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Mumbai: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in its report presented to the Maharashtra Assembly Wednesday, expressed concern over waste management in urban areas and the poor performance of the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in collecting the solid waste management charges and undertaking...

New Delhi: In a bid to further to further enhance Indian Army’s operational readiness, the Centre Wednesday announced contracts with Bharat Forge Limited and Tata Advanced System Limited for the procurement of 155mm/52 Calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems (ATAGS) and High Mobility Vehicle 6x6...

Bhopal: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) squad swooped down on multiple locations tied to former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and others in a sweeping operation. The CBI blitz reportedly covered over 50 sites, spanning Raipur, Bhilai, and Durg, targeting individuals, including Baghel's two special-duty...

Agartala: Opposition CPI-M Wednesday announced that they would boycott the remaining days of the ongoing Budget session of the Tripura Assembly to protest against Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen's "partisan behaviour". The Tripura Assembly witnessed bedlam for the second day, and the opposition CPI-M members staged...

New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Atomic Energy Dr Jitendra Singh said Wednesday that India’s nuclear power generation capacity has increased from 22,480 MW in 2014 to 35,333 MW currently, while installed capacity has doubled from 4,780 MW to 8,880 MW. Responding...

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly constructed Pamban railway bridge in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, April 6, coinciding with the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami. In a statement released Wednesday, R.N. Singh, General Manager of Southern Railway, confirmed that senior railway officials have...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met a delegation of retired jawans of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and said they expressed concern over "discrimination against martyrs of different forces". Gandhi met the delegation of representatives of retirees from the...

Bhopal: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recovered digital and documentary evidence during raids it conducted at 60 locations across Chhattisgarh, Bhopal and Kolkata pertaining to Mahadev Book - an online gaming platform. “In the course of searches incriminating digital and documentary evidences have...

New Delhi: Congress chief whip in Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh Wednesday gave a notice for breach of privilege against Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly casting aspersions on Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi during his reply on a bill in the upper house. In...

New Delhi: India has sufficient domestic coal reserves to contribute to the country's energy security, with coal and lignite resources at 389.42 billion tonnes and 47.29 billion tonnes, respectively, as of March 1 this year, according to the latest estimates of the Geological Survey of...