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Kolkata: A leading association of the Matua community in West Bengal, led by Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member, has written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking 'censuring’ of the party's MP Mahua Moitra, over her recent adverse comments about the community. Moitra is...

New Delhi: The Centre will keep vigil to ensure that the benefits of GST rationalisation are passed on fully to consumers, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday, stating that the industry has given him assurance that the entire fall in taxes on various items will...

New Delhi: In a daring late-night operation September 4, the Indian Army Aviation carried out a high-altitude casualty evacuation mission to rescue two South Korean nationals stranded at Kongmaru La Pass in Ladakh. At 8:05 P.M., the Army received an urgent message requesting the evacuation...

New Delhi: From creating palm leaf manuscripts for the class, setting up a neuropsychology lab, integrating theatre studies with Indian knowledge systems, developing a women's safety app to rallies and puppet shows, the unique teaching methods of 81 educators have bagged them the National Teachers...

Bengaluru: State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi has said that there was nothing wrong in conducting elections using ballot papers, and the poll body is ready to make preparations in this regard. He said this following the cabinet decision of the Congress-led government in Karnataka to...

New Delhi: The Centre has proposed draft guidelines mandating disability-friendly ambulances, priority evacuation of injured persons, trained first responders, accessible public transport, and comprehensive rehabilitation plans for victims of road accidents who sustain disabilities. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), prepared by the Department of Empowerment...

Ayodhya: Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay arrived in Ayodhya Friday morning. He was received by Uttar Pradesh Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, Ayodhya Mayor Girish Pati Tripathi and MLA Ved Prakash Gupta along with senior administrative and police officials. Tobgay landed at Ayodhya airport by a...

Mumbai: Shiv Sena(UBT) has showered praise on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for successfully handling the five-day protest by pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil demanding reservation to the Maratha community from the OBC quota. The credit also goes to Jarange-Patil, reaching an agreement with the state...

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the growing textile waste problem in Bengaluru, the 'garment capital' of India. A Bench headed by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava registered an original application suo moto (on its...

Patna: A controversial post from the Kerala unit of the Congress party's official X handle comparing Bihar with 'bidis' has triggered strong backlash from NDA leaders in the state. The post was deleted by Congress as the controversy erupted. Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary...