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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday urged industry and start-ups to focus on quality and resolve to make excellence a benchmark in manufacturing. In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' address, Modi said Indian products should be synonymous with top quality and urged the industry...

Hyderabad: Three bodies were recovered on Sunday from the rubble of a furniture store that was gutted in a huge fire here, police said. The rescue team found charred remains of three persons from the basement of the four-storey building, where fire broke out on...

Kolkata: The electoral registration officers (EROs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will need to obtain final clearance from the special roll observers (SROs) before uploading the voters' names into the final electoral list. However, this restriction will only apply...

New Delhi: President of India Droupadi Murmu will Sunday kick off celebrations on the 16th National Voters' Day (NVD-2026) by handing over Elector Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) to the newly-enrolled young electors. This year, the theme of the event is 'My India, My Vote' with...

Chandigarh: In a suspected sabotage, a blast on a railway track in the dedicated freight corridor in Sirhind in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district damaged the engine of a train and left a loco pilot injured, police said Saturday. While Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar...

New Delhi:  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kick-started her four-day visit to India to firm up a series of big-ticket initiatives to significantly expand two-way ties. President of the European Council Antonio Costa and von der Leyen will hold summit talks with Prime...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is set to launch initiatives, including PANCHAM – Panchayat Assistance and Messaging Chatbot -- developed in collaboration with UNICEF, it was announced Saturday. The Ministry will organise a felicitation function Sunday to honour elected Panchayat representatives invited as...

New Delhi: Ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, the government has called an all-party meeting January 27 to discuss the legislative and other agendas. The Budget Session will begin January 28, with President Draupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified regulations titled the 'Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026', aimed at preventing caste-based discrimination across colleges and universities in India. However, the regulations have drawn criticism from general category students, who argue that it risks...

Kota: In a significant policy reform aimed at strengthening students' mental health and providing them with career guidance, the Central Board of Secondary Education has made the appointment of socio-emotional and career counsellors mandatory in all affiliated schools. For this, the national education board amended...