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New Delhi, Oct 12 (UNI) The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose 11.9 per cent year-on-year in August, 2021 as compared to 11.5 per cent in July showing economic recovery on firm footing post second wave of pandemic. As per data…

In a sign of the pandemic receding in Kerala, the active caseload for Covid-19 fell below the 1-lakh mark on Tuesday, the first time since June 29. As of Tuesday, there were 96,646 active Covid-19 cases in the state. The caseload had hit…

The Union Home Ministry Tuesday began tripartite talks with the Gorkha representatives from the Darjeeling Hills, Terrai and Dooars region and the Government of West Bengal in order to resolve the longstanding demand of statehood in the…

Around 350 people from tribal communities of 30 villages in Chhattisgarh’s Sarguja and Korba districts have been walking for the last nine days to reach state capital Raipur. The march — of more than 300 km — is to register their protest…

India’s total installed solar power capacity will need to increase to 5630 gigawatt (GW) by 2070 in order to achieve net zero emissions, according to a new report released Tuesday by independent think tank Council on Energy, Environment and…

While Air India has gone back to its original owner, the Tatas, its art collection built by JRD Tata is still staying with the government. Officials said the deal entails only the airline and Air India’s non-core assets, such as land,…

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday raked up the Kashmir issue at a multilateral meeting in Kazakhstan, saying that sustainable peace in South Asia was not possible without the resolution of the “core dispute” with…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (UNI) The government has granted ‘Maharatna’ status to Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) giving the state-owned company greater operational and financial autonomy. Incorporated in 1986, PFC is the largest infrastructure…

Chandigarh, Oct 12 (UNI) Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has expressed grief over the demise of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) Chairman Balwinder Singh Nakai. In his condolence message, the Governor said Mr…

Panchkula, Oct 12 (UNI) The special CBI court has deferred the sentencing of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others till October 18 in connection with the murder of Dera follower Ranjit Singh. Dera chief…