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Andhra Pradesh to inaugurate 24 power transmission projects worth Rs 3,507 crore by December 2026Andhra Pradesh is set to significantly upgrade its electricity network. Twenty-four power transmission projects valued at Rs 3,507 crore wi...
From forests to fields: How India's earliest rebels fought colonial exploitation before 1857Across the annals of Indian history, we find vivid accounts of agrarian resistance standing firm against exploitation. From indigenous fore...
Wife’s MBA degree or past employment with MNCs can’t stop her from demanding maintenance, rules HCAn Allahabad High Court ruling states a wife's education or earning potential does not disqualify her from maintenance. The court considere...
Kara OTT release date confirmed: When and where to watch Dhanush, Mamitha Baiju’s Tamil action thriller online in less than a monthTamil action thriller Kara, starring Dhanush, is set for its digital debut in less than a month after its theatrical release. Despite mixed...
Climate-resilient farming in the age of extremesAs extreme weather events become more frequent and less predictable, the future of Indian agriculture will depend on how effectively it com...
'More loss than luck': West Bengal's lottery system faces public backlash before pollsAs West Bengal gears up for elections, residents of Alipurduar's Falakata constituency are demanding a complete shutdown of the lottery sys...
TCS BPO harassment probe deepens as police find evidence of wider misconductNashik police are investigating alleged harassment at a Tata Consultancy Services BPO unit. Social media chats suggest more employees may h...
Jet-setting Taylor Swift downsizes private jet collection amidst legal threats and environment concernsTaylor Swift sells private jet amidst legal threats, drawing attention to environmental concerns. Critics highlight the disproportionate ca...
Govt aims to reduce road accident deaths by 50% by 2030: Union Minister Nitin GadkariRoad safety is the government's top priority, with the aim of reducing accident deaths by 50% by 2030. The increase in road accidents and d...
ADB, India sign $220 million loan to strengthen power sector in TripuraRajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, the ministry of finance, and Hoe Yun Jeong, Officer-in-Charge, In...
After Covid, rising inflation is hitting the elderly population hard: Agewell studyThe study, titled as 'Impact of Rising Inflation on Older Persons in India (With a special focus on impact on their human rights)', was con...
Ex-J&K Bank chairman Parvez Nengroo joins People's ConferenceNengroo, who was removed from the post of chairman of the bank in 2019 by the government, joined the People's Conference (PC) in the presen...
Covid measures for poor, job loss to come under house panel scrutinyParliamentary standing committees, led by Opposition MPs, have added new subjects for examination by the panels which would bring under scr...
SAARC Development Fund allocates $5 million for Covid-19 projectsTo be eligible for the funding, the project would have to involve at least three member nations, the SDF said. The Bhutan-based body was ma...
To detect criminality in white-collar crimes is tough: CourtDeliberating on white-collar criminals, the judge said they are persons of the upper socio-economic class who violate the criminal law.
Indian Bridge Management System, a major step towards safety: Nitin GadkariLaunching the IBMS here, he said lack of any database on bridges has led to a situation where it proved maintaining their proper upkeep dif...
Malaria costs India Rs 11,640 crore yearly, dengue Rs 6,000 crore: WHOEstimates of the UN agency show incidence of dengue alone has risen 30-fold worldwide over the last few decades resulting in a huge socio-e...
Environmental degradation costs Pakistan Rs 356 billion annuallyEnvironmental degradation costs Pakistan a staggering over Rs 356 billion annually and the government has been making "all-out endeavours" ...
- Government loses Rs 26K crore in taxes to smuggling, counterfeiting: FICCI
Smuggling and counterfeiting is estimated to cost the government a whopping Rs 26,190 crore in tax losses annually, a study conducted by in...
- Farmers told not to shun GM crops
Promoting public-private partnership for developing transgenic varieties of seeds could be an effective way to check crop loss due to pest ...