Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Director General of Police (DGP) and the Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police (GCCP) to ensure that all police stations under their jurisdiction are informed about the latest Government...
Jaipur, Aug 28 (IANS) Rajasthan Police launched a crackdown on drug trafficking by simultaneously freezing illegally earned property worth Rs 2.5 crore belonging to three notorious smugglers in Barmer on Thursday. In this action taken under Section 68F(2) of the...
Bhubaneswar, Aug 28 (IANS) Odisha is scheduled to host a two-day National Conference of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Parliamentary Committee on August 29 and 30. Speaking to media persons, Speaker of Odisha Assembly, Surama Padhy, on Thursday said...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India’s textile industry, the country’s second-largest employment provider, requires stable access to high-quality cotton. In view of the persistent demand–supply gap, the government has extended the import duty exemption on cotton until December 31, 2025,...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) At the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the national capital on Thursday, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat reaffirmed the Sangh’s long-held vision of India as a “Hindu Rashtra.” He framed the concept...
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the government will consider the interest of both Maratha and OBC communities, and there is no question of doing injustice to anyone, as the government will solve the...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Ganesh Chaturthi, also called Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Utsav, is a ten-day long Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha.As the countrymen engage in ten-day festivities, an incident from Gujarat’s Sabarkantha shows how the...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday asserted that there is no need to formally declare Bharat as a Hindu Rashtra, saying, “we are already a Hindu Rashtra.” He was speaking on Day...
Patna, Aug 28 (IANS) After derogatory remarks were allegedly raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the ongoing Voters Adhikar Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Arun Bharti...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India's former Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai on Thursday termed the tariff imposed by the United States on Indian exports over oil trade with Russia as "discriminatory", saying it has eroded India’s trust in American leadership.Pillai...
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday conducted aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Peddapalli, Kamareddy and Medak district.Accompanied by Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy and state Congress president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud, the...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat robustly defended the organisation's historical contributions to India's independence movement on Thursday, dismissing longstanding allegations of non-participation and militancy as "false" and "foolish." Addressing queries on why the...