Hyderabad, July 22 — Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has written an open letter to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy demanding that the Congress government immediately clarify its official stand on the revival of the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) plant in…
Bhopal, July 22 — The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to open at least one farm machinery rental shop in every Assembly constituency to improve farmers' access to modern agricultural equipment, particularly for small and marginal landholders. The initiative is being taken on the directions…
Aizawl, July 22 — The Mizoram Police, in a series of coordinated anti‑narcotics operations over the past four days, seized Myanmar‑origin drugs worth an estimated Rs 23.23 crore and arrested 11 drug peddlers, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police official said that a joint team of the CID…
Kolkata, July 22 — The ongoing crisis in the Gulf has taken its toll on a consignment of mangoes exported from India to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by sea. Of the 12.5 tonnes of Dashehari and Langra mangoes exported, nearly 10 per cent were spoiled due to the delay in transporting the…
Chennai, July 22 — The Tamil Nadu government has renamed its flagship school breakfast programme as the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme, paying tribute to former Chief Minister K. Kamaraj while simultaneously expanding the initiative to benefit students studying in Classes VI to VIII in…
New Delhi, July 22 — While Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sharpened his attack on the Centre over what he described as a “rigged” education system and demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy, the BJP launched a…
Kolkata, July 22 — The body of a policeman was recovered from the toilet of his house under mysterious circumstances in north Bengal’s Siliguri, police said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Krishnamohan Jha. He was working in Islampur court in North Dinajpur district.During the…
Mangaluru, July 22 — A five‑year‑old UKG student was killed, and two other children were injured on Wednesday evening when a huge tree, uprooted by heavy rain and strong winds, crashed onto a moving school bus near Kalletti Daivasthana close to Barimaru in Bantwal in Mangaluru district of coastal…
New Delhi, July 22 — The rapid expansion of global financial networks, digital transactions and transnational funding mechanisms has created new governance challenges relating to financial transparency, foreign influence and protection of democratic institutions. Consequently, regulation of…
New Delhi, July 22 — Philippines Ambassador to India, Josel F Ignacio, said on Wednesday that the rule of law is under "great challenge" in the South China Sea. In an interview with IANS, Ignacio said that the Philippines continues to face challenges illegally in the waters where they have…
New Delhi, July 22 — Ambassador of the Philippines to India, Josel F Ignacio on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, saying that India is far different from what it was several decades ago and now heading to becoming a 'Viksit Bharat'. In an interview with IANS, Ignacio…
New Delhi, July 22 — Even as the Cockroach Janta Party pledged to continue its agitation against exam paper leaks, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) said on Wednesday evening that all the sixteen closed metro stations have now been made accessible for the public.The DMRC had carried out a…
New Delhi, July 22 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday told the top officials of the Central government at a high‑level meeting that the welfare of citizens must remain at the heart of all reforms. PM Modi said reforms designed around people's needs should gather real momentum and deliver…
Guwahati, July 22 — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested an alleged key operator of an organised illegal IPL betting syndicate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe linked to illegal betting activities during the…
Gorakhpur, July 22 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) of "provoking" students and "indulging in politics at the cost of the nation", following the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led 'Sansad Chalo' march and the Congress' sit-in…
New Delhi, July 22 — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi Police on a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) alleging excessive use of force by police during the recent CJP-led 'Sansad Chalo' march over the alleged NEET paper leak, while directing…
Kolkata, July 22 — Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh was marshalled out of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and suspended for the remainder of the day’s proceedings after he prevented Opposition Chief Whip Akhruzzaman from speaking. Chaos erupted when Akhruzzaman rose to participate in the…
Hyderabad, July 22 — Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed police to submit details relating to a case registered against trainee IPS officer M. Uday Krishna Reddy on allegations of sexually harassing a woman batchmate at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad. The High…
Baghpat (UP), July 22 — Director General of Tripura Police (DGP) Anurag was cremated with full state honours at his ancestral town of Baraut in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district on Wednesday, officials said. Anurag’s son, Abhishek, lit the funeral pyre at the cremation ground near Bawli Chungi on…
Bhubaneswar, July 22 — Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday reiterated the demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and condemned the police assault on protesting students in New Delhi over the NEET paper leak issue.…
Guwahati, July 22 — The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismantled a major India‑Myanmar transnational drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a Myanmar‑based kingpin, marking the third such high‑profile arrest by the agency this year as part of its crackdown on cross‑border narcotics…