmita Dey’s historic gold medal‑winning performance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she became the country’s first judoka to win a gold medal, has brought glory to both Tripura and the nation. The Chief Minister…
Chandigarh, Aug 12 — Former Minister of State (MoS) for Railways and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravneet Singh Bittu, the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, on Wednesday welcomed the positive report sent by Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria to the Union Home Ministry…
Imphal, Aug 12 — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an accused in connection with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on a residential house in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, the central probe agency said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai in…
Gandhinagar, Aug 12 — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at his residence in Gandhinagar on Wednesday during his visit to Gujarat for an investment outreach programme aimed at attracting investment from the state’s industrial sector. Yadav paid a courtesy…
Chandigarh, Aug 12 — The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed that the appointment of 454 pharmacists advertised by state‑run Baba Farid University of Health Sciences will remain stayed till September 17, the next date for hearing the petition challenging the recruitment process. Passing the…
Bengaluru, Aug 12 — Ahead of the state’s first public ‘Independence Festival–2026’ to be held at the historic Vidhana Soudha on August 15, Home, Information Technology and Biotechnology and e‑Governance Minister Priyank Kharge held a meeting with senior police and Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)…
Amaravati, Aug 12 — The YSR Congress Party will raise the issue of illegal mining at Panchadarla in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh in Parliament if the government fails to issue a permanent Government Order declaring the sacred hill a No-Mining Zone, its leaders said on Wednesday. Rajya…
Bengaluru, Aug 12 — Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said he had personally ordered the Central Crime Branch (CCB) raid on Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, during which more than 10 mobile phones were recovered, including one allegedly found in the barrack of former…
Ahmedabad, Aug 12 — Ahmedabad’s Geetamandir bus terminal has added a new North Block, with the inauguration of an ‘Iconic Busport’ equipped with 39 boarding and alighting platforms and dedicated passenger facilities. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi inaugurated the Geetamandir Bus Terminal-2…
Shillong, Aug 12 — Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday reviewed the ongoing rehabilitation of street vendors at the newly established Polo Vendors’ Market here and said cooperation among all stakeholders was essential to create safer and more inclusive public spaces in Shillong.…
Patna, Aug 12 — The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will organise a march to the Raj Bhavan in Patna on August 19 to protest the alleged lathi‑charge and firing during student demonstrations over examination irregularities. The march will be led by RJD National Working President Tejashwi Yadav, with…
Kolkata, Aug 12 — Police have foiled another drug smuggling attempt centred around Kaliachak in Malda district. Acting on specific intelligence, personnel of Kaliachak police station seized about three kilogrammes of high‑quality brown sugar early on Wednesday morning and arrested two smugglers.…
Guwahati, Aug 12 — The Assam government has drawn up a roadmap to transform Swachh Bharat Mission initiatives into a sustained statewide cleanliness movement, with a focus on behavioural change, scientific waste management, sanitation and greater citizen participation at the grassroots level. A…
New Delhi, Aug 12 — The government on Wednesday said that India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) have signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for negotiations towards a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between India and SACU, marking an important step towards strengthening trade and…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 12 — Kerala, still counting the human and material losses from the recent deluge that left 23 people dead and three fishermen missing, is bracing for another spell of heavy rain, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning that rainfall activity is likely to…
Ahmedabad, Aug 12 — Madhya Pradesh received investment proposals worth Rs 8,635 crore during a mega investment dialogue with Gujarat's industrial sector in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, with the proposed projects expected to generate 5,785 employment opportunities across sectors, including cement,…