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Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will launch a specialised skill development programme to train 22,500 people, including 12,500 roadside two-wheeler and four-wheeler mechanics, in electric vehicle (EV) servicing over the next five years, as the state prepares...
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds is likely to lash parts of four Tamil Nadu districts on Thursday and Friday, while moderate showers are expected across several other districts over the next few days, the Meteorological...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Delhi-NCR woke up to moderate rainfall on Thursday morning, bringing relief from the humid weather conditions. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast another spell of widespread monsoon rainfall across large parts of the...
Itanagar, Aug 6 (IANS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda is scheduled to visit Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday to assess the flood-affected areas of the state and review the ongoing rehabilitation, relief and healthcare measures being undertaken for...
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat will participate in one of the world's largest youth-led conferences on Thursday, where he is scheduled to interact with members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha on leadership, nation-building...
New Delhi/Dhaka, Aug 6 (IANS) A petrol bomb was hurled at the ancestral residence of former Bangladesh cricket skipper and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday night, hours after appearing virtually at a press conference alongside the...
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) The protest by students of the Government Seth Anandilal Poddar School for the Hearing and Speech Impaired in Jaipur took a dramatic turn, with the Rajasthan government suspending the school's principal, Bharat Joshi, and ordering a...
Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) The Bihar Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, approved decisions on 17 key issues during its meeting on Wednesday. A major decision was taken to strengthen the judicial system and expedite the disposal of pending...
Bengaluru, Aug 5 (IANS) The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Wednesday alleged that the Karnataka government's flagship guarantee schemes and social security pension programmes have become inaccessible to beneficiaries due to excessive documentation requirements and unrealistic income criteria....
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) Lt Gen Pawan Chadha, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Trinity Area, visited the Jharkhand and Bihar Sub Area at Danapur Cantonment on Wednesday. During the visit, he reviewed training, infrastructure and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)...
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) The Eastern Railway (ER), primarily considered a passenger carrying zone under the Indian Railways, has recorded significant growth in freight handling in the first four months of 2026-27. The movement of imported coal played a crucial...
Srinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) Seven years after the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Congress MP and party in-charge for J&K and Ladakh affairs, Syed Naseer Hussain, has accused the central government of reducing the elected government to a...