News from India
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) As many as 408 students from Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) have qualified for NEET for MBBS courses, and 41 students have qualified for the Joint Engineering Exam (Advanced) 2026 for admission to Indian Institutes...
Ahmedabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Western Railway has completed the quadrupling of the Samakhiali-Bhachau rail section in Gujarat, a key infrastructure project expected to strengthen freight movement between the Kutch region and the ports of Kandla and Mundra while increasing capacity...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra said that minimal reports of waterlogging and near-normal traffic movement during rains since Wednesday demonstrate successful management by the Delhi Jal Board, the MCD and the Delhi Traffic Police. Malhotra...
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IANS) Assam’s flood situation remained critical on Thursday with 15 districts still affected, even as only one river continued to flow above the danger level, officials said. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the...
Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) Two young women from Nepal were found hanging from a tree in Bengaluru's Yelahanka area in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.The deceased have been identified as Sirijana (24), daughter of Johare, and Rita (24),...
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Prominent young leader Naresh Meena, who had recently contested the Anta Assembly bypoll as an Independent candidate, surrendered at the Nagarfort Police Station on Thursday in connection with the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) slapping case, police said....
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Punjab’s debt servicing cost, interest plus principal repayment, is in the range of about Rs 42,481 crore, or "more than 23 per cent of the state revenues", Congress MP Manish Tewari said on Thursday."It means for...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday hit back at senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh over his criticism of the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, saying he should refrain from "spreading a canard" about...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The target of making India a developed country by 2047 was achievable, but it would require rapid reforms, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri said on Thursday.Addressing an event organised by the National Council of...
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Thursday categorically dismissed speculation regarding the structural safety of the Bhakhra Dam, asserting the dam is completely safe and there is absolutely no reason for panic. Speaking during...
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IANS) Assam Police seized 74 cartons of illegally transported foreign liquor concealed inside a cargo truck during a routine checking operation at the Kalainchhara Toll Gate police checkpoint on National Highway-6 in the Cachar district, and arrested...
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 6 (IANS) Fresh political tensions have surfaced in Payyannur with CPI-M Kannur district Secretary K.K. Ragesh making combative remarks amid an escalating confrontation with independent MLA V. Kunhikrishnan, underlining the strain within the party following a string...