Madurai, July 21 — The Madurai Corporation is preparing to introduce a technology-driven overhaul of its solid waste management system by combining artificial intelligence (AI), GPS-based monitoring and expanded decentralised waste processing to improve cleanliness and ensure more efficient…
New Delhi, July 21 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended birthday wishes to Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, wishing him a long and healthy life. Taking to X, PM Modi said, "Birthday greetings to the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President…
Coimbatore, July 21 — The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is preparing a proposal to open the newly upgraded Chadivayal Elephant Camp near the Siruvani foothills to visitors, offering tourists an opportunity to watch captive elephants being fed and bathed in a regulated environment.If approved, the…
New Delhi, July 21 — The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party will hold a meeting on Tuesday at Parliament, marking the first gathering under its newly adopted name, ‘Mangal Milan’, as the ruling coalition seeks to strengthen coordination during the ongoing Monsoon Session. The…
New Delhi, July 21 — More than 118 police personnel from the Delhi Police and Central Police Forces sustained injuries during “violent protests” in the national capital on Monday. The injured officers include senior ranks such as Special Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Additional Commissioner,…
New Delhi, July 21 — Abhijit Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), has strongly condemned the Delhi Police for allegedly using excessive force against students during a march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament. Addressing the media, Dipke announced that while the Parliament march was…
Kolkata, July 20 — Tourism in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands may not reach its full potential for at least the next five years, following the government of India’s decision to shelve the proposed project to extend the runway of the Indian Navy’s air station INS Baaz at Campbell Bay to 10,000 feet.…
Ahmedabad, July 20 — A joint team of surgeons from Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and the U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre has successfully performed a rare and highly complex eight-hour operation to remove kidney cancer that had spread into a patient's heart, saving the life of a…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 — The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday demanded a judicial inquiry into the deaths of devotees during the Rath Yatra in Puri on July 16, holding the BJP-led government in Odisha entirely responsible for this tragic incident. Addressing a press conference at the party…
Chandigarh, July 20 — Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann wanted to divert attention from his sacrilegious conduct against the Guru Sahiban by summoning him for questioning in an 11-year-old police firing case in Behbal…
New Delhi, July 20 — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of reports alleging that girl students were frisked, beaten and forced to remove their clothes by teachers after one of them allegedly lost Rs 1,000 at a government school in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 — Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the next of kin of the two devotees who died during this year's Rath Yatra in Puri on July 16. The decision was announced through a post on the official X handle of the Chief…
Bengaluru, July 20 — In a major decisive move, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday announced that the Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project is vital to meeting the state’s future electricity requirements and that the government would pursue its implementation. He was speaking after…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 — Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday stressed the need for the inclusive and dignified development of the state’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), saying the vision of Viksit Odisha and Viksit Bharat can be realised only when every citizen,…
Chandigarh, July 20 — The Enforcement Directorate’s zonal office in Jalandhar in Punjab on Monday said it has conducted search operations under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002 on 16 premises in connection with illegal sand mining on the ‘shamlat’ land in…
Jaipur, July 20 — Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said that completing development projects within the stipulated timeframe and ensuring timely delivery of benefits to the public are among the state government's highest priorities. He asserted that negligence or delay in these…
New Delhi, July 20 — On the second day of the Monsoon Session, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The Bill aims to extend statutory protection to the National Song, Vande Mataram,…
Gangtok, July 20 — Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday presented a Rs 18,455-crore Budget for the financial year 2026-27, laying out an ambitious roadmap centred on infrastructure creation, healthcare, education, sustainable tourism and fiscal discipline as the Himalayan state seeks…
Lucknow, July 20 — Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to ensure the safety and well-being of every citizen as the state faces the dual challenge of floods and drought due to irregular rainfall. Chairing a high-level review meeting, he emphasised that protecting farmers’ crops…
Bengaluru, July 20 — The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka has reached an advanced stage, with 99.38 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) distributed across the state and over 61 per cent digitised, according to the latest data released by the Chief Electoral Officer’s…
New Delhi, July 20 — India’s 8th Trade Policy Review (TPR) meeting at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is scheduled for July 21 and 23, 2026, with the country’s official delegation led by Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry…