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New Delhi: The government has reduced the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders available annually to beneficiaries of its flagship Ujjwala scheme to four, aligning support with average household consumption levels, a senior government official said Monday. Under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), launched...

Visakhapatnam: At least eight workers of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Vizag Steel Plant) were killed and six others injured here Monday after molten iron spilt on them, officials said. Police said some of the injured workers suffered grievously. "Eight workers were killed, and six...

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Monday held a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo and discussed issues pertaining to teacher education institutions. He also reviewed the progress of school and higher education initiatives in the Union Territory. The meeting focused...

Visakhapatnam: At least six workers of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Vizag Steel Plant) were killed here Monday after molten iron spilt on them, officials said. According to the information shared with Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav by Visakhapatnam district health officials, till 6.30 pm Monday,...

New Delhi: The meeting of Opposition parties under the banner of the INDIA bloc concluded this evening, with a broader consensus on redrawing electoral as well as political strategy and pursuing a "united and spirited" fight against the BJP-led NDA government. The INDIA bloc allies,...

New Delhi: India Monday voiced "utmost concern" over the escalating conflict in West Asia and called for the swift conclusion of ongoing negotiations to restore peace and stability in the region. New Delhi also sought the immediate de-escalation of tensions and the protection of civilians...

Kolkata: The crisis engulfing the TMC deepened on Monday as 20 Lok Sabha MPs, led by Chief Whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, wrote to Speaker Om Birla declaring support for the BJP-led NDA, triggering a split in the party's parliamentary unit and dealing a severe blow...

New Delhi: Leaders of 25 opposition parties met  Monday and decided to send a letter to the chief justice of India on the SIR and the vote-looting issue, besides demanding the immediate resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-CBSE exams row. Addressing a...

Kolkata/New Delhi: The political turbulence that has gripped the TMC since its assembly election debacle appeared to spill over to its parliamentary ranks, with a group of dissident MPs holding a closed-door meeting in Delhi even as party supremo Mamata Banerjee was in the national...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to examine a plea filed by a student from Saudi Arabia seeking directions to the Central Board of Secondary Education to declare his Class XII improvement examination result. A bench comprising Justices Manmohan and Vijay Bishnoi issued notice...