Tapi, July 20 — A Range Forest Officer (RFO) was killed in a road accident while pursuing suspected timber smugglers in Gujarat's Tapi district, prompting the state government to announce a thorough investigation and reiterate its "zero tolerance" policy against crimes targeting forest resources.…
Gandhinagar, July 20 — The Gujarat government is advancing a Rs 359 crore master plan to upgrade infrastructure and pilgrim facilities at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Champaner-Pavagadh, with two phases of the project already completed and additional works planned to further improve access and…
New Delhi, July 20 — The government has not taken any decision to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond the current 20 per cent level, and any future move will be based on detailed scientific studies and consultations with stakeholders, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh…
Bhopal, July 20 — Madhya Pradesh has bagged national recognition under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana for recording the highest number of pre-authorisations with biometric authentication.Sharing the details about the development, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Monday…
New Delhi, July 20 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday expressed India's willingness to have closer ties with Panama as it offers a strategic location and enormous economic stability for a partner like New Delhi. In his opening remarks during a meeting with visiting Panama…
New Delhi, July 20 — The Indian men’s cricket team will play a four-day warm-up game in Colombo starting on August 7 ahead of facing Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series starting on August 15. The Shubman Gill-led visitors are scheduled to land in Colombo on August 4 and will go through some…
New Delhi, July 20 — State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has Rs 7,318.5 crore in unclaimed funds as of March 31, 2026, the Finance Ministry informed Parliament on Monday. In a written reply to a question in Parliament, the ministry said the accumulated amount includes Rs 5,564.5…
Kolkata, July 20 — West Bengal BJP is planning to hold 'Har Ghar Tiranga' programme across the state in a grand manner from August 9.An insider in the West Bengal BJP said on Monday that after the formation of the party's government in the state, the state party leadership has decided to implement…
Hyderabad, July 20 — The government of Telangana on Monday launched the Indiramma Indlu scheme under which houses will be constructed for the poor in the Core Urban Region Economy (CURE) region. Low-income group housing towers will be constructed within the limits of Outer Ring Road…
New Delhi, July 20 — Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday assessed preparedness for heavy rainfall and the progress in implementing the Urban Flood Mitigation Plan at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). The L-G cautioned officials…
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…