Hyderabad, Aug 3 — The government of Telangana on Monday reviewed the arrangements for the State-level Independence Day celebrations to be held on August 15 at the historic Golconda Fort in Hyderabad. Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju conducted a high-level coordination meeting with senior officials at…
Chandigarh, Aug 3 — The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here has scripted history by winning the National Award for Best Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (ROTTO) for the third consecutive year, besides securing its fourth overall national title…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — A Joint Committee of Parliament has backed the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, while recommending further decriminalisation of procedural lapses, as well as compliance relief and easier corporate social responsibility (CSR) norms for small businesses.The committee’s…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday intensified its enforcement drive against food safety violations by suspending the licence of Matri Drinking Water in Tripura and issuing a prohibition order against Noble Healthcare, Mohali, Punjab, over serious…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, India has reported a fall in fatalities on its national highways, and development officials are hailing it as evidence that road safety interventions are beginning to take hold. According to figures tabled in the Lok Sabha by the…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — India has achieved near-universal banking coverage, with 99.92 per cent of inhabited villages (6,00,868 out of 6,01,328) now served by a banking outlet, which includes a bank branch, business correspondent or India Post payments bank, within a radius of 5 km, as per the data…
Patna, Aug 3 — Following Prashant Kishor’s victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election, celebrations erupted among Jan Suraaj supporters, while political leaders across Bihar reacted to the outcome. Prashant Kishor’s wife, Dr Jahnavi Das, expressed her happiness over the victory and praised his…
Chandigarh, Aug 3 — Signalling it stands firmly with Gen Z and raising its voice against what it termed as atrocities on the country’s youth, the Punjab Assembly on Monday passed a censure motion against repeated paper leaks across the country.The motion was passed by a voice vote.Winding up the…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday appreciated the steady momentum in India-Uzbekistan ties as he held a meeting with his counterpart from the Central Asian country, Bakhtiyor Saidov, who is currently on a three-day visit to New Delhi. EAM Jaishankar expressed…
Jammu, Aug 3 — A soldier was killed when his service rifle went off accidentally in the Akhnoor sector of J&K’s Jammu district, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred during operational duty at the forward Jogwan area of Khour on Sunday, an official said."Preliminary information…
Madurai, Aug 3 — A small-scale businessman from Madurai has received a personal letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in response to a note of gratitude he wrote after benefiting from the Centre's street vendor loan scheme. He described this gesture as a "priceless treasure" and one he would…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary and the Principal Secretary, Home, after taking note of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) status report indicating that the state government was not cooperating with the court-monitored…
Imphal, Aug 3 — Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday said that although the state continues to face multiple challenges, the government, with the active support of the people, is making sincere efforts to restore lasting peace, adding that encouraging signs of improvement have…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 — The Kerala government on Monday claimed to have achieved one of the biggest milestones under its 100 day action programme by completing the distribution of 73,024 new Priority Ration Cards and 2,000 Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) cards within the promised timeframe.The…
Chandigarh, Aug 3 — Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Monday hailed the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict on releasing the dearness allowance (DA) of the state employees and slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for its failure to release it. Dhillon said the High Court's…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — The Supreme Court on Monday observed that a child who suffers catastrophic injuries loses far more than physical abilities, as such trauma robs them of the ordinary joys of childhood, dignity, independence and an entire future, as it enhanced compensation from Rs 45.40 lakh to Rs…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel said on Monday that the country has made significant strides in organ transplantation, with the number of transplants increasing from 4,990 in 2013 to over 20,000 in 2025, the highest ever recorded in a single…
Bengaluru, Aug 3 — Nineteen legislators were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers in the Congress government led by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at a ceremony held at the Glass House in Lok Bhavan on Monday, marking the long-awaited expansion of the State Cabinet. Although Congress MLC Gayathri…
Vadodara, Aug 3 — Newly elected Manjalpur MLA Satish Patel on Monday dedicated his victory in the Gujarat Assembly by-election to the late BJP leader and former minister Yogesh Patel, saying he would carry forward the work undertaken by his predecessor after securing a comfortable win in the…
Tirupati, Aug 3 — The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has demanded an inquiry into the relaxation of bidding qualifications for the supply of medicines and medical equipment to hospitals run by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). The opposition party alleged that the relaxation of norms would lead…
Jaipur, Aug 3 — Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Monday backed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), claiming it would help improve the socio-economic condition of Muslims, while also urging the Rajasthan government to provide five acres of land free of cost to every…