CHENNAI, SEPTEMBER 14 (IANS): The Madras High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Union government on a writ petition filed by Arram Seyya Virumbu trust challenging Section 57 of the Constitution (Forty Second Am
New Delhi, September 14 (PTI): The central government is planning to increase the monthly financial support given to children who lost their parents to COVID-19 from Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000, a senior official said
PATNA, SEPTEMBER 14 (IANS): A man in Bihar's Khagaria district received Rs 5.5 lakh in his account by a bank error, but refused to return the amount, claiming the money "was sent by Prime Minister Nare
New Delhi, September 14 (PTI): The enduring mystery behind the black tigers' of Similipal in Odisha may finally have been resolved with researchers identifying a single mutation in a gene that causes their
New Delhi, September 14 (PTI): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked varsities and colleges to ensure that no official and faculty indulges in any kind of discrimination against any community or cate
New Delhi, September 14 (PTI): The GST Council might on Friday consider taxing petrol, diesel and other petroleum products under the single national GST regime, a move that may require huge compromises by both
New Delhi, September 14 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Hindi is a friend of India's regional languages and all of them should be promoted and encouraged.
Addressing a function on th
New Delhi, September 14 (PTI): With "abba jaan" remarks of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stoking a row, JD(U) president Lalan Singh said on Tuesday that political parties should maintai
New Delhi, September 14 (PTI): The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would not reopen its decision on granting reservation in promotions to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) as it was for the states
JAIPUR, SEPTEMBER 14 (IANS): Strict action will be taken against those who misbehave with tourists in Rajasthan as the crime will now be included under the category of cognizable offence.
The Rajasthan gover
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 14 (IANS): India alone is home to 7 per cent (21GW) of the global coal project pipeline, which is 56 per cent of South Asia's total, a study showed on Tuesday, with the country moving s
SHIMLA, SEPTEMBER 14 (IANS): Four members of a family, comprising three minors, were burnt alive when their house caught fire in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, an official said.
They have be
New Delhi, September 14 (PTI): The Finance Ministry has permitted 11 states to borrow an additional amount of Rs 15,721 crore after these states achieved the capital expenditure target set for the June quarter.
New Delhi, September 14 (PTI): The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Tuesday launched its account on social media platform Telegram to counter fake news.
It was launched as 'PIB Fact Check
JHABUA, September 13 (IANS): A remote village in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh has become the first one in the state to vaccinate all its adult population against the coronavirus disease.
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Bijapur, September 13 (PTI): A Naxal involved in the 2010 Tadmetla incident in which 76 security personnel were killed as well as several other deadly attacks was arrested from Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh,
New Delhi, September 13 (PTI): The Supreme Court Monday dissolved an around two-decade-old marriage which was never consummated saying the couple never lived together even for a day and it appeared there was a
New Delhi, September 13 (PTI): A four-storey building in north Delhi's congested Sabzi Mandi area collapsed on Monday, killing two brothers who were passing by with their mother and were trapped under the d
Guwahati, September 13 (PTI): Union Minister Arjun Munda on Monday said the Centre is planning to transform 36,000 hamlets to "model tribal villages" with an emphasis on rural development, protection
New Delhi, September 13 (PTI): The Centre has written to states and UTs emphasising on acceleration of prevention and control activities for vector borne diseases such as dengue, without cutting any corners for