Cape Town/Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 — Kerala Assembly Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan showcased the state's parliamentary innovations and inclusive governance initiatives at the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Cape Town on Wednesday, saying Kerala's legislature has emerged as a…
Mumbai, Sep 16 — Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister, Ashish Shelar, on Wednesday appealed to the Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil to call off his proposed march to Mumbai during Ganeshotsav and the Gauri festival.Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, he requested all stakeholders…
Ahmedabad, Sep 16 — Opposition parties in Gujarat have criticised the Centre's decision to introduce a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI payments to merchants above Rs 2,000 from October 15, describing it as a burden on traders and warning that costs could eventually be…
Tumakuru (Karnataka), Sep 16 — A newlywed couple was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Dwaralu on National Highway 48, close to Sira town in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district. The incident came to light on Wednesday.The deceased have been identified as 25-year-old Darshan and 21-year-old…
Jaipur, Sep 16 — The victory of Chauthmal Suman, who won the Sangod Municipality election as an independent candidate in Rajasthan, is a story of perseverance, resilience and sustained grassroots engagement.After losing two elections himself and seeing his wife defeated when the seat was reserved…
Guwahati, Sep 16 — All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief, Badruddin Ajmal, has expressed confidence that his party will emerge victorious in the upcoming Nagaon Lok Sabha bye-election in Assam, asserting that both the BJP and Congress will face defeat in the contest.Speaking in Hojai on…
Mandya (Karnataka), Sep 16 — Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday alleged that it was in the blood of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi to treat Hindus as inferior, and accused Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of functioning as a…
Chandigarh, Sep 16 — Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has foiled a cross-border smuggling module with the arrest of four people from whom 27 kg of heroin and one sophisticated foreign-made pistol along with three cartridges were recovered, said Director General of Police (DGP)…
Gorakhpur, Sep 16 — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday accused the previous Samajwadi Party (SP) government of taking bribes for issuing medical licenses in the state.The Chief Minister was in Gorakhpur for the inauguration of the IMA Charitable Blood Centre.Urging citizens…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework for UPI transactions will not impose any charges on customers and stated that the move is necessary to make India's digital payments ecosystem financially sustainable, PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam said on Wednesday.In an interview with…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 — Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister, G. Parameshwara, on Wednesday directed officials to ensure that people who have shifted to other places for various reasons are not excluded from the electoral rolls during the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The government is likely to extend the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme to boost exports, a senior official said on Wednesday.The scheme was extended in April this year for six months till September 30.The official said the Commerce Ministry is…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Wednesday rejected Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi’s concerns over UPI charges and his allegation that the decision was taken under pressure from the United States, calling the claim baseless and defending the…
Gurugram, Sep 16 — A Gurugram court on Wednesday sent Kalyan Bainsla, the driver accused of hitting a woman biker on Golf Course Road, and his cousin to two days' police custody in connection with the hit-and-run case.Bainsla and his cousin Lavneesh were produced before Judicial Magistrate First…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 — The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched a national initiative to identify, incubate, mentor and finance startups and enterprises led by Scheduled Tribe (ST) entrepreneurs, with Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) among 10 institutions selected to implement the…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from experienced educators, researchers, and academicians for empanelment as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). The initiative is aimed at strengthening pedagogical excellence, maintaining…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to urgently hear the Kshatriya Karni Sena's plea challenging the Delhi Police's refusal to grant it permission to hold a protest against the UGC regulations at Jantar Mantar on September 20. The plea was mentioned before Chief Justice…
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 16 — The Ambassador of Denmark to India, Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen, recently visited Duhaua village in Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh to attend ‘Jal Arpan’, a ceremony marking the formal handover of the village’s rural water supply scheme to the local community under the…
Patna, Sep 16 — A Central team led by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrived in Bihar on Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the ongoing floods, with the minister assuring that the Centre would provide assistance for losses incurred in the disaster.During the visit, Chouhan,…
New Delhi, Sep 16 — India on Wednesday expressed concern over the drone attack near Mecca and expressed hope for early restoration of peace and stability in the region. In response to media queries regarding the drone attack near Mecca, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir…
Bhopal, Sep 16 — Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari on Wednesday targeted the BJP governments over gaps in school and higher education, citing large-scale dropouts, vacant teaching posts and declining enrolment as evidence of challenges facing the country’s youth.Patwari's remarks came…