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CHENNAI: In a welcome development, Chief Minister MK Stalin has decided to halve the number of vehicles in his convoy in a bid to get rid of inconvenience and traffic hassles caused to the people. Accordingly, the number of vehicles in…

NEW DELHI: Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday held a meeting with the representatives of power distribution companies (discoms) in Delhi to discuss "power crisis" in the national capital and said that there is only one-day…

MUMBAI: The Cyber Cell of Mumbai Police on Saturday summoned CBI director and former Maharashtra DGP Subodh Kumar Jaiswal in a phone tapping and data leak case, a senior official said here. Jaiswal has been asked to be present to record…

NEW DELHI: India and China will hold another round of high-level military talks on Sunday with a focus on making some forward movement in the disengagement process in the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, government sources said.…

CHANDIGARH: Severe coal shortage at thermal power plants in Punjab has forced power utility PSPCL to cut down power generation and impose rotational load shedding at several places, prompting the state government to slam the Centre for…

LUCKNOW: In a late night development, Ashish Mishra, main accused of Lakhimpur violence case and son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’, was arrested by the district police after a prolonged 10-hour questioning by the…

A day after the UK announced lifting of its quarantine rule for Indian travellers, Union Minster of External Affairs, S Jaishankar, on Friday spoke to his British counterpart Liz Truss with a focus on issues related to travel between the…

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday pushed for linking farmers directly to the market and removing intermediaries, with the objective to improve the income of farmers. Speaking at the inauguration of the Odisha Agri Conclave…

Bahriach, Oct 8(UNI)Samajwadi Party's National President and former Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav on Friday met the families members of two farmers who were killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Sunday last. Mr Yadav consoled the…

Srinagar, Oct 8 (UNI) Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday e-inaugurated 15 projects and laid e-foundation of same number of new projects of Jal Shakti Department, Jammu and Kashmir, here at Banquet Hall…

Deputy Commissioner directs updating data of beneficiaries under National Food Security Act, 2013 across state

New Delhi, Oct 8(UNI) The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen reached here on  a three-day state visit to India for holding bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during which the two sides will review the progress in…

Rome, Oct 8 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said India is working with a wider global vision to build a world order based on energy justice, climate justice and economic justice. Birla stated this while addressing the…

New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of four lawyers and one judicial officer as judges of the Rajasthan High Court, including the proposal for elevation of advocate Manu Khare, son of former…

By Mohan Lal Verma Shimla, Oct 8 (UNI) The variable agro-climate zones of Himachal and other north Himalayan states are suitable for number of commercial crops as a World bank concept paper about diversification and promotions of new…

Patna, Oct 8 (UNI) Adopting rebellious attitude, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Tej Pratap Yadav, elder son of party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav expressed his deep anguish over dropping of the names of his mother, former Chief Minister Rabri…

From the Desk of Maj. Gen. C. P. Singh (Retd.) * The fourth-largest operational Air Force of the world, Indian2 Air Force ‘Touches the Sky with Glory’ it celebrates its Raising day on 08th Oct 2021. They deserve a 100 gun salute from the…

The third round of e-auction of gifts and mementos presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded on Thursday evening with Olympian Neeraj Chopra’s javelin being the top favourite in terms of the highest bid value at Rs 1.5 crore…

At a time the Opposition is criticising BJP for changing two chief ministers in the hill state within months, which they claim shows instability in leadership in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the Pushkar Singh…

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The BJP on Thursday dropped party leader Varun Gandhi, and Maneka Gandhi from its National Executive Committee, a key decision making body of the party, hours after the Pilibhit MP demanded justice for the victims of…