New Delhi, July 20 — India’s Index of Core Industries (ICI) recorded a 5 per cent growth in June this year compared with the same month of the previous year, driven by a surge in the production of iron ore, electricity and cement, according to the new series data released on Monday. The Office of…
Chennai, July 20 — The Tamil Nadu Q Branch Police have arrested three Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly living and working illegally at a scrap yard near Guduvancheri in Chengalpattu district after entering India without valid travel documents.The arrests followed a tip-off received by the…
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 20 — A tweet by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has sparked widespread political discussion after he publicly thanked Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, for the ongoing agitation over the NEET paper leak case. In a post on the social media platform X, the Rajya…
Kolkata, July 20 — The police on Monday arrested one more person in connection with the explosion at a house in Rajarhat last week. The number of arrests in this incident has increased to three. According to the police, the Narayanpur police station in Rajarhat arrested a youth after questioning…
Patna, July 20 — A fresh political controversy has erupted in Bihar over the colour scheme of the state’s newly inaugurated 551 ‘Saraswati Vidya Niketan’ model schools, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, AIMIM and other opposition parties accusing the NDA government of saffronisation of…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said on Monday that it is targeting to further strengthen its operational capabilities by expanding its fleet to 200 ships and 100 aircraft to monitor the horizon of the country’s maritime zones. In a post on X, the ICG said,”@IndiaCoastGuard…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Centre informed Parliament on Monday that as on July 12, 2026, the coal stocks available for use at the country’s thermal power plants stood at 42.8 million tonnes (MT), which is sufficient for 14 days at an 85 per cent Plant Load Factor (PLF). Also, sufficient coal is…
Chennai, July 20 — Dairy farmers across Tamil Nadu have appealed to the state government to revise Aavin’s milk procurement price, arguing that the current rates are no longer sufficient to sustain dairy farming in the face of soaring production costs. Farmers say the widening gap between Aavin’s…
Kochi, July 20 — The long-running probe into the alleged Sabarimala gold misappropriation case has entered its final phase, with the Kerala High Court directing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete the investigation without further delay. The SIT informed the court on Monday that it…
Gandhinagar, July 20 — Gujarat has confirmed 12 cases of Chandipura virus (CHPV) out of 63 suspected infections reported this year, with the state government intensifying surveillance, treatment, and vector control measures as laboratory testing continues on the eight remaining samples. The…
Chandigarh, July 20 — Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Monday said last week’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jalandhar emerged as one of the biggest infrastructure milestones for the state, with projects of over Rs 5,470 crore directly benefiting 12…
Amaravati, July 20 — Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday appealed to the Centre to protect the interests of aquaculture and tobacco farmers. The Chief Minister has written separate letters to the Central ministers.In a letter to the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal…
Guwahati, July 20 — Assam is likely to witness widespread rainfall over the next five days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting moderate rain across most parts of the state and issuing warnings of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places, officials said…
New Delhi, July 20 — Amid reports of a violent face-off between the protestors and the police, resulting in injuries to the latter, the Delhi Police on Monday urged the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists and its supporters to “exercise restraint and continue their demonstrations peacefully”.…
Bhopal, July 20 — Congress MLA Pankaj Upadhyay on Monday staged a sit-in protest in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly premises, alleging that his repeated attempts to raise issues related to the Kailaras Sugar Mill through Assembly questions had been rejected without any explanation by the Assembly…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre and state governments to formulate a "Standard Questionnaire" and a "Special Investigation Procedure" for ensuring time-bound investigation and speedy trial of…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Delhi High Court order permitting Delhi riots accused Devangana Kalita to inspect unrelied electronic evidence kept in the police malkhana before the stage of framing of charges in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 North-East…
Chennai, July 20 — AIADMK General Secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has urged the Tamil Nadu government to take firm steps to secure the state’s rightful share of Cauvery water at the upcoming meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), accusing the ruling government of failing to…
Hyderabad, July 20 — The BJP in Telangana has sought intervention of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to check what it alleged was intimidation, threats and unlawful interference with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Malkajgiri and Chevella parliamentary…
Bengaluru, July 20 — Responding to the controversy surrounding his remarks on Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje, Congress MLA H.C. Balakrishna, on Monday said that he holds the senior BJP leader in high regard and expressed regret if his statements had hurt anyone.The row stems from…
Jammu, July 20 — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday announced an ex gratia relief of Rs 6 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in rain-related incidents in Rajouri and Poonch districts, while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed the flood situation across the Union…