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Bengaluru, July 29 (IANS) Karnataka does not have sufficient Cauvery water to release to Tamil Nadu this year as the river basin has received inadequate rainfall, Large and Medium Industries Minister M.B. Patil said on Wednesday, criticising the direction of...
Shillong, July 29 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma, on Wednesday said the state government is using the Chief Minister's Special Development Fund (CMDSF) to accelerate grassroots development by financing small but impactful projects, while assuring that the benefits...
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said the total number of driver-partners (Sarathis) onboarded nationwide under the Bharat Taxi initiative stands at 7.97 lakh (as on July 19).The platform presently has 2.55 lakh Sarathis in the Delhi-NCR...
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) The Punjab Police have operationalised the e-zero first information report (FIR) mechanism for cyber financial fraud cases involving transactions above Rs 5 lakh, an official statement said on Wednesday. It said the mechanism was formally launched...
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court has ruled that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) cannot issue binding directions or adjudicate service disputes, holding that its role under Article 338 of the Constitution is recommendatory and advisory,...
Patna, July 29 (IANS) A dispute over the construction of a boundary wall turned violent near Chandwara village under the Muffasil police station limits in Bihar's Begusarai district on Wednesday, leaving four people injured after alleged firing between two groups....
Bhopal, July 29 (IANS) Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve on Wednesday marked International Tiger Day with a series of awareness and conservation programmes, highlighting the role of local communities and students in protecting wildlife. The reserve, which has around 200 tigers, including...
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) After the uproar in the Lok Sabha after Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Union Home Minister Amit Shah had a role in "opening fire on student protesters", the NDA demanded an...
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Some Bharat Stage (BS)-III vehicles, which were introduced from April 1, 2005, and manufactured before 2016, may require certain rubber parts and gaskets to be replaced before being run on E20 petrol, Road Transport and...
Amaravati, July 29 (IANS) Visakhapatnam Port has emerged as India's leading marine export gateway, handling 50 per cent of India’s seafood exports during 2024-25, the Central government informed the Lok Sabha.The share of marine product exports through Visakhapatnam Port jumped...
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) After an intense and often acrimonious debate spread over two days, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, by a voice vote, paving the way for...
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Safety on Indian Railways has improved markedly, with train accidents dropping 88 per cent to 16 incidents in 2025–26 from 135 in 2014–15 and just two in the current year up to June, the government...