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Jaipur: Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari presented the second full budget of the Bhajan Lal government, marking it the first ‘green budget’ with a special focus on climate change adaptation, forests, environment, and biodiversity. “Our government has focussed on youth employment, environmental sustainability, and...

Lucknow: The water at the Sangam is fit for both bathing and ritual drinking (aachman) as confirmed by some recent reports, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Wednesday, amid claims it may contain high levels of faecal bacteria. He told the state assembly that...

New Delhi: Following a "devastating stampede" which broke out at the New Delhi Railway Station during peak evening hours February 15 leaving 18 dead, the Delhi High Court Wednesday called for a response from the railway authorities. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya...

Chennai: Three men have been arrested on the charges of sexually assaulting a woman at a secluded location while threatening her husband at knifepoint in Tamil Nadu. The incident took place Tuesday night when the couple from Odisha arrived in search of a job in...

New Delhi: BJP Wednesday named former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and its national secretary Om Prakash Dhankar as the party's central observers for the election of its Delhi legislature party leader, who will be the next chief minister of the national capital. The legislature...

New Delhi: India should tread cautiously on a potential free trade agreement (FTA) with Qatar, particularly in the petrochemical sector as both countries are strong in this segment, economic think tank GTRI said Wednesday. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) added that India should ensure...

New Delhi: The iconic Ramlila Maidan is set to witness a grand swearing-in ceremony of a new Delhi Chief Minister Thursday, marking the return of BJP to the national capital’s reigns after a gap of 27 years. Though, it will be a mega show of...

  New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already declared the Adani issue to be a personal matter and asked whether he would oblige the US Securities and Exchanges Commission's (SEC) request in the ongoing probe against the business group. The...

New Delhi: Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "friend", former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Wednesday said that it is "always exciting" to hear PM Modi's vision for India. Sunak and his family met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi Tuesday evening, having a...

New Delhi: A committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved Rs 1554.99 crore of additional central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five states affected by floods, flash floods, landslides and cyclonic storms during 2024. Out of the total...