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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Secretariat has released the updated composition of 24 Parliamentary Standing Committees, effective from September 26. These committees, which play a vital role in legislative oversight and policy review, comprise members from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and span critical...

Jammu: A search operation by joint security forces is on in J&K’s Kathua district Wednesday after suspicious movement was reported in the border area, officials said. Officials said that the security forces started the search operation after getting information about suspicious movement in the Rajbagh...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday hailed the Union Cabinet's decision to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) by 3 per cent, saying it is a gift from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for central government employees and their family members...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday decided to celebrate the 150th year of the national song, 'Vande Mataram', across the country. The Constituent Assembly had accorded 'Vande Mataram', composed by Bankimchandra Chatterji, the status of national song. Briefing reporters on the decisions taken by the...

]Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh, known for its lowest crime graph in the country, recorded 522 cases under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL) in 2023, according to official crime data. The figures released by the National Crime Records...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday warned that demographic manipulation is a bigger threat today to India's social harmony than infiltration. Addressing the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he said that India's soul has always been rooted in "unity in diversity"...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against nine members of the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang, including AAP leader Naresh Balyan and gangster Kapil Sangwan's brother, an official said Wednesday. The crackdown follows a rise...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi  Wednesday released a special postage stamp and a commemorative coin, which features the first-ever depiction of Bharat Mata on Indian currency, to mark the centenary celebrations of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The Rs 100 coin features the national emblem...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Wednesday revised upward its growth estimates for the current fiscal year to 6.8 per cent and lowered its inflation projection to 2.6 per cent based on an above-normal monsoon and the rationalisation of GST rates. In August, the Reserve Bank of...

Mumbai: In a bid to promote the use of domestic currency for cross-border settlements, the Reserve Bank Wednesday announced a slew of measures, including allowing banks to lend in Indian Rupees to non-residents from Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka for bilateral trade. Observing that India...