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New Delhi: Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan is set to deliver the government's reply on the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM-G Bill) Thursday. The Bill, which proposes replacing the longstanding Mahatma...

New Delhi: With photographs of Mahatma Gandhi in hand, several opposition MPs Thursday took out a protest march inside the Parliament House complex against the government's G RAM G bill and demanded its withdrawal. Behind a huge banner that had 'Mahatma Gandhi NREGA' written on...

New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in the national capital issued a passenger advisory Thursday morning amid dense fog conditions, cautioning travellers that Low Visibility Procedures (LVP) had been implemented even as flight operations continued without major disruption. In a travel advisory issued...

Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI), from Thursday, will start sending notices for hearing on the claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, thus marking the end of the first stage of the three-part Special Intensive Exercise (SIR), which started...

Kochi: A major aviation mishap was averted Thursday when an Air India Express flight carrying around 160 passengers made an emergency landing at Kochi in Kerala after developing a technical snag mid-air. The flight, AIE 398, had originated from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and was...

New Delhi: The highest court of Belgium, the Court of Cassation, has rejected the appeal of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi against India's extradition request, while endorsing a lower court's view that there are no grounds for his claims of flagrant denial of justice, torture or...

New Delhi: The Delhi government will begin strict enforcement of the “No PUC, No Fuel” rule from December 18 as part of an intensified multi-pronged drive to curb worsening air pollution in the national capital. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa Wednesday issued firm directives to...

New Delhi: The Central government has taken appropriate measures to improve menstrual hygiene practices through schemes and interventions of various ministries and departments, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur told Rajya Sabha Wednesday. The Union health ministry implements the Scheme for...

Imphal: Security forces arrested six hardcore militants belonging to four outlawed outfits in Manipur during joint operations conducted across different districts over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. Several arms and ammunition were also recovered during the operations. A police official Wednesday said that...

Chennai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to publish the draft electoral roll for Tamil Nadu Friday, December 19, marking a crucial milestone in the state's election preparedness. The release follows two earlier extensions and signals the beginning of an important verification phase...