News from India
Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has recorded a sharp increase in school dropout rates across all three key stages—primary (Classes 1–5), upper primary (6–8), and secondary (9–10)—for the academic year 2024–25, according to the latest Unified District Information System...
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) Harnessing frontier technologies like AI, Advanced Materials, Digital Twins, and Robotics can help manufacturing contribute over 25 per cent to India’s GDP, creating more than 100 million jobs, and positioning the country among the top three...
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Bangladesh has become the latest playground for the ISI and since Muhammad Yunus took charge, Pakistani officials have become frequent flyers to the country. India kept a close watch during the four-day visit by Pakistan’s...
Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) Wild elephants in the Coimbatore forest division have increasingly been straying into human settlements, leaving a trail of destruction across farmlands and claiming lives.Over the past ten months, elephants have ventured out of reserve forests nearly...
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Wednesday raided the house of a businessman in the Taratala area of Kolkata and recovered over Rs 1 crore and jewellery. Sources in the central investigation agency said that the raid...
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery said on Wednesday that India must lead, not follow in the next industrial revolution, which will be defined by industries such as green hydrogen, electric mobility, semiconductors and advanced...
Amaravati, Oct 29 (IANS) Relief and restoration works were in full swing in Andhra Pradesh's coastal districts affected by Cyclone Montha, which crossed the coast in the early hours of Wednesday, while the state government has decided to distribute essential...
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred till November 24 the hearing on the habeas corpus plea filed by Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, challenging his detention under the National Security Act...
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court has suggested that the legislature reconsider the outdated provisions of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923, emphasizing the need to modernize century-old labour laws.A Bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan observed that...
Patna, Oct 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), accusing it of promoting "jungle raj" and criminal elements, and appealed to the people to vote for development....
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Union Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Mahagathbandhan over its recently released manifesto, asserting that the people of Bihar have not forgotten the...
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a conversation with his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi, reaffirming their shared commitment to enhance India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership, particularly in areas of economic security, defence cooperation...