Ranchi, July 29 — In one of its biggest crackdowns on illegal coal mining, smuggling, extortion, and levy collection in Jharkhand's Dhanbad, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted raids at 31 locations, freezing mutual fund investments worth approximately Rs 160 crore linked to coal…
New Delhi, July 29 — Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that safety on Indian Railways has been strengthened through technology, infrastructure upgrades and enhanced maintenance which is reflected in the fact that only two consequential train accidents have been…
Kohima, July 29 — Women form the backbone of Nagaland’s agrarian economy, constituting around 65 to 70 per cent of the state’s agricultural workforce and carrying out more than 80 per cent of core farming operations, but still face challenges, officials said on Wednesday.A senior official of the…
Dehradun, July 29 — The Vibrant Village program, focussed on creating development as well as employment opportunities through tourism and cultural heritage in select villages, particularly those near the frontiers, is yielding significant results.Mana village, a high-altitude village in the border…
New Delhi, July 29 — Carrying on his attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police excesses against agitators during the Parliament march on July 20, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that he should have issued a clarification over the matter.As the row over…
New Delhi, July 29 — Delhi Police on Wednesday dismissed claims circulating on social media that a protester sustained gunshot injuries during the July 20 demonstration at Jantar Mantar.The police termed the viral video and accompanying assertions as misleading and said that it is not supported by…
Shillong, July 29 — Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday announced the expansion of the state's "Achiever of the Month" initiative, saying the recognition programme will now honour exceptional performers from multiple sectors, beginning with music, as part of the government's…
Ranchi, July 29 — Thousands of job aspirants took to the streets in Ranchi on Wednesday to protest against irregularities, discrepancies and unresolved demands related to various recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection…
New Delhi, July 29 — Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP, Harsimrat Badal, on Wednesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a probe into the 11 cases of examination paper leaks in Punjab to unmask the multi-crore scam and ensure justice to five lakh students who had been wronged by the repeated…
Bhubaneswar, July 29 — As floods affected more than two lakh people across several districts of Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday assured that the life and safety of every citizen remained the state government's top priority. In a post on social media platform X, the Chief…
Raipur/Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh), July 29 — Security forces demolished a memorial erected by Naxalites during a joint search operation in Toyapara village under Dhanora Police Station on Tuesday.The action formed part of continuous intensive searches being conducted in areas recently freed from…
Amaravati, July 29 — Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Environment and Forests, Pawan Kalyan, on Wednesday inaugurated a Kumki elephant camp in Parvathipuram-Manyam district and termed it a new chapter in mitigating human-elephant conflict in North Andhra. The camp aims to…
Lucknow, July 29 — Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said that merely enacting stringent laws to curb paper leaks will not provide a lasting solution to the problem.Reacting to the Lok Sabha clearing the Bill providing for stricter punishment in paper leak cases, Mayawati said…
New Delhi, July 29 — As many as 16 of the 19 sub-sectors covered by the Index of Services Production (ISP) recorded a positive growth year-on-year in May this year with eight of them reporting a double-digit surge, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme…
New Delhi, July 29 — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of reports regarding the death of four workers and severe injuries to two others in an explosion at a metal processing factory in Assam's Cachar district. Observing that the contents of the media…
Chennai, July 29 — DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday mounted a sharp attack on the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government over the transfer of 151 super-speciality medical seats from the State quota to the All India quota, accusing the government…
Hassan (Karnataka), July 29 — Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday termed the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee's (CWRC) directive asking Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days as "unscientific" and described it as a "death warrant" for the state in the…
Guwahati, July 29 — The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation on Wednesday urged the Centre to declare the devastating floods in Assam a “national calamity”, alleging that the disaster was aggravated not only by heavy rainfall but also by unchecked mining, environmental…
Chandigarh, July 29 — Punjab Leader of the Opposition in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday expressed concern over the recurring controversies surrounding recruitment and competitive examinations in the state, saying the repeated irregularities have undermined the confidence of the youth in…
Patna, July 29 — A major road accident took place on Wednesday outside Patel Bhawan, the Police Headquarters in Patna, when a private car went out of control and crashed into a row of government vehicles belonging to senior police officers. The incident damaged multiple vehicles, injured the car…
Kolkata, July 29 — A district court in West Bengal's Hooghly on Wednesday sentenced seven convicted persons in connection with the murder of a local Trinamool Congress leader seven year ago at Bandel in the same district to life imprisonment. These seven individuals were convicted on Tuesday by…