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Jaipur, July 27 (IANS) Traffic from Mumbai towards Delhi officially commenced through the Mukundra Tunnel in Kota district of Rajasthan, as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, one of India's most ambitious highway projects, on Monday. The tunnel is the widest...
Srinagar, July 27 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was blocked on Monday due to a fresh landslide on the highway in Udhampur district.Traffic department officials have advised commuters not to travel on the highway before contacting the traffic control...
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Mumbai Police arrested a 36-year-old Bangladeshi national at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for allegedly travelling on a fraudulently obtained Indian passport. The accused has been identified as Babu Biswas, alias Tapas Biswas. Immigration officials grew...
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) In a significant move to preserve Kolkata's rapidly deteriorating heritage structures, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is planning to introduce a new law that seeks to balance heritage conservation with the financial interests of property owners.The...
Jaipur, July 27 (IANS): The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday announced that it will contest the upcoming Panchayat and Municipal body elections in Rajasthan. The move marks party's first organised attempt to contest grassroots...
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Climate-driven temperature changes are on track to cause about 430,000 more deaths annually by 2050, with 10 times more deaths occurring in poor countries than in richer countries. How many of those lives can be...
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday following an uproar over the alleged police atrocity on protesting students in Delhi during the paper leak demonstrations.After members and ministers laid papers and reports, Chairman...
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) One of the 28 reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India tabled in the West Bengal Assembly by Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta during the extended budget session has revealed a grim picture of the...
Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) Gujarat has introduced an e-Zero FIR system for cyber financial fraud cases, allowing victims to initiate the legal process without visiting a police station, in a move aimed at speeding up investigations and improving the chances...
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) NDA leaders on Monday welcomed the proposed anti-paper leak legislation, saying the Bill will introduce strict provisions to prevent examination malpractices and safeguard the future of students. Leaders from the BJP and its allies said...
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday amid Opposition sloganeering on the use of "lethal force" on protesters during the Parliament March on July 20.Even after repeated requests from Lok Sabha Speaker Om...
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Delhi Police on Monday arrested an active snatcher within hours of a mobile phone snatching incident in the Madhu Vihar area. With the arrest of accused, police claimed to have cracked four criminal cases, recovering...