News from India
Ahmedabad, Aug 10 (IANS) IIM Ahmedabad’s track record of institution-building and developing leaders across the country made it a natural partner for Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in setting up the Cyril Shroff-IIMA GC Leadership Academy, Paridhi Adani, Partner and Head-Gujarat at...
Porbandar/Gandhinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) Gujarat’s lion conservation efforts are being positioned not merely as a drive to increase the Asiatic lion population but as a broader effort to protect the entire ecosystem, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Monday as...
Shillong, Aug 10 (IANS) The Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday staged a peaceful protest march in Shillong against the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), alleging that the changes could have serious implications for churches, educational...
Bengaluru, Aug 10 (IANS) Several Kannada organisations have extended support to the call for a Karnataka bandh on August 13, protesting Tamil Nadu’s opposition to the Mekedatu drinking water project. Various Kannada organisations met in Mandya and decided to back...
Srinagar, Aug 10 (IANS) Locals in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday pooled money to arrange for transport of a non-local labourer after learning about his mother’s death in Jharkhand.Locals, all of them Muslims, collected money to arrange transport...
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India’s overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), for persons aged 15 years and above, rose to 54.6 per cent during April–June 2026, reflecting the increase in employment in the country, according to a statement issued...
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said that the Opposition wants Parliament to discuss both the police action against NEET protesters and the controversy surrounding the theft of donations at the Ram Temple,...
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 (IANS) Faced with an unusually swift and effective protest by its own Motor Vehicles Department employees, the Kerala government has revoked the suspension of the two department officials who faced action for imposing a Rs 5,000 fine...
Jabalpur, Aug 10 (IANS) A massive Kanwar Yatra turned Jabalpur’s Ranjhi area into a sea of devotees on Monday, with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav joining the procession, showering flowers on Kanwariyas and walking alongside sadhus and pilgrims carrying Narmada water...
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Amid swirling rumours about the NCP (Sharad Pawar) potentially joining the NDA, a delegation of party MPs led by Baramati MP Supriya Sule met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following the 20-minute meeting, Shirur MP Dr...
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Cautioning aspirants against rumours, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Monday that it will publish the answer keys for UGC-NET June 2026 and three other examinations related to Master’s degrees, Junior Research Fellowships and...
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR on Monday, bringing much-needed relief from the prevailing heat and humidity, as the showers, which have continued intermittently over the past few days, have lowered daytime temperatures and...