New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): As India commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on August 28, beneficiaries of one of the ambitious initiatives of the Narendra Modi governm

Gujarat, August 27 (IANS): Torrential rain battered several parts of Gujarat, leading to severe waterlogging in low-lying areas and causing widespread disruption. Seven people have lost their lives in rain-rela

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain on Tuesday launched a strong criticism against the West Bengal government, condemning its attempts to suppress the 'March to Nabanna' pro

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions for the implementation of the Braille Integration System across all domains of p

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): University Grant Commission (UGC) introduced a framework on Tuesday for universities to conduct examinations for Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) cour

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): From zero, India’s budget for rare diseases surged to Rs 82 crore in the last three years, said Dr. L Swasticharan, from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&F

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): The BJP is all set to kick-start its fresh membership drive from September 2, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking the lead in the party’s massive organisational exercise.The

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): Amid the current outbreak of Mpox, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) approved an indigenous RT-PCR test for the deadly infectious disease that delivers results

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): The Centre has issued comprehensive guidelines for a time-bound handling of public grievances filed by citizens on an integrated user-friendly CPGRAMS www.pgportal.gov.in portal whi

New Delhi, August 27 (IANS): A novel nasal and needle-free Covid-19 vaccine, licenced to Hyderabad-based Indian Immunologicals, is set to be a game changer against the infectious disease, according to research

Washim (Maharashtra), August 26 (IANS): In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped and repeatedly gang-raped by three persons in Risod town in Maharashtra's Washim district, offici

New Delhi, August 26 (IANS): India's addition to solar power capacity jumped by 282 per cent to nearly 15 GW in the first half of 2024, which is the highest-ever half-yearly installation, according to a report

New Delhi, August 26 (IANS): The Congress on Monday slammed Kangana Ranaut, the BJP MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, for her 'shameful' remarks on the farmers’ agitation, and asked the actor-politician to a

Visakhapatnam, August 26 (IANS): In another case of human-animal conflict, a man was trampled to death by wild elephants in Andhra Pradesh's Parvathipuram Manyam district on Monday.  The incident occurred

Kolkata, August 26 (IANS): A video has gone viral on social media allegedly showing some close confidants of the former principal of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, Sandip Ghosh at the seminar hall after

New Delhi, August 26 (IANS): The BJP on Monday distanced itself from its Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut's remarks on the farmers' agitation, and asked her to refrain from making such statements in the future.Actor-pol

New Delhi, August 26 (IANS): The Chief Secretaries of 17 states and Union Territories will remain physically present on Tuesday before the Supreme Court over the non-implementation of the Second National Judici

Bengaluru, August 26 (IANS): While negating document tampering in the MUDA case, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday asked the BJP to remove the lens of “hatred” and look at the documents with c

Singapore, August 26 (IANS): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw jointly called

New Delhi, August 26 (IANS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that the Centre has decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh -- Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Chang