Shimla, Sep 17 — Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Thursday said that the Congress government had firmly worked to protect the interests of the state in the Kishau multipurpose dam agreement, resulting in benefits of around Rs 1,500 crore without any investment. Addressing a…
Indore, Sep 17 — Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday set the political pitch for his upcoming Madhya Pradesh visit by launching a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government, accusing it of failing to address…
Mumbai, Sep 17 — Tata Trusts Chairman Noel N. Tata, at the Tata Sons Board meeting held on Thursday, reiterated the position that Tata Trusts have not agreed to the listing of Tata Sons and the century-old structure of Tata Sons and the Tata Group should be preserved, according to a trusts…
Amaravati, Sep 17 — Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Thursday that negligence by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has worsened the intensity of the severe drought in the state.YS Jagan held a video conference with YSRCP Regional…
Srinagar, Sep 17 — J&K has no journalist welfare scheme, the government admitted in response to an RTI query.The Jammu and Kashmir government has no welfare scheme currently in force for journalists, the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) said in response to the RTI plea,…
Indore, Sep 17 — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin on Thursday launched a sharp political attack on the Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during his maiden visit to Madhya Pradesh after taking charge of the party, accusing the Opposition of putting…
Chennai, Sep 17 — A five-cornered electoral battle is taking shape in bypolls to Tamil Nadu's Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies after the nominations of candidates fielded by the ruling TVK, the DMK, the AIADMK, the Naam Tamilar Katchi, and the Left parties were accepted during…
Ujjain, Sep 17 — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin on Thursday hailed the "transformation" work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that he is receiving the "blessings" for his own hard work.The BJP chief was in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain to take part in the 'Aashirwad ka…
Jammu, Sep 17 — A man was reportedly shot dead inside his residence in Jammu on Thursday, police said.Officials said that a man succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained inside his residence in the city, and police have started an investigation into the incident after lodging an FIR at the police…
Lucknow, Sep 17 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday extended birthday greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while asserting that India has crafted an identity of its own under the latter's leadership.The Chief Minister made the remark after lighting earthen lamps in…
Guwahati, Sep 17 — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday distributed financial assistance worth more than Rs 278 crore to young entrepreneurs under the Chief Minister’s Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan (CMAAA) 1.0 and 2.0, reaffirming the state government’s focus on promoting…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — Ordinary Indian passports issued to children below 15 years of age will now be valid for five years or until the child turns 18, whichever is earlier, under the new rules notified by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, published in the…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — Ordinary Indian passports issued to children below 15 years of age will now be valid for five years or until the child turns 18, whichever is earlier, under the new rules notified by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, published in the…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — The Department of Youth Affairs will launch on Friday a 100-week nationwide Youth Pledge and Signature Campaign to mobilise support for a collective commitment for a Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat through awareness and community-led activities, an official said. The…
Amaravati, Sep 17 — Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking India towards the league of developed nations. Participating in the Varanasi–Vadnagar Seva Sankalp Abhiyan programme in Varanasi on Thursday to mark Prime Minister…
Kottayam (Kerala), Sep 17 — A court in Kerala's Kottayam on Thursday convicted former Kerala Director General of Police Tomin J. Thachankary, once regarded as one of the most influential and controversial officers in the state police, in a disproportionate assets case that had remained pending for…
Gandhinagar, Sep 17 — Gujarat is set to undertake GIS-based geo-tagging and mapping of its manufacturing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with the data to be integrated with the 'PM Gati Shakti' portal to support infrastructure planning and policy formulation for the sector. The…
Dehradun, Sep 17 — Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi the "architect of modern India" during the 'Aashirwad ka Diya' event, held to celebrate the latter's birthday.The 'Aashirwad ka Diya' event, as part of the 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan', is…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 17 — Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi on Thursday praised the Kerala government led by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, saying the Centre was receiving unprecedented cooperation from the state in taking forward development projects.Gopi said the state government…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — A Delhi court on Thursday directed the Cyber Police Station to register an FIR against journalist Karishma Aziz over alleged derogatory social media posts concerning Hindu religious figures and historical personalities, as well as alleged content tending to create communal…
New Delhi, Sep 17 — Lieutenant General Vikas Rohella, Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army’s Military Engineer Services (MES), on Thursday stressed the need to take steps to strengthen ethics and accountability. Lieutenant General Vikas Rohella highlighted the steps taken in MES to strengthen…