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New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted a search with Forensic Science Laboratory at a warehouse in Delhi in connection with the 2988.2 kgs of drug seizure at Mundra port. During the search some…

Kushinagar, Oct 19 (UNI) The much-awaited Kushinagar International Airport, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, will help revive and boost tourism from South Asian countries, according to tourism and…

Shimla, Oct 19 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday said that 55.6 per cent of its total population have received at least two doses of COVID vaccine while cent per cent state population have got first dose of the vaccine. The…

Chandigarh, Oct 19 (UNI) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Tuesday said that there appeared to be a deep-rooted conspiracy to defame the farmers’ stir. Referring to the recent incident of lynching of a Dalit…

Shimla, Oct 19 (UNI) 205 tourists who were stranded on the way from Pooh to Kaza in Lahaul Spiti district of Himachal were rescued from their camp by Indian Army Jawans stationed at Sumdo on Tuesday. Deputy commissioner Lahaul Spiti…

Expeerts: Time to treat western ghats 'as fast losing treasure', otherwise huge floods await Central Kerala

Lucknow, Oct 17 (UNI) To give prompt relief to the farmers, the Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh will provide compensation to about two lakh farmers for their crop loss due to rains and floods. In pursuance of the directives of Chief…

New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) Singer turned politician Babul Supriyo on Tuesday formally tendered his resignation as Lok Sabha MP. Shortly after, he shared a picture painting contrast between the time when he became an MP in 2014, and after his…

New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's announcement of giving 40 per cent tickets in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections to women has posed a new challenge for all the political parties,…

With 3,27,923 passengers travelling on domestic flights, Sunday recorded the highest domestic air traffic count since flights were resumed in May 2020, inching towards pre-pandemic levels. According to data from the civil aviation ministry,…

A day after Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu posted on twitter his letter AICC chief Sonia Gandhi flagging his “13-point agenda” for the state, CM Charanjit Singh Channi Monday said that all matters will be resolved and party’s…

The monsoon is over but several parts of the country are still receiving rainfall. Delhi, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, for example, have received very high rainfall in the last few days, resulting in loss of life and property in…

In an attempt to reach out to Dalit voters ahead of the assembly elections, particularly those from Jatav community which forms a chunk of BSP chief Mayawati’s vote base, the ruling BJP has started projecting party national vice-president…

New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday said that more than 56.62 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been procured in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 up to October 17.…

Jhunjhunu, Oct 18 (UNI) Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government over the farmers' agitation, and said it would not return to power if the demands of the farmers are not…

New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday expressed anguish over the loss of lives due to floods in Kerala. "Deeply distressed by the loss of lives due to floods in Kerala. My deepest condolences to the bereaved…

New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired the National Security Strategies Conference, which was attended by senior police officials and chiefs of the paramilitary forces. The Home Minister reviewed the security…

With an eye on UP’s caste equations ahead of the assembly elections to be held in a few months, the ruling BJP Sunday held the first of a series of ‘Samajik Pratinidhi Sammelan’, or meetings for representatives of society, with Chief…

STARING AT political marginalisation, the IPFT, a constituent of the BJP-led government in Tripura, has reached out to the Pradyot Kishore Debbarman-led TIPRA Motha alliance, seeking to revive the demand for a separate state for “protecting…

With two Samajwadi Party (SP) MLAs, one supported by the ruling BJP, in the fray for the UP Assembly Deputy Speaker’s post, the SP on Sunday termed the saffron party’s move “undemocratic”, arguing that usually, a legislator from the biggest…