New Delhi/Kohima, Aug 6 — Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged Congress workers to extend every possible support for relief and restoration efforts in the flood-and landslide-affected states of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, while expressing deep grief…
Mumbai, Aug 6 — Addressing the gathering amid recent student-led protests over issues including the alleged NEET paper leak, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Thursday that the Gen Z movement was not against the country and that the protesters' grievances were…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — Unverified visuals claiming to depict developments along the India-China border are being circulated on social media, leading to misinformation and confusion. Citizens and media are advised to rely only on official updates issued by the Ministry of Defence and the Indian Armed…
Guwahati, Aug 6 — The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of a four-lane access-controlled Guwahati-Tezpur Corridor on National Highway-15, a major infrastructure project expected to enhance connectivity between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh while reducing travel time, improving road safety…
Kochi, Aug 6 — A major mid-air scare unfolded aboard a Batik Air flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kochi after a passenger allegedly attempted to open the aircraft's emergency exit door during the journey, forcing cabin crew and fellow passengers to quickly intervene and restrain him until the aircraft…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sensitised students of IIT Jodhpur against the dangers of drug abuse in an awareness campaign organised the campus, an official said on Thursday.The event saw NCB officials sharing dos and don’ts for students and teachers and suggested steps…
Mumbai, August 6 — Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Thursday that more than 1,00,000 non-Marathi commercial passenger vehicle drivers across the state have successfully completed functional Marathi lessons. He appealed to the remaining drivers to take advantage of this…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — Dabur India Limited has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) prohibition order directing it to stop the sale of certain food products carrying allegedly misleading "100 per cent" claims. The matter was mentioned…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has turned up the heat on the construction agency over a string of gaps and lapses on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway and has taken action against the concessionaire and several officials of the agency, including the project director.…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Aug 6 — Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke on Thursday announced the party's upcoming strategy, including a nationwide campaign titled 'Kya Bolti Public?' starting this September to understand public sentiment across Maharashtra and India. He was…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — The Supreme Court has issued notice in contempt proceedings against the Vice-Chairman of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) over alleged non-compliance with its directions on illegal constructions and land-use violations, while taking serious note of the recent Lucknow…
Ranchi, Aug 6 — The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday observed that the post of Chairperson of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) cannot be kept vacant and directed the state government to clarify by August 20 when a new appointment will be made.A division bench of Chief Justice M.S.…
Bengaluru, Aug 6 — Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday inaugurated the 220th Flower Show at historical Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru and announced that the state government is considering developing three new parks on the lines of Lalbagh to enhance the city's green cover…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — The Committee on Public Undertakings (CoPU), headed by BJP MP and Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda, presented six reports in Parliament on Thursday on the performance of Central public sector companies and recommendations to improve their efficiency. The reports included a…
Kolkata, Aug 6 — The Calcutta High Court on Thursday advised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to accelerate the pace in the fresh investigation it is conducting into the R.G. Kar rape and murder case on the court's order.A division bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Tirthankar…
Bengaluru, Aug 6 — Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman, Basavaraj Horatti, has stated that he would resign from his post and further announced that he will officially submit his resignation on August 14.It can be noted that the Congress party has announced the name of senior party leader Saleem…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — The government on Thursday reached out to the Opposition, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju speaking to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the phone to seek support for the reintroduction of the delimitation bill.Sources said that Rijiju…
New Delhi, Aug 6 — BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday urged the Opposition, especially Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, to allow the two Houses to function so that Union Home Minister Amit Shah may address them, a demand being…
Amaravati, Aug 6 — Jana Sena MP, Lingamaneni Ramesh, has urged the Centre to sanction two All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-level institutions for Andhra Pradesh.In a letter to Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, the Rajya Sabha MP sought his intervention for strengthening tertiary…
Hyderabad, Aug 6 — Telangana BJP president N. Ramchandra Rao on Thursday alleged a major diversion of government-procured paddy worth Rs 500 crore and demanded a fair investigationIn a letter to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, he demanded fair, transparent, and expeditious investigation.He stated…
Srinagar, Aug 6 — Even when Jammu and Kashmir's Maharaja Hari Singh acceded all parts of his domain to India, the tribal invasion, sponsored, aided, and assisted by Pakistan, divided the erstwhile state into two parts, and the forcibly occupied areas of the state like Muzaffarabad, Gilgit, and…