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Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday announced the official launch of the “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” scheme in the state. The Chief Minister said the scheme payment will be doubled to Rs 2,000 from...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Seventeen officers and personnel of the Delhi Police have been selected for service medals on the upcoming Independence Day, in recognition of distinguished and meritorious service. The honours include two President's Medals for Distinguished Service...
New Delhi/Dhaka, Aug 14 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that while the existing arrangement for supplying diesel to Bangladesh continues, Dhaka's request for additional supplies will be examined in light of India's domestic requirements, refining...
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Union Minister and Republican Party of India-A Ramdas Athawale on Friday opposed Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti's move to mandate Marathi speaking by autorickshaw and taxi drivers in Maharashtra, cautioning against creating disputes between those speaking different languages.Maharashtra...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) In her message to the nation on the eve of the 80th Independence Day, President Droupadi Murmu on Friday highlighted the rapid and inclusive economic growth despite global uncertainties in the past decade and called...
Amreli, Aug 14 (IANS) Amreli is set to mark Gujarat’s state-level celebration of the 80th Independence Day with an environmental push, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday participating in a tree plantation programme that forms part of a Rs...
Patna, Aug 14 (IANS) Ahead of Independence Day, Muzaffarpur Police launched a major special drive against criminals, absconders and wanted suspects across the district. Acting on the SSP's instructions, police teams conducted raids and checking operations in several police station...
Imphal, Aug 14 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday said the Partition of 1947 was not merely a territorial division but a human tragedy that resulted in immense suffering, loss of lives and displacement of millions of people....
Bengaluru, Aug 14 (IANS) Karnataka BJP chief B.Y. Vijayendra has alleged that the state government is attempting to “strike at” farmers and arecanut growers through its move to ban gutka, creating fear and uncertainty among cultivators across the state. Addressing...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday urged the International community to take note of the atrocities that are taking place in illegal Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) while reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India's defence sector has undergone a transformational change over the past decade to emerge as a stronger, more self-reliant and globally credible force with the country's production of military hardware recording an over fourfold increase...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) A Delhi court hearing the NEET-UG paper leak case on Friday accepted the CBI’s plea to expand its investigation and collect evidence against additional suspects whose possible role has emerged in the CFSL report, a...