News from India
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for conducting the "so-called local elections" in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), terming the electoral exercise as a "complete farce", which cannot hide reality. Addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi on...
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has strengthened international cooperation in drug control through bilateral agreements with 27 countries and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 19 countries, the Centre told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Minister...
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Centre has allowed a one-time relaxation for farmers in Madhya Pradesh whose Aadhaar-based biometric authentication has failed during procurement of summer moong and urad under the Price Support Scheme (PSS), ensuring they are not...
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher on Tuesday met the Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence and held a freewheeling discussion on topics ranging from nation, cinema and society. In a message on social media...
Amaravati, Aug 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday took up for hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking orders for investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into alleged irregularities in Mega DSC-2025 for recruitment of teachers....
Chandigarh, Aug 4 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday moved a resolution in the State Assembly, expressing concern over the Central government's decision to enforce the mandatory nationwide supply and implementation of E-20 petrol without ensuring the...
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) India has successfully brought back 274 fugitive criminals from 36 countries between 2019 and July 2026 as part of an intensified drive to ensure that offenders evading Indian law while staying abroad are brought to...
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it has constituted an expert committee headed by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to examine issues arising out of the challenge to the reduction...
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Aug 4 (IANS) Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday announced a series of urgent measures to strengthen Kerala's flood response, with Pathanamthitta emerging as the state's top priority after the recent disaster, even as the India Meteorological Department...
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday assured flood-affected families of comprehensive government support, announcing that officials will undertake a door-to-door assessment of damaged households from August 9 to ensure that relief and rehabilitation benefits...
Vadodara, Aug 4 (IANS) Construction of the Vadodara Bullet Train station has reached another milestone, with slab casting at the concourse, track and platform levels completed and structural steel erection now underway, according to the latest project update.The station is...
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Leaders from across all parties in Maharashtra on Tuesday expressed grief over the sad demise of Padma Shri Dr D.Y. Patil, founder of the D.Y. Patil Group and former Governor of Tripura, Bihar, and West Bengal.Patil,...